CORPORATE BANKING Investor Services Cash Management Trade Finance and Working Capital Investor Services International Banking Digital Channels Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Corporate Banking > Investor Services Partner with us to handle your specialist investor service needs We offer a holistic range of operational and administrative support solutions to institutional clients including asset managers, pension funds, stockbrokers, life insurers, government departments, global custodians and broker dealers. Absa Investor Services Manage your end-to-end investment administration and settlement needs We are your single point of contact for all your custody and trustee requirements. Our dedicated team of experts, solid operational processes and IT infrastructure are the driving force behind our seamless solutions. These solutions include Trustee Services, Derivatives Clearing, Investment Administration, Securities Lending, Issuance, Cash Management and Custody, Safekeeping, Settlements and Corporate Actions. Custody Online Portal Initiate and manage all your investor services needs Our secure and cost-effective Custody Online Portal (COP) enables the management of multiple profiles (Legal Entities) and security accounts by applying system restrictions and segregation of duties to users within your control. Other benefits that enhance security and control include real-time views and notifications on accounts cash position, transaction status, a detailed custody transaction history and the ability to capture single or bulk custody instructions securely within your control for both local and global custody transactions. AIS commits to delivering innovative and seamless custody solutions with a clear focus on operational efficiencies and service. We have a unified, coordinated approach to client services across South Africa and Africa. Watch as Head of Absa Investor Services, Mosetsana Mahlafunya and Group Head of Absa Investor Services, Mohammed Sabir Ballim discuss the Absa Investor Services journey and Absa’s strategic intent to offer custody services. #africaexpertise Subscribe to newsletter Please enter your contact information to receive news and updates. Full Name Company email address I would like to receive marketing communications from Absa CIB Subscribe By clicking Subscribe, I confirm that I have read and accepted the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES You may also be interested Absa AccessReal-time, seamlessly integrated banking that offers you more convenience and security. 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This strategic decision grounded not in cost, but in conviction signalled to financial institutions that all future lending would need to comply with Islamic values giving them time to develop suitable products. Read more OUR TRACK RECORD Feedback from our clients “Absa provided us with advice on matters related to project finance and maximising interest income on excess cash. The service received has been outstanding and we have had better-than forecasted interest earnings as a result of the guidance and restructuring provided by Absa CIB. We have also received substantial support for decision making purposes when it comes to financial instruments held with Absa.” Dorper Wind Farm – South Africa President, Trade Association - Africa "Absa has been a partner bank to ACWA Power since our first successful project bid, providing the group with project financing, working capital as well as mandated as the account bank for the project. 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