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FirstRand

FirstRand Limited, also referred to as FirstRand Group, is the holding company of FirstRand Bank, and is a financial services provider in South Africa. It is one of the financial services providers licensed by the Reserve Bank of South Africa, the national banking regulator. FirstRand Group is Africa’s largest listed financial services institution, with…

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Founded
1838; 188 years ago (1838) (founded as the Eastern triocrees Province Bank, now known as the First National Bank) 1998; 28 years ago (1998) (establishment of the group)
Industry
Banking and finance
Headquarters
Johannesburg, South Africa
Key people
Johan Burger (chairman) Mary Vilakazi (group CEO)
Net income
R 28.24 billion (2024)
Number of employees
48,059 (2022)

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FirstRand

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples75
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
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related to overview · 26
FirstRand → African, Ashburton Investments, Botswana, First National Bank, FirstRand Bank, FirstRand Limited, FNB, Ghana, Guernsey, In, India, JSE, Lesotho, Listed, London, Mozambique, Namibia, Namibian Stock Exchange, Nigeria, Rand Merchant Bank
related to history · 20
FirstRand → Anglo American, Anglo American Corporation, April, First National Bank Holdings, FirstRand Limited, FNB, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, JSE, May, MMI Holdings, Momentum, Momentum Life Assurers Limited, RMB Holdings, RMBH, South Africa Limited, Southern Life, Southern Life Association Limited, The, The FirstRand, These
related to Member companies · 9
FirstRand → First National Bank, FirstRand Bank, FirstRand Bank Limited, FirstRand Group, Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa, South Africa's, These, WesBank
related to Ownership · 7
FirstRand → Its, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Namibian Stock Exchange, Remgro, RMB Holdings, RMBH, Royal Bafokeng Holdings
Founded · 1
FirstRand → 1838; 188 years ago (1838) (founded as the Eastern triocrees Province Bank, now known as the First National Bank) 1998; 28 years ago (1998) (establishment of the group)
Headquarters · 1
FirstRand → Johannesburg, South Africa
Industry · 1
FirstRand → Banking and finance
Key people · 1
FirstRand → Johan Burger (chairman) Mary Vilakazi (group CEO)
Net income · 1
FirstRand → R 28.24 billion (2024)
Number of employees · 1
FirstRand → 48,059 (2022)

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bank south africa limited national group services banking first shareholding namibia holdings financial company listed investment retail commercial corporate insurance

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FirstRandFounded1838; 188 years ago (1838) (founded as the Eastern triocrees Province Bank, now known as the First National Bank) 1998; 28 years ago (1998) (establishment of the group)1.00infobox
FirstRandHeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa1.00infobox
FirstRandIndustryBanking and finance1.00infobox
FirstRandKey peopleJohan Burger (chairman) Mary Vilakazi (group CEO)1.00infobox
FirstRandNet incomeR 28.24 billion (2024)1.00infobox
FirstRandNumber of employees48,059 (2022)1.00infobox
FirstRandOperating incomeR 92.54 billion (2024)1.00infobox
FirstRandProductsLending, transactional services, investments, insurance, asset management1.00infobox
FirstRandTotal assetsR 1.72 trillion (2024)1.00infobox
FirstRandTotal equityR 129.16 billion (2024)1.00infobox
FirstRandTraded asJSE: FSR1.00infobox
FirstRandTypePublic1.00infobox
FirstRandWebsitewww.firstrand.co.za1.00infobox

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