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Products and distribution channels
The Group provides its customers with banking products, insurance, mortgage finance, real-estate brokerage, asset management and leasing services. Products and services are distributed mostly through head office departments, subsidiaries, finance centres, mortgage finance offices and more than 800 branches.
Customer base
The Group serves over 5 million retail customers and a significant number of public sector and institutional organisations spread throughout northern Europe. More than 2 million customers take advantage of the Group’s online banking services.
Staff
The Group employs around 24,000 well-qualified staff. The Group’s HR strategy ensures that human resources and business-related ambitions are in equilibrium through ongoing in-service training.
Business foundation
- Vision: One platform – exceptional brands.
- Mission: The best local financial partner.
- Core values: Expertise, integrity, value creation, commitment, accessibility.
Business areas
The Dansk Bank Group includes the following units (open in new window): Danske Bank Denmark, Realkredit Danmark (in Danish), Danica Pension, home (in Danish), Nordania (in Danish), Danske Markets (password-protected), Danske Capital, Danske Bank International S.A. Luxembourg, Danske Private Equity, Fokus Bank (in Norwegian), Danske Bank Sweden (in Swedish), Northern Bank, National Irish Bank and Sampo Bank plc.
Market positions
Danske Bank has a market share of around 33 percent in Denmark and about 6 percent in Norway and Sweden. Our banking activities in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland account for 5 percent and 18 percent of the respective markets. Sampo Bank, Finland, the Group’s latest acquisition, has nearly 14 percent of the market.
Corporate Responsibility policies
Just as our business decisions have an impact on society, we are in turn influenced by society. Because we are aware of our responsibilities, we use the Group's CR policies to outline which commitments our partners can expect of us. CR policies are approved by the Board of Directors and are divided into four areas: customers, staff, the environment and society.