The UN has designated 5 December as International Volunteer Day, and on this day we are also announcing who has been chosen as Danske Bank Volunteer of the Year. Over the course of 2019, more than 1,200 employees across the countries in which we operate spent a day making a difference to society. This has been possible because of Time to give - a voluntary-work initiative programme lanuched earlier in 2019.

Despite the presence of several potential showstoppers in the global economy, we still see a reasonable return potential for equities in the coming year. That’s one of the conclusions in the new Quarterly House View, where our strategists focus on developments in the global economy, current investment opportunities and the risks and expected return from equities in 2020.

A moderate recovery in the world economy in H1, 2020 driven by monetary stimulus and the partial trade agreement between China and the US. That's one way to sum up the new macro economic 'Big Picture' report from Danske Bank.

The traditional collective is not that popular according to the report Danskernes Økonomiske Tryghed (The Danes’ Financial Security) which has recently been published by Danske Bank.

Instead, Danes are looking for modern co-housing communities with a social life right on their doorstep. But they want to be able to opt in and out.

Danske Bank has participated in the development of 25 recommendations on how the financial sector and the authorities can improve their efforts to combat financial crime. "The recommendations from the task force align well with a lot of what we are doing at Danske Bank. We fully support the further strengthening of the effort against financial crime", says Philippe Vollot, Chief Compliance Officer at Danske Bank.

Danske Bank is today launching Subscription Manager in Danske Mobile Banking – a feature that makes it easy to keep track of payment agreements and subscriptions. With just a few taps, it is now possible for customers to get help to cancel agreements and subscriptions that they no longer want but which they never get around to cancelling.

Danske Bank A/S has appointed Frans Woelders as Group COO and member of the Executive Leadership Team with overall responsibility for Group Services and Group IT. Frans Woelders joins from the position of Chief Digital Officer for Personal Banking of Royal Bank of Scotland. Prior to that, he has experience from positions with ABN AMRO Bank, including as CEO of Retail Banking and as Group Chief Information Officer.

The unique partnership supports Danske Bank’s engagement in sustainable finance and our ambition to grow the market for green bonds.

Realkredit Danmark is entering into a partnership with PropTech Denmark – a newly started innovation hub that aims to turbocharge the development and adoption of technological solutions in the real estate sector.

Net profit of DKK 10.0 billion earned during a period of continuing challenges. Return on equity of 8.5%. New ambitions to be realised by 2023. Outlook for 2019 net profit narrowed to lower end of range.

Our new report for active ownership illustrates the increasing focus on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) topics from an investment perspective. It shows the soar in sustainability issues that could have an impact on company performance and thereby the potential return to Danske Bank’s customers.