Earnings Call: H1 2021

Aug 31, 2021

Dear shareholders, I'm extremely proud of the resilience shown by our group companies in these still volatile post COVID times. All segments have increased their contribution at half year above the pre COVID first half twenty nineteen results. Based upon a new record order book at continued record inflows at both Dalen Private Bank and Bank Vamed Breda, AVH is well positioned to pause a Rakoff net operational result for the full year of 2021. This is an amazing performance, bouncing back so strongly from this pandemic crisis. Congratulations to all our management teams and to all our colleagues. Over the last years, and as illustrated again by our recent investments, we have focused our investment strategy on building a more sustainable society. Renewable Energy, through DME sustainable food and agriculture through CPF and biotanis healthcare services towards an aging population digitalization of services and processes through O and Pay but as well Media has in our banks, both growing their digital products and services. System Analytics has recently recognized this increased focus by awarding us an improved ESG risk rating of 12.5. But we believe we can still do a better job in creating more transparency on this consistent performance the focused strategy is generating. Dalian Private Bank and Banque Vamedra are more than ever operating in close synergy in the Belgium Private Banking market. Their combined figures, as illustrated by the growth of assets under management and the very strong ratios makes them a consistent outperformer compared to their European peers. By combining Lease Invest and Extensa, we created a quoted integrated Real Estate Investment and Development Group, with a net equity of almost €800,000,000 Demi is a world market leader in the development and construction of offshore wind energy. And this market is just starting to become a global market. And the promising new development of green hydrogen is adding a new layer of potential growth. And we will continue to focus our investment priorities on strengthening our core group companies and seizing opportunities around the sustainable investment teams we have earmarked. COVID has accelerated fundamental trends in society, as illustrated by the digital shift and the European Green Deal in battling climate change. And the AVH Group Companies are extremely well positioned to provide answers to these challenges. Therefore, I am quite excited about the long term outlook for our group and our ability to continue to outperform.