About Standard Bank South Africa
Standard Bank South Africa is the largest operating entity of Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets. Standard Bank Group had total assets of over R1 497-billion (about US$185 billion) at 31 December 2011. Standard Bank’s market capitalisation at 31 December 2011 was R157 billion (approximately $19 billion)
In South Africa, Standard Bank provides the full spectrum of financial services. Its Corporate and Investment Banking division serves a wide range of requirements for banking, finance, trading,
investment, risk management and advisory services. Corporate and Investment Banking division delivers this comprehensive range of products and services relating to: investment banking; global markets; global transactional products and services; and private equity.
Standard Bank’s corporate and investment banking expertise is focused on industry sectors that are most relevant to emerging markets. It has strong offerings in: mining and metals; oil, gas and renewables; telecommunications and media; power and infrastructure; agribusiness and financial institutions.
Standard Bank’s personal and business banking unit offers banking and other financial services to individuals and small-to-medium enterprises. Standard Bank has more than 630 branches and 6000 ATMs in South Africa. Independent surveys of customer satisfaction consistently place Standard Bank at or near the top of their rankings.
Standard Bank’s personal and business banking products include mortgage lending, instalment sale and finance leases, card products, transaction and lending products, and bancassurance.
For further information go to www.standardbank.co.za
