Dan Carter appointed brand ambassador for Natixis in Asia Pacific

HONG KONG,Nov. 2,2018 -- Natixis is pleased to announce that Dan Carter,the legendary All Blacks rugby player voted three times World Player of the Year (2005,2012,2015),has taken up the role of brand ambassador for Natixis in the Asia Pacific region.

Dan Carter,new brand ambassador for Natixis

In this capacity,Dan Carter will take part in a series of events organized across the Asia Pacific region aimed at increasing engagement with the company's growing client base,while bringing to life the rugby values that Natixis strives to uphold,through a series of community and family events.

Dan Carter and Natixis have a long-standing relationship,steeped in the company's long commitment to rugby.

Dan Carter played from 2015 to June 2018 for Racing 92,a club sponsored by Natixis since 2007 which competes in the French Top 14,the French rugby union domestic league. During Dan Carter's tenure at the club,Racing 92 won the French Championship (2016) and secured second place in the European Championship (2016 & 2018). Dan Carter also acted as Natixis ambassador from 2015 to September 2018.

With Dan Carter relocating to Japan to play with the Kobe Steelers,the two parties decided to extend the partnership with a focus this time on the Asia Pacific region,where rugby as a sport is gaining in popularity. In Asia,Natixis has been the proud sponsor of the Hong Kong Football Club rugby section since 2014 and has been hosting the Natixis Rugby Cup in Hong Kong on three different occasions.

Alain Gallois,CEO of Natixis,Corporate & Investment Banking,Asia Pacific,said: "We are honoured and thrilled to have Dan Carter represent the Natixis brand in the Asia Pacific region. Not only is Dan Carter an accomplished rugby player who commands admiration on and off the field,he also exemplifies the rugby values-- humility,team spirit,perseverance-- that we at Natixis are so attached to and that we aim to live by."

About Natixis

Natixis is the international corporate and investment banking,asset management,insurance and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE,the 2nd-largest banking group in France with 31 million clients spread over two retail banking networks,Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne.

With more than 21,000 employees,Natixis has a number of areas of expertise that are organized into four main business lines: Asset & Wealth Management,Insurance and Specialized Financial Services.

A global player,Natixis has its own client base of companies,financial institutions and institutional investors as well as the client base of individuals,professionals and small and medium-size businesses of Groupe BPCE's banking networks.

Listed on the Paris stock exchange,it has a solid financial base with a CET1 capital under Basel 3(1) of EUR11.9 billion,a Basel 3 CET1 Ratio(1) 10.8 % and quality long-term ratings (Standard & Poor's: A / Moody's: A1 / Fitch Ratings: A).

(1)Based on CRR-CRD4 rules as reported on June 26,2013,including the Danish compromise - without phase-in. Figures as at June 30,2018

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