1、World Leader in Financial Protectionand Wealth Management2000 Annual Report 50million clients 140,000 men and women worldwide 80billion in revenues 892billion in assets under management 2.5billion in net cashearnings*6.38 fully diluted net cashearnings per share*ROE:13.7%*Market capitalization:64bil
2、lion Corporate Profile*AXAs consolidated net earnings before goodwill,excluding non-recurring events.6312 No matter what time it is in my life,AXA has a solution.The AXA GroupA Word from the President and the Chairman.Operating priorities:2001-2003.Highlights of the year 2000.AXA and its Shareholder
3、s.Financial highlights.Form 20-FTable of content of Form 20-F.VIIIIXVIVContents29TheAXA GroupTheAXA GroupIIHenri de Castries President of the Management BoardClaude Bbar Chairman of the Supervisory BoardBuilding our FutureAXA today is the result of a series ofambitious objectives that have been reac
4、hedand then surpassed,motivating employeesand providing a sense of direction.For anumber of years,these objectives primarilyconcerned the size of the AXA Group:become a significant and then a key player in the French market;establish a position in the global market,first by acquiring anoperating pre
5、sence in the United States andthen by becoming one of the worlds principalinsurance groups.Along the way,AXA has alsoenlarged its business scope,becoming one of the worlds premier asset managementspecialists.Today,our ambition is to set the worldwidestandard in financial protection and wealthmanagem
6、ent.This does not mean we havedecided to change our core business:it meanswe have decided to transform the way weoperate in the interest of offering our clients individuals and businesses alike the supportthey need at every critical stage in their lives or development.To achieve this ambition,AXA ha