Nedbank Group

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Nedbank Group is incorporated in the Republic of South Africa and our registration number is 1966/010630/06. Our ordinary shares have been listed on JSE Limited (the JSE) since 1969 under the share code: NED and on the Namibian Stock Exchange since 2007 under the share code: NBK. Our ISIN is ZAE000004875.

We offer the following solutions through our frontline clusters, Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, Nedbank Retail and Business Banking, Nedbank Wealth and Nedbank Africa Regions:

A wide range of wholesale and retail banking services.
A growing insurance, asset management and wealth management offering.

Our presence

Nedbank Group’s primary market is South Africa, however, we are continuing to expand into the rest of Africa.
Outside South Africa we operate in five countries in Southern African Development Community (SADC), through subsidiaries and banks in Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, eSwatini (Swaziland) and Zimbabwe.
In Central and West Africa we have a strategic alliance with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) and we have representative offices in Angola and Kenya.
Outside Africa we have a presence in key global financial centres to provide international financial services for Africa-based multinational and high-net-worth clients, in Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey and London, and we have a representative office in Dubai.

Facts about us

Key facts about Nedbank Group at 30 June 2021

Total assets: R1,2 trillion
Assets under management: R400 billion
Headline earnings: R5 251 million (6 months)
CET1 ratio: 12,2%
Tier 1 CAR: 13,6%
Outlets: 626 (including Africa Regions)
ATMs: 4 436 (including Africa Regions)
Employees: 27 580
Clients: 7,4 million (including Africa Regions)
Digitally active clients: 2,3 million
Market leading digital innovations
Top tier client satisfaction metrics NPS 41%
Country presence: 39 in Africa through our Ecobank alliance
BBBEE contributor status: Level 1
Carbon-neutral operations
MSCI ESG Rating: AA

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Nedbank Group Factsheet June 2021 [1.7 MB]

Nedbank Group history

Nedbank’s history traces back to the early 19th century with the establishment of the Cape of Good Hope Bank in 1831.

Following successive branding and structural changes, from The Nederlandsche Bank voor Zuid-Africa to the Netherlands Bank of South Africa (NBSA), to Nedcor Group in the 1980s, Nedbank Group was formed in 2003.

Today we have strategic alliances across the globe, and are proud of our reputation as one of the most transformed banks in South Africa.

2021

Released Nedbank’s inaugural TCFD report and Energy policy

2020

Nedbank concluded the disposal of 100% shareholding in Nedbank Malawi and increased our shareholding in Banco Único (Mozambique) from 50% plus one share to 87.5%.
Proactively raised climate change related resolutions at the group’s 53rd AGM and received 100% votes of approval
Implemented a comprehensive response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Launched the Avo super app

2019

First SA commercial bank to list a green bond on the JSE
Achieved level 1 BBBEE contributor status

2018

Total assets exceed R1 trillion for the first time
As part of managed separation, on 15 October 2018, Old Mutual Limited reduced its shareholding in Nedbank Group to 19,9%
Nedbank introduced an odd lot offer to qualifying shareholders who own less than 100 Nedbank shares.

2017

Nedbank introduced Africa’s first humanoid: Pepper

2016

Banco Unico – acquired 50% plus one share in October 2016
Old Mutual announced it’s managed seperation strategy
Nedbank named Bank of the Year for 2016 Financial Times’s The Banker magazine.

2015

BBBEE transaction introduced in 2005 has enabled value creation for over 500 000 beneficiaries.
Nedbank Capital and Nedbank Corporate integrated into one wholesale business cluster, Nedbank Corporate and Investment Bank.

2014

Nedbank concluded the acquisition of an initial 36,6% shareholding (with a pathway to control in 2016) of Banco Único in Mozambique.
Nedbank exercised its rights to become a 20% shareholder in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI).
Nedbank named Bank of the Year for 2014 Financial Times’s The Banker magazine.

2013

Nedbank named Bank of the Year for 2013 Financial Times’s The Banker magazine.
Nedbank App Suite™ won MTN Consumer App of the Year award.

2012

“Innovations launched include Nedbank Approve-it™, an interactive secure transaction authentication system; our home loans online channel; MyFinancialLife™, a free online financial management tool; and Small Business Friday™ in association with the National SmallBusiness Chamber.”
“Nedbank was recognised by Euromoney as the best bank in South Africa in 2012.”
“Received the Financial Times 2012 Sustainable Bank of the Year for Africa and the Middle East award as well as African Business Environmental Sustainability in Africa 2012 award.”

2011

Nedbank deepened its strategic alliance with Ecobank by providing a facility in support of Ecobank’s corporate development programmes, including its transformational banking acquisition in Nigeria, and in so doing secured rights to acquire up to 20% of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated.
Nedbank named South African Bank of the Year for 2011 by Financial Times’s The Banker magazine.
Launched South Africa’s first green index – the Nedbank Green Index.
Nedbank Capital secured a 37% share of the funding in the first phase of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme.
Nedbank opened the first wind-powered branch in Dunoon, Western Cape.

