▁active ▁in ▁ret ail ▁bank ing ▁( B AC OB ), ▁ins urance ▁( L AP ), ▁invest ment ▁bank ing ▁( Ar tes ia ) ▁and ▁ ▁asset ▁management ▁( C ord ius ). ▁The ▁st ake ▁in ▁Cred iop ▁grows ▁to ▁ 7 0 %, ▁and ▁D ex ia ▁becomes ▁main ▁share holder ▁in ▁Ot zar ▁Hash il ton ▁H ame kom i , ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁credit ▁provider ▁for ▁local ▁authorities . ▁The ▁integration ▁of ▁the ▁Ar tes ia ▁branches ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁begins ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁fusion ▁between ▁D ex ia ▁Bank ▁and ▁Ar tes ia ▁BC ▁brings ▁a ▁certain ▁number ▁of ▁advantages ▁all ▁the ▁while ▁meeting ▁certain ▁object ives : ▁increase ▁ret ail ▁customer ▁base ▁from ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 5 %, ▁become ▁a ▁market ▁leader ▁in ▁b anc ass urance , ▁become ▁a ▁fully ▁fled ged ▁particip ant ▁in ▁private ▁bank ing ▁activities , ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 ▁asset ▁man agers ▁on ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁market ▁and ▁remain ▁the ▁leading ▁bank ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁non - pro fit ▁sector . ▁ ▁D ex ia ▁acqu ires ▁ 9 9 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁firm ▁Den iz bank ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁creates ▁an ▁Institution al ▁In vest ment ▁J oint ▁Vent ure ▁with ▁Royal ▁Bank ▁of ▁Canada ▁the ▁same ▁year : ▁a ▁ 5 0 / 5 0 ▁Part ners hip ▁called ▁R BC ▁D ex ia ▁In vest or ▁Services