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April 05, 2024

The Algemene Spaar- en Lijfrentekas / Caisse générale d'épargne et de retraite (ASLK / CGER, lit. 'General Savings and Pension Fund') was a major Belgian public bank, originally created in 1850 as a pension institution. It was acquired in stages between 1993 and 1998 by Fortis Group. In 1999 Fortis merged it with Générale de Banque and other operations to form Fortis Bank, which in turn was integrated from 2009 into BNP Paribas.

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History edit

 
Walthère Frère-Orban (1812–1896), architect of the creation of CGER
 
Henri de Brouckère (1801–1891), the CGER's founding chairman

The institution was the brainchild of Belgian statesman Walthère Frère-Orban, who by law of 8 May 1850 created Belgium's Caisse générale de retraite (lit. 'General Pension Fund'), and on 16 March 1865 transformed it into the CGER by expanding it with a savings bank (French: caisse d'épargne).[1] One of Frère-Orban's aims was to mitigate the dominance of the Société Générale de Belgique in the Belgian financial system, a concern that also led to his creation of the National Bank of Belgium in 1850 following limited success of an earlier attempt, the Banque de Belgique, created in 1835 but which underwent financial stress in 1848. Frère-Orban intended the CGER to provide savings and pension services to workers and the general public, taking inspiration from savings banks in neighboring countries and particularly German Sparkassen. The CGER was thus established as a sui generis public-sector entity guaranteed by the Belgian state.[2]

In 1870, the CGER started distributing its services through the Belgian network of post offices, making it in practice the country's postal savings system, after having previously used the network of the National Bank.[3] The number of savings accounts (French: livrets d'épargne) held at the CGER grew rapidly, reaching 730,000 in 1890 and 3.1 million in 1913. The CGER was gradually authorized by the Belgian government to diversify its activity into more banking services offerings. In 1884 the CGER started to provide agricultural loans. From 1889 it started providing mortgages to workers and related life insurance services. From 1903 it offered workplace insurance through the Caisse de Retraite pour les Accidents du Travail. In the first half of the 20th century it was heavily involved in the financing of Belgium's housing and agricultural development policies.

After World War II, it expanded further into export credit and lending to industry, and also lent significantly to the Belgian state itself. from 1959 it started building up its own branch network, and in 1975 was eventually granted a general banking license. In 1980 it was also authorized to expand abroad. In 1992 it became a joint-stock holding company, in French CGER-Holding, with two main subsidiaries for banking and insurance services respectively, in French CGER-Banque and CGER-Assurances. In 1993, Fortis Group acquired half of the equity of both the banking and insurance subsidiaries from the Belgian state, then further raised its stake to 74.9 percent in 1997 and 100 percent in 1998. Meanwhile, in 1996 it took over the Société Nationale de Crédit à l'Industrie, another Belgian public bank.

Fortis eventually merged ASLK/CGER with Générale de Banque in mid-1999. Since 2009, the former CGER operations have subsequently been part of BNP Paribas Fortis.[2]

Brussels headquarters complex edit

The CGER was first lodged in a former private residence, the Hôtel de Marnix on rue du Chêne 13,[4] which was demolished in the 1880s for the erection of the Athénée royal de Bruxelles [fr].[5] In 1874, the CGER moved into a brand-new neo-Renaissance building designed by architect Antoine Trappeniers [fr] at No. 31 of the newly created Place de Brouckère.[4] In 1888, the CGER decided to build another head office on the nearby rue du Fossé aux Loups [fr], which was designed by architect Hendrik Beyaert (with assistance from Paul Hankar for metalwork design) and completed in 1893. Meanwhile, the CGER sold its former building in 1891 to Prosper and Edouard Wielemans, who remodeled it with added floors into the famed Hotel Métropole, opened in 1894.[6]

