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Our media releases : Archive
2010
European Investment Bank to provide EUR 50-million for eThekwini water infrastructure — 13 December 2010The European Investment Bank has formally agreed to finance upgrading and expansion of the water infrastructure programme for eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ...  Read more |
Rand Merchant Bank Launches Oil Exchange Traded Note — 7 December 2010Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has launched its first Exchange Traded Note (ETN), the RMB Oil ETN, which listed on the JSE Limited today ... Read more |
The economic recovery continues despite a slight dip in business confidence — 23 November 2010The 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 ... Read more |
SANRAL raises R500 million — 3 November 2010The 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 ... Read more |
SANRAL raises R525 million — 6 October 2010The 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 ... Read more |
Imperial Group raises R2-billion in corporate bond issue — 22 September 2010Imperial Group today (22nd September) raised R2-billion in its largest single corporate bond issuance in the South African debt capital markets ... Read more |
Business confidence rebounds during the third quarter — 6 September 2010After 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 ... Read more |
SANRAL raises R500 million — 1 September 2010The 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 ... Read more |
SANRAL raises R376 million — 4 August 2010The 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 ... Read more |
MTN raises R3.5 billion in corporate bonds and commercial paper — 14 July 2010MTN yesterday successfully completed a R2 billion corporate bond issuance following a well-received R1.5bn commercial paper issuance last week ... Read more |
Business confidence takes a breather — 8 June 2010After 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.) ... Read more |
South Africa's Rand Merchant Bank and JM Financial sign MoU on Strategic Co-operation — 3 June 2010Rand 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 ... Read more |
New models improve global risk management techniques — 27 April 2010In 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 ... Read more |
Rand Merchant Bank ready with new active currency management client solutions — 16 April 2010The 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 ... Read more |
RMB funds 25% increase of Wits student accomodation — 31 March 2010RMB 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 Read more |
Business confidence sharply up but narrowly based — 9 March 2010After 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 ... Read more |
RMB proposes innovative solution to electricity tariff crisis — 22 January 2010Rand 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 ... Read more |
2009
Eskom signs export credit agency loans for Euro 705m with South African and international banks — 11 December 2009Eskom 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 ... Read more |
European Investment Bank provides crucial funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across South Africa — 19 November 2009The 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 ... Read more |
Rand Merchant Bank wins Spire Awards — 4 November 2009Rand 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 ... Read more |
Sanral raises R500 million — 4 November 2009The 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 ... Read more |
RMB does R800m auto-loan securitisation for BMW Financial Services — 21 October 2009In the first auto-loan securitisation issuance in 2009, R800-million of notes issued by Auto Series Investments have been placed for BMW Financial Services ... Read more |
Rand Merchant Bank and Kamakura Corporation announce a collaboration — 19 October 2009Rand Merchant Bank and Kamakura Corporation announce a collaboration on default probability modeling research pact designed to maximise default modeling accuracy worldwide ... Read more |
SANRAL raises R750 million — 7 October 2009The 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 ... Read more |
Rand Merchant Bank wins derivative dealing awards — 6 October 2009Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) won seven out of 22 awards in the Risk magazine South Africa Derivatives Dealer Survey Read more |
SANRAL raises R750 million — 2 September 2009The 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 ... Read more |
ABSA, Nedbank, Rand Merchant Bank and Standard Bank join Markit Wire platform to automate OTC derivative trade processing — 18 August 2009Absa, Nedbank, Rand Merchant Bank and Standard Bank today announced they have joined the Markit Wire trade processing platform to reduce risk ... Read more |
Rand Merchant Bank wins key investment banking awards — 9 June 2009Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) won all four of the key investment banking category awards in the Peer Review of the 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers survey Strategic and Emerging Issues in South African Banking ... Read more |
Business confidence remains surprisingly resilient — 9 June 2009The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index declined by one index point during the second quarter to a level of 26 from 27 during the first quarter ... Read more |
BIPS Inflation-X: Phase two lists on the JSE — 1 June 2009The second phase of the listing of the Bips Inflation-X exchange traded fund (ETF) took place on the JSE this morning (Monday 1st June), giving the fund a total market cap of R110-million ... Read more |
Rand Merchant Bank appoints new chief economist — 28 May 2009Rand Merchant Bank’s (RMB) Ettienne le Roux has been appointed as the bank’s new chief economist ... Read more |
SANRAL raises a further R500 million — 14 May 2009In its third auction for 2009, which will be settled on Monday (18th May), the South African National Roads Agency Limited (‘SANRAL’) tapped into three of its six bonds ... Read more |
Rand Merchant Bank wins award from the Banker Magazine for Nigerian deal — 12 May 2009The Banker magazine award for Deal of the Year 2009 in the category Project Finance: Africa went to the Lekki Epe Expressway, a toll road being built in Lagos, Nigeria ... Read more |
Aquarius Platinum issues South Africa's first listed convertible bond — 11 May 2009South Africa’s first listed convertible bond lists on the Main Board of the JSE Limited today (11th May), under the resources sector ... Read more |
BIPS Inflation-X — 5 May 2009A rare opportunity: An investment which offers you a return in excess of inflation ... Read more |
Making M4TH5 count — 4 May 2009The FirstRand Foundation and RMB Fund recently announced the names of the first two out of a possible six university professors who will take the lead in “Making M4TH5 Count” ... Read more |
RMB wins Ernst & Young Mergers & Acquisitions Awards — 31 March 2009Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has won two more prestigious awards for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) Read more |
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