3rd December 2019
Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos
Company website: http://www.standardbank.com
Profile
About Standard Bank Group
Standard Bank Group is the largest African bank by assets, operating in 20 African countries and 5 global financial centres. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, we are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, with share code SBK, and the Namibian Stock Exchange, share code SNB.
Standard Bank has a 158-year history in South Africa and started building a franchise outside southern Africa in the early 1990s.
Our strategic position, which enables us to connect Africa to other select emerging markets as well as pools of capital in developed markets, and our balanced portfolio of businesses, provide significant opportunities for growth.
The group has over 50 000 employees, more than 1100 branches and over 6500 ATMs on the African continent, which enable it to deliver a complete range of services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking and wealth management.
Headline earnings for 2020 were R15.9 billion and total assets were R2.5 trillion (about USD170 billion). Standard Bank’s market capitalisation as of 31 December 2020 was R209.4 billion (USD14 billion).
The group’s largest shareholder is the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank, with a 20.1% shareholding. In addition, Standard Bank Group and ICBC share a strategic partnership that facilitates trade and deal flow between Africa, China and select emerging markets.
For further information, go to http://www.standardbank.com
> LinkedIn URL - Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking Page https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/standard-bank-corporate-and-investment-banking/
Event Sponsorships
Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2024 - Platinum & ESG Sponsor
Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2023 - Platinum & ESG Sponsor
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2022 - Platinum & ESG Sponsor
ESG & Capital Markets Africa 2021 - Virtual - Silver Sponsor
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020 - Virtual Conference - Platinum Sponsor
ESG & Capital Markets Africa 2020 - Virtual Conference - Gold Sponsor
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020 - Gold Sponsor
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2019 - Gold Sponsor
Contributors
Jeanne-Marie Fatti
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Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2023
- Financing infrastructure: How to successfully structure infrastructure deals on the African continent in 2023
Sasha Cook
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Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2024
- Chairperson’s remarks
Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2023
- Greening Africa’s syndicated loan markets: How are banks adapting their portfolios and approach to underwriting in-line with ESG principles?
George Kotsovos
Stephen Lovell
Martin Smith
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Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2023
- Building resilience in an era of volatility: Unpacking the evolution of the banking sector in Africa
Ryan Shillaw
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2022
- Unpacking secondary market liquidity: Opportunities, challenges and next steps
Goolam Ballim
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Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2024
- Rising interest rates and high inflation: What is the macroeconomic outlook for Africa for the next 12 months and how does it compare to other emerging markets?
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2022
- Africa outlook 2022: Which global, political, and economic factors are having the greatest impact on the continent’s growth trajectory?
Palesa Mkhize
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2022
- The rise of social infrastructure: How has the continent’s project pipeline evolved given the necessary “prioritisation” of healthcare and affordable housing?
Paul Burgoyne
Anneke Lund
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Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2024
- Unearthing true sustainability: How credible and transparent is ESG financing?
Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2023
- Structure, liquidity, and greenwashing: How to sustainably tap into ESG bonds
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2022
- Weighing up the options: A closer look at SDG-linked products, how they compare and what is next for this (growing) market
Sabelo Mbuthu
Greg Fyfe
Speaker at these events:
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2022
- Green transition: What does the Energy Transition mean for Africa, and how are businesses (particularly those that are hydrocarbon-rich) incorporating ESG into their finances?
ESG & Capital Markets Africa 2021 - Virtual
- How can commodity-based and hydrocarbon-rich sovereigns and companies prepare themselves for and manage the ‘green transition’?
Marc Hearn
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020 - Virtual Conference
- Securitisation as a risk management asset class in the South African market: a useful case study for newer markets?
Lucy Konie
Speaker at these events:
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020 - Virtual Conference
- How have banks’ approach to lending in the syndicated market changed in the COVID era?
Nicholas Gunning
Speaker at these events:
Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2024
- Exploring potential corporate funding strategies: Which methods are currently being used and how can corporates deploy capital while managing risk?
ESG & Capital Markets Africa 2020 - Virtual Conference
- Green vs. Vanilla: Pricing vs. ROI – How do they stack up?
Brian Marshall
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020
Asanda Tsotsi
Speaker at these events:
Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa 2024
- Keeping the lights on in Africa: What does a successful energy transition look like in Africa, given the need to balance energy sustainability, reliability and demand?
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020
Cody Aduloju
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Nigeria 2019
- Spotlight on Nigeria’s energy and infrastructure sectors: Funding and risk management solutions for lenders, investors and developers
Mark Kalil
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020 - Virtual Conference
- Elections, trade, and post-COVID recovery: How are investors pricing African credit in the current climate?
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2019
- Buy or sell… hard currency or local currency: How and where can bond investors find value in Africa’s credit markets?
Javier Penino Vinas
Speaker at these events:
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2019
- Chairman’s opening remarks