The ASLK/CGER complex [fr] bordering the rue du Fossé aux Loups was later enlarged on several occasions: in 1901–1904 (architect Henri Van Dievoet), 1910–1918 (arch. Alban Chambon [fr]), 1930–1934 and 1947–1953 (arch. Alfred Chambon [fr]), 1969–1975 (arch. Marcel Lambrichs [fr] and associates),[7] and 1980–1986 (arch. Albert De Doncker [fr], Philippe Samyn, Walter Bresseleers [fr], and Jacques Wybauw [fr] for remodeling of the south block, later demolished; Erauw, Lievens and Douglas (ELD) architects in the north block).[8][9] Alfred Chambon's second extension, designed in 1946–1947 and inaugurated in 1953 on the location of the former director's residence, displays an original monumental style with stone and copper-clad façades and a decorative frieze by sculptor Oscar Jespers [fr], as well as state-of-the-art technical facilities inside.[4] One of the 1980s extensions collapsed in 2013 during renovation.[10]

In 2011, following the acquisition of the Belgian operations of Fortis Group by BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Fortis sold the complex's southern block to property developed Allfin for mixed-use redevelopment including apartments, office space, and a school.[11]

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    The CGER on place de Brouckère partly visible on the far right, next to the Café Métropole (right), ca. 1870s
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    Entrance portal on rue du Fossé-aux-Loups / Wolvengracht, with name in French (above and left) and Dutch (below and right)
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    Metalwork with the initials C[G]ER on rue d'Argent
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    Rotunda at the angle of rue d'Argent and rue du Fossé-aux-Loups, designed by Alban Chambon in the 1910s
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    Former extension designed by Alfred Chambon in the 1930s on rue des Boiteux, remodeled in the 2010s
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    Late-1940s extension designed by Alfred Chambon, façade on rue du Fossé aux Loups
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    Late-1940s extension, angle with Warmoesberg [nl]
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    Late-1940s extension, decorative frieze by Oscar Jespers
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    1970s extension on rue du Marais / Broekstraat
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    Extensions of the 1970s (left) and 1980s (right, by ELD Architects), rue du Marais / Broekstraat

Leadership edit

  • Henri de Brouckère, chairman 1865–1889
  • Victor Van Hoegaerden, chairman 1889–1905
  • Maurice Anspach, chairman 1919–1936
  • Fernand Hautain, chairman 1937–1938
  • Henri Renier [nl], chairman 1938–1947
  • Raoul Miry, chairman 1947–1952
  • Émile van Dievoet, chairman 1952–1954
  • Max Drechsel, chairman 1954–1969
  • Louis Van Helshoecht, chairman ca. 1969–1980
  • Luc Aerts [nl], chairman ca. 1980–1991
  • Herman Verwilst [nl], chairman 1992–1996
  • Karel De Boeck, chairman 1996–1999

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Aperçu des dispositions légales et réglementaires publiées jusqu'à 1968". Service fédéral des Pensions. 2022.
  2. ^ a b René Brion; Jean-Louis Moreau. "Inventaire des archives de la Caisse générale d'épargne et de retraite (CGER) 1850–2000" (PDF). BNP Paribas Fortis. BNP Paribas Historical Center & Association pour la Valorisation des Archives d’Entreprises asbl.
  3. ^ "The Caisse Générale d'Épargne et de Retraite". BNP Paribas.
  4. ^ a b c "Siège central de la Caisse Générale d'Epargne et de Retraite". Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Inventaire du Patrimoine Architectural.
  5. ^ "Rue du Chêne". Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Inventaire du Patrimoine Architectural.
  6. ^ Ministère de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (30 November 2000). "Arrêté du Gouvernement de la région de Bruxelles-Capitale entamant la procédure de classement comme ensemble des façades à rue et toitures des biens sis Place de Brouckère N°s 23/29-31-33/35 et comme monument de certaines parties de l'intérieur de l'Hôtel Métropole sis Place de Brouckère N° 31 à Bruxelles" (PDF). patrimoine.brussels.
  7. ^ "Ancien siège CGER Marais". Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Inventaire du Patrimoine Architectural. 2016.
  8. ^ Le Patrimoine monumental de la Belgique, Brussels: Pierre Mardaga, 1993, p. 83
  9. ^ "CGER – Bâtiment AB Rothschild". Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Inventaire du Patrimoine Architectural. 2018.
  10. ^ "Un immeuble de six étages s'effondre sur lui-même à Bruxelles". DH. 28 March 2013.
  11. ^ Charlotte Mikolajczak (21 December 2012). "Un bel appart dans l'ex-CGER". La Libre.

