Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities
RMB Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) has a team of skilled specialists and dealers who provide a comprehensive range of treasury risk management solutions to a select client base. Our teams operate in South Africa, Africa, the United Kingdom and India.
We know our clients face myriad risks every working day but RMB FICC offers solutions to protect a full suite of financial market risk.
Interest rate risk
Changing interest rates can reduce your investment returns or increase your borrowing costs.
Currency risk
Fluctuating exchange rates can increase the domestic costs of running your business, reduce your earnings or affect the value of your offshore assets.
Liquidity risk
Short-term cash flow problems without access to bridging finance can push your company to the brink.
Commodity risk
Unforeseen changes in prices could affect your earnings or increase your input costs especially within the commodities space.
Credit risk
Changing credit spreads can reduce your investment returns or increase your borrowing costs.
View the Money Market Terms and Conditions document.
View the General conditions of contract relating to foreign currency transactions and the collection of foreign cheques document.
View the Annexure to Short Term Loans and Deposits Confirmations document.
Visit our website at www.ficc.rmb.co.za or email us at ficc@rmb.co.za.
CJ Giddy is head of FICC and can be contacted on +27 11 282 8000.
Debt capital markets
Asset backed commercial paper conduits
We sponsor two asset backed commercial paper conduits, iNdwa and iVuzi. These debt capital market vehicles offer investment grade corporates alternative funding sources to traditional bank funding.
Overnight call bond fund
We sponsor an overnight call bond fund, iNkotha, which offers overnight borrowers and lenders an alternative to traditional overnight bank products at attractive rates.
Secured debenture programme
iNguza is a pass-through vehicle that allows for the efficient transfer of South African corporate credit exposures to capital market investors.
For more information on these products, including Investor reports, the following people can be contacted:
Asset management – contact Tony Carvalheiro on +27 11 282 8151
CP Insurance – contact Dassen Naidoo on +27 11 269-9620
Equities
The Equities division provides a number of services to our largely institutional client base, and conducts a range of proprietary trading activities.
Our client offering includes Securities Lending, Clearing, Prime Broking, Structuring as well as the management and administration of Exchange Traded products. RMB also issues a wide variety of Exchange Traded Notes that are customised to meet client requirements.
We also provide a full range of stockbroking services via the RMB/Morgan Stanley joint venture.
Contact Pierre Joubert on +27 11 282 1273.
Securities lending
Our advice is based on credit and risk management expertise, and we offer innovative solutions to meet each client's requirements within a well balanced lending programme.
Contact Belinda Kasch on +27 11 269 9709.
Visit http://www.rmb.co.za/equities/securitieslending/ for more information.
Futures clearing
RMB's Futures Clearing provides clearing services for all JSE listed derivatives, including Equity, Commodity, Currency, Interest Rate and Bond Derivatives.
Contact Dianne Bates on +27 11 282 8375.
Structuring
We are able to support our institutional clients and brokers with custom-made solutions and options, perfected over many years.
Contact Jozua Booysen on +27 11 269 9520.
Exchange traded funds
We manage and administer a range of exchange traded funds on behalf of BIPS.
Contact Yusuf Wadee on +27 11 282 8271.
Visit www.bipsetf.co.za for more information
Equity sales, trading and research
We conduct our equity sales, trading and research activities through a joint venture with Morgan Stanley, a leader in global equities.
Contact Chris Meyer on +27 11 282 8286.
Prime broking
Our prime broking systems are operated on a best-practice platform providing a world-class solution. We meet all operational, audit and compliance standards and seamlessly support our clients' requirements.
Visit the prime broking portal at primebroking.rmb.co.za.
FICC prime broking – Contact Bilal Haffejee on +27 11 282 1473
Equities prime broking – Contact Frederick Kairuz on +27 11 282 1941