Investment Strategy
The Traditional...
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flexibility to match your investment objectives, time horizon and risk
tolerance
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broad diversification by asset class and style
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access to institutional funds
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convenience and efficiency
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tailored account structuring
Our aim is to help you develop your wealth by providing you with innovative
investment strategies, built around your goals, time horizon and risk
tolerance.
We achieve this by providing a broad diversification of asset classes and
styles:
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structured investments that protect your capital
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advisory investment services with a trading orientation
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discretionary investment services - "best of breed" manager selection, bespoke
portfolios
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alternative investments (hedge funds and private equity)
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emerging market and high yield funds
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off-shore fiduciary services - companies and trusts
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off-shore banking services
...and Beyond
Through our global Foreign Exchange network you can access our comprehensive
24-hour foreign exchange trading service covering all major, and most emerging
market currencies and their derivatives.
In addition, we can provide you with a broad range of Treasury Products,
from the simplest hedging tool to sophisticated investment structures with
performance linked to the markets you most favour.
Our Capital Markets team trades in sovereign and corporate debt with
particular expertise in high yeild issues from the emerging markets of Latin
America, eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. We provide a comprehensive service to
investors across the yield curve both on a leveraged and un-leveraged basis.
Our Resource Banking team enjoys a pre-eminent position in the market with
technical expertise in precious metals, base metals, mining finance and energy.
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precious metals trading
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emerging markets
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access to debt issues
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structured investments
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letters of credit
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24 hour coverage of world currency markets
Our clients leverage on expertise when using our comprehensive advisory and
trading service in commodities, and base and precious metals including gold.
We can also structure diverse trade-related transactions, from L/C
confirmations and bill discounting to pre- and post-export commodity finance.
Alongside this Trade Finance expertise is Forfaiting.
The Standard Bank Group Limited and its subsidiaries is now one of the two
dominant providers of forfaiting in the global market.
Through our particular strengths in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, the Far
East and Latin America, we are able to source a broad range of trade
receivables linked to capital goods and commodities. We also package and
structure tailor-made facilities to accommodate transactions in those countries
seen as difficult risks.