April 05, 2024
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The Algemene Spaar en Lijfrentekas Caisse generale d epargne et de retraite ASLK CGER lit General Savings and Pension Fund was a major Belgian public bank originally created in 1850 as a pension institution It was acquired in stages between 1993 and 1998 by Fortis Group In 1999 Fortis merged it with Generale de Banque and other operations to form Fortis Bank which in turn was integrated from 2009 into BNP Paribas ASLK logo Contents 1 History 2 Brussels headquarters complex 3 Leadership 4 See also 5 NotesHistory edit nbsp Walthere Frere Orban 1812 1896 architect of the creation of CGER nbsp Henri de Brouckere 1801 1891 the CGER s founding chairmanThe institution was the brainchild of Belgian statesman Walthere Frere Orban who by law of 8 May 1850 created Belgium s Caisse generale de retraite lit General Pension Fund and on 16 March 1865 transformed it into the CGER by expanding it with a savings bank French caisse d epargne 1 One of Frere Orban s aims was to mitigate the dominance of the Societe Generale de Belgique in the Belgian financial system a concern that also led to his creation of the National Bank of Belgium in 1850 following limited success of an earlier attempt the Banque de Belgique created in 1835 but which underwent financial stress in 1848 Frere Orban intended the CGER to provide savings and pension services to workers and the general public taking inspiration from savings banks in neighboring countries and particularly German Sparkassen The CGER was thus established as a sui generis public sector entity guaranteed by the Belgian state 2 In 1870 the CGER started distributing its services through the Belgian network of post offices making it in practice the country s postal savings system after having previously used the network of the National Bank 3 The number of savings accounts French livrets d epargne held at the CGER grew rapidly reaching 730 000 in 1890 and 3 1 million in 1913 The CGER was gradually authorized by the Belgian government to diversify its activity into more banking services offerings In 1884 the CGER started to provide agricultural loans From 1889 it started providing mortgages to workers and related life insurance services From 1903 it offered workplace insurance through the Caisse de Retraite pour les Accidents du Travail In the first half of the 20th century it was heavily involved in the financing of Belgium s housing and agricultural development policies After World War II it expanded further into export credit and lending to industry and also lent significantly to the Belgian state itself from 1959 it started building up its own branch network and in 1975 was eventually granted a general banking license In 1980 it was also authorized to expand abroad In 1992 it became a joint stock holding company in French CGER Holding with two main subsidiaries for banking and insurance services respectively in French CGER Banque and CGER Assurances In 1993 Fortis Group acquired half of the equity of both the banking and insurance subsidiaries from the Belgian state then further raised its stake to 74 9 percent in 1997 and 100 percent in 1998 Meanwhile in 1996 it took over the Societe Nationale de Credit a l Industrie another Belgian public bank Fortis eventually merged ASLK CGER with Generale de Banque in mid 1999 Since 2009 the former CGER operations have subsequently been part of BNP Paribas Fortis 2 Brussels headquarters complex editThe CGER was first lodged in a former private residence the Hotel de Marnix on rue du Chene 13 4 which was demolished in the 1880s for the erection of the Athenee royal de Bruxelles fr 5 In 1874 the CGER moved into a brand new neo Renaissance building designed by architect Antoine Trappeniers fr at No 31 of the newly created Place de Brouckere 4 In 1888 the CGER decided to build another head office on the nearby rue du Fosse aux Loups fr which was designed by architect Hendrik Beyaert with assistance from Paul Hankar for metalwork design and completed in 1893 Meanwhile the CGER sold its former building in 1891 to Prosper and Edouard Wielemans who remodeled it with