ABN AMRO got a fresh start with the Dutch government. In 2010 the bank, one of the three largest in the Netherlands, separated from Royal Bank of Scotland and was transferred to a new holding company, ABN AMRO Group, which is wholly owned by the government. The new ABN AMRO Bank serves commercial, consumer, and private clients with some 500 branches in the Netherlands, and approximately 30 other countries. In addition to retail and commercial banking, the group provides investment banking, derivatives and equity clearing, leasing, and commercial financing services. The Dutch banking operations of state-owned insurer ageas (formerly Fortis) were merged with ABN AMRO Bank in 2010.