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»	Rand Merchant Bank disassociates itself from unauthorised fuel boycott lobbying.
	It has come to Rand Merchant Bank's attention that an e-mail is again being circulated requesting readers to support a brand-selective fuel boycott . . . more

 

» 2010

»	Business confidence rebounds during the third quarter – 06 September 2010
	After falling from 43 to 36 in the second quarter of 2010, the RMB/BER business confidence index (BCI) rebounded to 47 in the third quarter. The third quarter rise lifted the index to its highest level in 2½ years i.e. the time shortly before the onset of the global financial turmoil and subsequent recession . . . more
»	SANRAL raises R500 million – 01 September 2010
	The South African National Roads Agency Limited ('SANRAL') in its eighth auction for 2010 raised R500 million under its Domestic Medium Term Note Programme carrying a full guarantee from the Government of the Republic of South Africa, by tapping into its HWAY20 and HWAY34 bonds at the mark to market spreads . . . more
»	SANRAL raises R376 million – 04 August 2010
	The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), in its seventh auction for 2010, raised R376 million under its Domestic Medium Term Note Programme carrying a full guarantee from the Government of the Republic of South Africa, by tapping into its HWAY20, HWAY23 and HWAY34 bonds at the mark to market spreads . . . more
»	MTN raises R3.5 billion in corporate bonds and commercial paper – 14 July 2010
	MTN yesterday successfully completed a R2 billion corporate bond issuance following a well-received R1.5bn commercial paper issuance last week . . . more
»	Business confidence takes a breather – 08 June 2010
	After surging by 20 index points over the course of just two quarters – from a low of 23 during the third quarter of last year to 43 during the first quarter of 2010 – the RMB/BER Business Confidence index (BCI) partly reversed track during the second quarter. The index eased by seven points to a level of 36 (The RMB/BER BCI can vary between zero and 100, where zero indicates an extreme lack of confidence, 50 indicates neutrality and 100 represents extreme levels of confidence.) . . . more
»	South Africa's Rand Merchant Bank and JM Financial sign MoU on Strategic Co-operation – 03 June 2010
	Rand Merchant Bank ("RMB"), a division of FirstRand Limited ("FirstRand") and JM Financial Consultants Private Limited ("JM Financial") this morning agreed to enter into a strategic co-operation to provide M&A advisory services to Indian and African corporates for their activities in the Indo-Africa corridor . . . more
»	New models improve global risk management techniques – 27 April 2010
	In line with continually improving its risk management models, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has collaborated with Honolulu-based Kamakura Corporation, a leading provider of risk management information, to identify improved ways to identify and calculate credit risk . . . more
»	Rand Merchant Bank ready with new active currency management client solutions – 16 April 2010
	The new active currency management framework, approved by the Minister of Finance, allows for any currency risk to be hedged and actively managed on an over-the-counter basis, using forward exchange contracts . . . more
»	RMB funds 25% increase of Wits student accomodation – 31 March 2010
	RMB is supportive of government’s goals for higher education, and is actively looking to partner with high quality institutions to make these goals a reality. To this end, RMB this week signed a loan agreement with Wits . . . more
»	Business confidence sharply up but narrowly based – 9 March 2010
	After rising by five points to 28 during the fourth quarter of 2009, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) jumped by a further 15 points to a level of 43 during the first quarter of 2010 . . . more
»	RMB proposes innovative solution to electricity tariff crisis – 22 January 2010
	Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, today unveiled an innovative proposal aimed at solving the impasse over the current electricity tariff hikes . . . more

 

 

» 2009

»	Eskom signs export credit agency loans for Euro 705m with South African and international banks – 11 December 2009
	Eskom Holdings Limited has negotiated and concluded Export Credit Agency (ECA) covered financing arrangements for Euro 705 million (approximately R7.8 billion) with 3 South African banks and 4 International banks . . . more
»	European Investment Bank provides crucial funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across South Africa – 19 November 2009
	The European Investment Bank (EIB) today agreed to provide a EUR 40m loan to FirstRand Bank to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across South Africa. . . . more
»	Rand Merchant Bank wins Spire Awards – 4 November 2009
	Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) was among the top three recipients in 14 out of 20 categories in the JSE annual Spire awards, at a ceremony in Johannesburg on Tuesday . . . more
»	Sanral raises R500 million – 4 November 2009
	The South African National Roads Agency Limited (‘SANRAL’) in its last auction for 2009 raised R500 million under its Domestic Medium Term Note Programme carrying a full guarantee from the Government . . . more
»	RMB does R800m auto-loan securitisation for BMW Financial Services – 21 October 2009
	In the first auto-loan securitisation issuance in 2009, R800-million of notes issued by Auto Series Investments have been placed for BMW Financial Services . . . more
»	Rand Merchant Bank and Kamakura Corporation announce a collaboration – 19 October 2009
	Rand Merchant Bank and Kamakura Corporation announce a collaboration on default probability modeling research pact designed to maximise default modeling accuracy worldwide . . . more
»	SANRAL raises R750 million – 7 October 2009
	The South African National Roads Agency Limited (‘SANRAL’) in the second auction under the Domestic Medium Term Note Programme carrying a full guarantee from the Government of the Republic of South Africa . . . more
»	Rand Merchant Bank wins derivative dealing awards – 6 October 2009
	Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) won seven out of 22 awards in the Risk magazine South Africa Derivatives Dealer Survey 2009 . . . more
»	SANRAL raises R750 million – 2 September 2009
	The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) in the second auction under the Domestic Medium Term Note Programme carrying a full guarantee from the Government . . . more
»	ABSA, Nedbank, Rand Merchant Bank and Standard Bank join Markit Wire platform to automate OTC derivative trade processing – 18 August 2009
	Absa, Nedbank, Rand Merchant Bank and Standard Bank today announced they have joined the Markit Wire trade processing platform to reduce risk . . . more

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