added floors into the famed Hotel Metropole opened in 1894 6 The ASLK CGER complex fr bordering the rue du Fosse aux Loups was later enlarged on several occasions in 1901 1904 architect Henri Van Dievoet 1910 1918 arch Alban Chambon fr 1930 1934 and 1947 1953 arch Alfred Chambon fr 1969 1975 arch Marcel Lambrichs fr and associates 7 and 1980 1986 arch Albert De Doncker fr Philippe Samyn Walter Bresseleers fr and Jacques Wybauw fr for remodeling of the south block later demolished Erauw Lievens and Douglas ELD architects in the north block 8 9 Alfred Chambon s second extension designed in 1946 1947 and inaugurated in 1953 on the location of the former director s residence displays an original monumental style with stone and copper clad facades and a decorative frieze by sculptor Oscar Jespers fr as well as state of the art technical facilities inside 4 One of the 1980s extensions collapsed in 2013 during renovation 10 In 2011 following the acquisition of the Belgian operations of Fortis Group by BNP Paribas BNP Paribas Fortis sold the complex s southern block to property developed Allfin for mixed use redevelopment including apartments office space and a school 11 nbsp The CGER on place de Brouckere partly visible on the far right next to the Cafe Metropole right ca 1870s nbsp Entrance portal on rue du Fosse aux Loups Wolvengracht with name in French above and left and Dutch below and right nbsp Metalwork with the initials C G ER on rue d Argent nbsp Rotunda at the angle of rue d Argent and rue du Fosse aux Loups designed by Alban Chambon in the 1910s nbsp Former extension designed by Alfred Chambon in the 1930s on rue des Boiteux remodeled in the 2010s nbsp Late 1940s extension designed by Alfred Chambon facade on rue du Fosse aux Loups nbsp Late 1940s extension angle with Warmoesberg nl nbsp Late 1940s extension decorative frieze by Oscar Jespers nbsp 1970s extension on rue du Marais Broekstraat nbsp Extensions of the 1970s left and 1980s right by ELD Architects rue du Marais BroekstraatLeadership editHenri de Brouckere chairman 1865 1889 Victor Van Hoegaerden chairman 1889 1905 Maurice Anspach chairman 1919 1936 Fernand Hautain chairman 1937 1938 Henri Renier nl chairman 1938 1947 Raoul Miry chairman 1947 1952 Emile van Dievoet chairman 1952 1954 Max Drechsel chairman 1954 1969 Louis Van Helshoecht chairman ca 1969 1980 Luc Aerts nl chairman ca 1980 1991 Herman Verwilst nl chairman 1992 1996 Karel De Boeck chairman 1996 1999See also editGenerale de Banque Groupe Caisse d EpargneNotes edit Apercu des dispositions legales et reglementaires publiees jusqu a 1968 Service federal des Pensions 2022 a b Rene Brion Jean Louis Moreau Inventaire des archives de la Caisse generale d epargne et de retraite CGER 1850 2000 PDF BNP Paribas Fortis BNP Paribas Historical Center amp Association pour la Valorisation des Archives d Entreprises asbl The Caisse Generale d Epargne et de Retraite BNP Paribas a b c Siege central de la Caisse Generale d Epargne et de Retraite Region de Bruxelles Capitale Inventaire du Patrimoine Architectural Rue du Chene Region de Bruxelles Capitale Inventaire du Patrimoine Architectural Ministere de la Region de Bruxelles Capitale 30 November 2000 Arrete du Gouvernement de la region de Bruxelles Capitale entamant la procedure de classement comme ensemble des facades a rue et toitures des biens sis Place de Brouckere N s 23 29 31 33 35 et comme monument de certaines parties de l interieur de l Hotel Metropole sis Place de Brouckere N 31 a Bruxelles PDF patrimoine brussels Ancien siege CGER Marais Region de Bruxelles Capitale Inventaire du Patrimoine Architectural 2016 Le Patrimoine monumental de la Belgique Brussels Pierre Mardaga 1993 p 83 CGER Batiment AB Rothschild Region de Bruxelles Capitale Inventaire du Patrimoine Architectural 2018 Un immeuble de six etages s effondre sur lui meme a Bruxelles DH 28 March 2013 Charlotte Mikolajczak 21 December 2012 Un bel appart dans l ex CGER La Libre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ASLK CGER amp oldid 1183356579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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