Kaupthing Bank is a financial group in Europe offering integrated financial services in the Nordic region.

Kaupthing Bank - Comprehensive commercial and investment banking services

Kaupthing Bank offers comprehensive commercial and investment banking services to individuals, companies and institutional investors. The Bank is a leading player in all the main areas of the Icelandic financial market, and in addition to Iceland, the Bank's key markets are Denmark and the United Kingdom.

The Bank focuses on the growth and development of its international activities and aims to be one of the leading investment banks in northern Europe. As of 30 June 2008 the number of full-time equivalent positions was 3,207 at Kaupthing Bank and its subsidiaries.

Kaupthing´s shares are listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Iceland and Stockholm.

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Introduction to Kaupthing

About the Bank

Kaupthing Bank is a Northern European bank offering integrated financial services to companies, institutional investors and individuals. These services include corporate and retail banking, investment banking, capital markets services, treasury services, asset management and comprehensive wealth management for private banking clients.

The Bank operates in all of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) and in 6 other countries in Europe (the UK, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and the Isle of Man), as well as the US, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). In Denmark, Kaupthing Bank operates under the name FIH Erhvervsbank.

In recent years, Kaupthing Bank has grown successfully. The Bank’s expansion has been achieved through sound organic growth and a number of strategic acquisitions. The most recent acquisitions are those of FIH Erhvervsbank in Denmark in 2004 and in 2005 the UK bank Singer & Friedlander, now Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander. The aim of this growth is to further enhance the Bank’s ability to provide comprehensive services to its client base in the UK, the Nordic countries and elsewhere in Europe. As of 30 June 2008 the number of full-time equivalent positions was 3,207 at Kaupthing Bank and its subsidiaries.