The BOV Group ("BOV") 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 37 branches, 5 agencies, a Corporate Centre, 5 Business Centres and a Wealth Management arm.
In addition to offering a range of 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. Moreover, through BOV Asset Management, 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 domestic and international bond and equity markets.
A well-developed worldwide network of correspondent banks and representative offices in Italy, Belgium, and England, provides BOV with the necessary backbone to service its customers in international banking and trade transactions.
Credit rating agency Fitch has assigned the following investment grade rating on BOV:
Long-term Issuer Default (IDR) Rating BBB+, with a stable outlook.
Source: Bank of Valletta p.l.c.