Banco Wiese, Ltdo., known as the Banco Wiese Sudameris (BWS) after 1997, was a Peruvian bank that existed between 1943 and 2006, when it was merged into Scotiabank's local branch, Scotiabank Perú.
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | March 1, 1943 in Lima, Peru |
| Founder | Augusto Wiese Eslava |
| Defunct | 2006 |
| Fate | Merged into Scotiabank |
| Successor | Scotiabank Perú |
| Headquarters | Lima , Peru |
History
editThe bank was founded by a group of Peruvian businessmen, led by Augusto N. Wiese, on March 1, 1943.[1] Its first headquarters was located in the Jirón Miró Quesada in downtown Lima and was part of the Wiese Group. It operated exclusively in the city of Lima until the 1990s when it began its decentralisation with the opening of branches in different cities of Peru, becoming considered the second bank in the Peruvian financial system.[2] On December 6, 1963, it inaugurated its main headquarters on Emancipación Avenue between Lampa and Carabaya streets with the presence of the then President of Peru, Fernando Belaúnde Terry.[3]
In 1994 it was the first Peruvian bank to list its shares on New York and London's stock exchanges. In 1998, the bank would merge with the Banco de Lima,[2][4] whose formation was the ephemeral Banco Wiese Sudameris that disappeared in 2006.[5] Prior to its disappearance, the bank developed the "Creceahorro" strategy in 2003, which generated controversy the following year due to the inclusion of clauses considered abusive.[6]
Despite attempts to deny its bankruptcy,[7] in 2005 Banco Wiese Sudameris was acquired by the Canadian Scotiabank and in 2006, both Banco Wiese and Banco Sudamericano (which had also been acquired by Scotiabank) were integrated under the corporate name Scotiabank Perú.[3][8]
References
edit- ^ Memoria de la superintendencia de bancos y estadística bancaria de seguros y capitalización: correspondientes al año 1943 (in Spanish). Superintendencia de Bancos del Perú. 1943. p. 10.
- ^ a b "La unión de dos fuerzas: Banco Wiese Sudameris". BWS.
- ^ a b García, Miguel (2021-12-06). "Edificio del Banco Wiese fue inaugurado en 1963; hoy todos lo conocemos como un supermercado". El Comercio.
- ^ Cortez, Gaby (2000). "Fusiones y adquisiciones". Días con huella: A propósito de los «jueves económicos» (PDF) (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. pp. 89–90.
- ^ Tong, Jesús (2017-04-12). Fondos mutuos en el Perú: ¿una oportunidad de inversión para el pequeño ahorrista? (in Spanish). Universidad del Pacífico. p. 55. ISBN 978-9972-57-295-1.
- ^ Arana, María Del Carmen (2018-06-14). "Contrato de consumo: cláusula abusiva". Revista de la Competencia y la Propiedad Intelectual. 6 (10): 71–75.
- ^ "Banco Wiese desmiente que esté quebrado". La República. 2004-04-03. Archived from the original on 2004-04-11.
- ^ Orrego Penagos, Juan Luis (2012-01-01). "Breve historia de la banca en Lima hasta 1950". Blog PUCP.