Row rect Shape Decorative svg added to bottom What Motivates and Inspires Women in Banking? Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > What Motivates and Inspires Women in Banking? SHARE The financial services space is a dynamic, challenging and rewarding environment – and women bring unique perspectives to the space. Three of our colleagues from the Absa CIB Global Markets team – Head of Financial Engineering Joanne Hobbs, Head of Structured Trading Zine Misani and XVA Trader Moshabele Modise – share what motivates and inspires them as women in the industry. Three women from Absa CIB’s Global Markets team – Head of Financial Engineering Joanne Hobbs, Head of Structured Trading Zine Misani and XVA Trader Moshabele Modise – tell us what inspires and motivates them as women in the banking industry. https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles RISK MANAGEMENT The New Centre of Market Resilience Sabir Ballim, Head of Transactional Banking FI Sales UK/EU and US, and Mosetsana Mahlafunya, Group Head of Absa Investor Services, explore how custody has progressed, due to the evolution of African markets. Read more RISK MANAGEMENT No New JIBAR Prohibition With nine months remaining until the formal cessation of the Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate (JIBAR) on 31 December 2026, the South African Reserve Bank Prudential Authority (SARB PA) and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), together “the Authorities”, have issued a joint communication instructing financial institutions to stop initiating new JIBAR-linked transactions, products and exposures from 1 May 2026. Read more RISK MANAGEMENT The business playbook for a stronger rand Chris Paizis, Head of Client FX and International Banking at Absa CIB, outlines the options for corporate treasurers when the rand strengthens against the US dollar. Read more