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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

 

» 2011

»	Hyprop placement exceeds expectations – 25 NOVEMBER 2011
	The sale of a large tranche of units, in listed property group Hyprop, exceeded expectations when they were bought via an "accelerated bookbuild placement" on global markets . . . more
»	Business Confidence Index results Q411 - Flat business confidence better than it seems – 23 NOVEMBER 2011
	After falling from 55 index points in the first quarter of the year to 39 in the third quarter, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) eased by one point to 38 in the fourth quarter . . . more
»	Rand Merchant Bank wins derivative awards – 10 October 2011
	Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) have been voted as the overall category winner for Interest Rates in the Risk South Africa Derivatives Dealers Awards survey 2011, where market participants are invited to vote for the best derivatives traders in South Africa . . . more
»	RMB opens in Namibia – 15 September 2011
	Investment banking arm of FirstRand Bank Limited, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), has opened in Namibia on 14 September 2011. RMB Namibia offers a full suite of investment banking products and services to the Namibian market . . . more
»	Denny Mushrooms bought by an RMB Ventures-led private equity consortium – 13 September 2011
	A consortium consisting of key management members, RMB Ventures and Pan-African Private Equity Fund 1 have concluded a management buyout of Denny Mushrooms. Denny is Africa's leading producer and marketer of fresh mushrooms . . . more
»	First Strut raises R450 million in senior secured corporate bonds – 07 September 2011
	The First Strut group, which supplies a broad range of industrial and commercial products to the mining, power generation, petro-chemicals, industrial building construction, water and rail transportation industries, Tuesday successfully completed its debut R450 million corporate bond issuance . . . more
»	Business confidence drops back further – 06 September 2011
	After declining by seven points to 48 in the second quarter, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) fell by a further nine points to 39 in the third quarter of 2011 . . . more
»	Where to invest in Africa - countries companies should choose – 15 August 2011
	The case for investing in Africa has been widely made. The continent is booming and offers a largely untapped market. But Africa has many economies with differing populations, wealth and operating conditions. Africa offers both the best and the worst . . . more
»	SANRAL raises R300m in fourth successful bond auction in 2011 – 06 July 2011
	The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), had total bids to the value of R702 million and issued R300 million in July in its fourth bond auction of 2011. The auction was 2.3x oversubscribed . . . more
»	Business confidence declines in the second quarter – 07 June 2011
	The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) moderated by seven index points from 55 in the first quarter to 48 in the second quarter of 2011. An index level just below the neutral 50 mark means that around half of the respondents surveyed are satisfied and the other half dissatisfied with prevailing business conditions . . . more
»	SANRAL raises R300 million in third bond auction for 2011 – 01 June 2011
	The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), in its third bond auction for 2011, had total bids to the value of R1 267 million and issued R300 million. The auction was more than 4 time oversubscribed . . . more
»	Rand Merchant Bank Launches Coal Exchange-Traded Note – 05 May 2011
	Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has launched its second commodity Exchange-Traded Note (ETN), the RMB Coal ETN, which is listing on the JSE Limited on 5 May 2011 . . . more
»	SANRAL raises R350 million in second bond auction for 2011 – 06 April 2011
	The South African National Roads Agency Limited ('SANRAL'), in its second auction for 2011, had total bids to the value of R537 million and issued R350 million as anticipated . . . more
»	Edcon Successfully Places ZAR1.01 Billion Super Senior Secured Notes due 2016 – 04 April 2011
	On Monday (4th April), Edcon raised R1.01-billion through the issue of super senior secured notes under its newly established ZAR2.5 billion Domestic Medium Term Note Programme registered with the JSE Limited (Interest Rate Market) . . . more
»	Business confidence increases sharply – 08 March 2011
	The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) jumped from 44 points in the fourth quarter of 2010 to 55 in the first quarter of 2011. An index number in net positive territory . . . more
»	Sanral's first bond auction for 2011 – 02 March 2011
	The South African National Roads Agency Limited (‘SANRAL’), in its first auction for 2011, had total bids to the value of R2118 million and issued R750 million as anticipated . . . more

 

» 2010

»	European Investment Bank to provide EUR 50-million for eThekwini water infrastructure – 13 December 2010
	The European Investment Bank has formally agreed to finance upgrading and expansion of the water infrastructure programme for eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa . . . more
»	Rand Merchant Bank Launches Oil Exchange Traded Note – 07 December 2010
	Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has launched its first Exchange Traded Note (ETN), the RMB Oil ETN, which listed on the JSE Limited today . . . more
»	The economic recovery continues despite a slight dip in business confidence – 23 November 2010
	The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined to 44 in the fourth quarter from 47 in the third quarter. The index is currently at almost the same level as at the beginning of 2010, when confidence improved sharply. Business confidence has therefore essentially moved sideways this year . . . more
»	SANRAL raises R500 million – 03 November 2010
	The South African National Roads Agency Limited ('SANRAL') in its last 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, HWAY23 and HWAY34 bonds at spreads wider than at the auction in October . . . more
»	SANRAL raises R525 million – 06 October 2010
	The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) in its eighth auction for 2010 raised R525 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 . . . more
»	Imperial Group raises R2-billion in corporate bond issue – 22 September 2010
	Imperial Group today (22nd September) raised R2-billion in its largest single corporate bond issuance in the South African debt capital markets . . . more
»	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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