Swedbank looks steady on the surface, but there are signs investors may be too optimistic about how quickly its digital push turns into real growth as borrowing demand cools. With more pressure from rules, taxes, and greener banking requirements, the big question is whether cost cuts and its strong home-market mortgage position can keep profits from getting squeezed.Read more
Catalysts About Swedbank Swedbank is a universal bank focused on retail and corporate customers across Sweden and the Baltic countries, offering lending, deposits, cards, savings, pensions and investment services. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?Read more
Catalysts About Swedbank Swedbank is a Nordic and Baltic bank focused on retail and corporate banking, savings, pensions and card services across Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?Read more
Swedbank AB (publ) provides banking products and services to private and corporate customers in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the United States, Finland, Denmark, Luxembourg, and China. It operates through Swedish Banking; Baltic Banking; Corporates and Institutions; and Premium and Private Banking segments. The company offers saving and investment solutions, such as savings accounts, mutual funds and insurance savings, pension savings, institutional asset management, and other savings and investment products; financing solutions, including private residential lending, consumer financing, corporate lending, leasing, and other financing products, as well as trade finance and factoring services; and payment and card services, which include current accounts, cash management, cash handling, debit and credit cards, and card acquiring, as well as domestic, international, mobile, document, and other payment products. It also provides trading and capital market products, such as equity trading, structured products, corporate finance, custody services, fixed income and currency trading, and other capital market products; other services, including administrative services, treasury operations, real estate brokerage and management services, legal services, and safe deposit boxes; and private banking services. In addition, the company offers pension insurance and plans, endowment insurance, and personal insurance products; mortgage lending; mortgage lending; advisory services and investment banking; and transaction banking services comprising cash management, securities, account, and clearing and settlement services, as well as Internet and mobile banking services. The company was formerly known as ForeningsSparbanken AB and changed its name to Swedbank AB (publ) in September 2006. Swedbank AB (publ) was founded in 1820 and is headquartered in Sundbyberg, Sweden.