2010

Acquired the remaining 49,9% of Imperial Bank, with full integration from October 2010.
Announced the group’s four key strategic focus areas: Growing non-interest revenue, repositioning Nedbank Retail implementing portfolio tilt towards businesses that generate higher levels of economic profit and growing Nedbank’s business in the rest of Africa.
Received approval of the Advanced Management Approach for operational risk and Internal Measurement Approach for market risk by the South African Reserve Bank.
In partnership with Vodacom, Nedbank launched the m-pesa cellphone banking solution.
Nedbank and the World Wide Fund for Nature officially crossed the R100 million threshold in funds donated towards environmental sustainability.
Nedbank became the first African bank to achieve carbon neutrality.
Nedbank Group ranked by Financial Mail as South Africa’s third-most empowered company.

2009

Bought out Old Mutual’s stake in the bancassurance and wealth joint ventures.
Received regulatory and Competition Commission approval to acquire the Imperial Bank minorities to create South Africa’s second-largest vehicle finance business.
Announced Mike Brown as Nedbank Group’s new Chief Executive Officer from March 2010.
Appointed new leadership team, further transforming management and enhancing client-centred structure.
Made significant progress in transformation – attained level-two broad-based black economic empowerment status in terms of Department of Trade and Industry codes.

2008

Announced groundbreaking alliance with Ecobank to strengthen and expand Nedbank’s African presence.
Undertook client-focused restructuring and made new executive appointments to include Business Banking and Corporate Banking on the Group Executive Committee.
Eyethu black economic empowerment (BEE) scheme paid out R63 million to clients.
Introduced the Basel II Advanced Internal Ratings-based approach for credit risk management in Nedbank.

2007

Group delivered successfully on the financial targets set at the start of the strategic recovery programme in 2004 of a 20% return on equity and 55% efficiency ratio.
Secured the Western Cape Government transaction and five municipalities as the first successes of the public sector bank-of-choice strategy.
Integrated Old Mutual Bank into Nedbank Retail.
Granted Nedbank’s first mass-market sponsorship, namely the Nedbank Cup in the Premier Soccer League.

2006

Unveiled Nedbank’s BEE transaction in Namibia.

2005

Changed the name of the holding company from Nedcor Limited to Nedbank Group Limited.
Announced the group’s BEE deal: ‘Eyethu’ – the first truly broad-based deal with tens of thousands of stakeholders.

2004

Watershed year for the group as both structural and strategic changes were implemented to restore the performance of the group and lay a foundation for sustainable growth into the future.
Raised R5 billon in a rights issue.

2003

The new Nedcor Group was formed, combining Nedcor, BoE, Nedcor Investment Bank (NIB) and Cape of Good Hope Bank.

2002

Nedcor and BoE merged.
NIB minority shares acquired and NIB delisted.

2001

Permanent Bank and Old Mutual Bank merged.

2000

FBC Fidelity Bank was acquired.

1999

Nedbank Private Bank and Syfrets Private Bank merged to create the largest private bank in South Africa.
BoE merged with Natal Building Society (NBS) and Boland.

1998

NBS merged with Boland Bank to form NBS Boland.

1997

Syfrets merged with UAL Merchant Bank and Nedbank Investment Bank Division to form the listed NIB.

1995

Perm split its operations into Permanent Bank and Peoples Bank.

1992

Nedfin, Perm and Nedbank became known as Nedcor Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nedcor.

1990

Nedbank in association with the World Wide Fund for Nature launched The Green Trust.

1989

Nedbank Group changed its name to Nedcor.

1988

Nedbank merged with Permanent Building Society to form NedPerm Bank.

1986

Old Mutual became the major shareholder (53%) of Nedbank.
Nedbank Investment Bank was created as a result of the acquisition of Finansbank Limited.

1983

Nedbank became the first bank in South Africa to pay interest on current accounts.

1976

The Credit Corporation of South Africa, established in 1946, became Nedfin Bank.

1973

Nedbank Group formed from the merger of Syfrets South Africa and Union Acceptances and Nedbank.

1971

The Netherlands Bank of South Africa (NBSA) changed its name to Nedbank.

1970

The merchant bank Finansbank was established.

1969

The South African shareholding in NBSA increased to 100%. Syfrets SA was listed on The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
Boland Bank was listed on the JSE.

1967

Nedbank introduced American Express® Card Service through the issue of the American Express Gold Card.

1964

NBSA became the first bank to introduce computerised banking services.

1951

The Nederlandsche Bank voor Zuid-Afrika (NBZA) was established as a South African banking company and changed its name to the NBSA.

1946

The Credit Corporation of South Africa was established.

1925

NBZA merged with the Transvaalsche Bank en Handelsvereeniging, which had been founded in 1892.

1903

The Nederlandsche Bank en Credietvereeniging voor Zuid-Afrika (NBCV) changed its name to NBZA.

1900

Boland Bank was established as a regional general bank.

1892

Transvaalsche Bank en Handelsvereeniging was formed.
The Kimberley Permanent Mutual Building and Investment Society changed its name to South African Permanent Building and Investment Society, later known as Perm.

1888

NBCV was founded.

1882

The NBS was established.

1841

Kimberley Permanent Mutual Building and Investment Society was inaugurated.

1838

The Board of Executors was established in Cape Town as a trust company.

1831

Cape of Good Hope Bank was established.