The BOV Group is a leading financial services provider in Malta, providing a full range of financial services including investment banking, private banking, fund management, bancassurance and stockbroking. Domestic operations include a national network of 41 branches, a Corporate Centre, 5 Business Centres and a Wealth Management arm.
In addition to the traditional banking services, BOV is continuing to evolve its product portfolio to include new financial products. BOV also issues bank cards under the Visa, MasterCard and American Express brand names and offers Internet banking, customer service centre, telephone banking and mobile banking to its personal and corporate customers.
Through Valletta Fund Management Limited, a strategic alliance with Insight investment Management Limited the asset management arm of the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), Bank of Valletta has positioned itself as a leading provider of investment funds in Malta offering investors a range of high quality investment products with access to the domestic and international money, bond, equity and property markets. Likewise, the recent set up of Valletta Fund Services Limited confirms the Bank’;s commitment to play an active role in the provision of a comprehensive range of fund services reflected in a client range which includes both local and international fund promoters.
BOV’s wealth management arm services the needs of local and international customers through an International Clients Centre and BOV Wealth Management services. The International Clients Centre handles corporate accounts (International Trading Companies, International Holding Companies and companies registered in international jurisdictions) and international personal customers. On the other hand, BOV Wealth Management handles the private banking business of high net worth clients.
In addition, a well-developed worldwide network of correspondent banks and representative offices in Australia, Canada, Italy, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, provides BOV with the necessary backbone to service its customers in international banking and trade transactions.
The main objectives of the representative offices located in Italy, Tunisia, Egypt and Libya are fourfold, namely:
On the other hand, the Bank’s offices in Canada & Australia have their main focus on Maltese ethnic communities and engage in facilitating private banking & related services.