Nedbank Zimbabwe Limited

Nedbank Zimbabwe Limited
Private
Industry Financial Services
Founded 1956 (1956)
Headquarters Harare, Zimbabwe
Key people
 V. Willard Zireva
Chairman
C.C.Jinya
Managing Director
Products Loans, Savings, Checking, Investments, Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Mortgages
Revenue Increase Aftertax:US$5.380 million (2014)[1]
Total assets US$188.936 million (2014)[1]
Number of employees
 244 (2014)[1]
Website Homepage

Nedbank Zimbabwe Limited, also Nedbank Zimbabwe, is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank and national banking regulator.[2] The bank was previously known as MBCA Bank, prior to rebranding to its present name.[3]

Location

The headquarters of the bank and its min branch are located on the 14th Floor of Old Mutual Centre, at the corner of Third Street and Jason Moyo Avenue, in Harare, the capital and largest city in Zimbabwe.[1] The geographical coordinates of the bank's headquarters are: 17°49'46.0"S, 31°03'12.0"E (Latitude:-17.829444; Longitude:31.053333).[4]

Overview

As of December 2014, the bank was a medium-sized financial services provider in Zimbabwe, with an asset base of nearly US$189 million and shareholders' equity in excess of US$37 million.[1]

The bank is a subsidiary of the Nedbank Group, an established financial services provider, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with total assets of almost US$80 billion (ZAR: 648+ billion), as of December 2011.[3]

History

The bank was founded in 1956 by Rhodesia Selection Trust (RST)[5] as the Merchant Bank of Central Africa. Following the issuance of a commercial banking license by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the national banking regulator, the bank rebranded to MBCA Bank Limited in 2004. Significant to the development of Southern Rhodesia and to the failing Central African Federation is at much the same time RST's competitor Anglo-American joined with Lazard Brothers of London to found Rhodesian Acceptances Limited (RAL).[5] RAL, now known as RAL Merchant Bank (Zimbabwe) was part of Anglo-America until reorganisation/rationalisation, now in the Nedbank/Old Mutual Group.

Subsidiaries

The bank has 100% ownership in the following subsidiaries:

  • Melbek Holdings (Private) Limited - Real estate investments - Zimbabwe
  • MBCA Nominees (Private) Limited - Nominee company - Zimbabwe
  • MBCA Leasing (Private) Limited - Leasing - Zimbabwe

Ownership

According to the website of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the major shareholders in the stock of the bank include the following:[6]

Shareholding in MBCA Bank
RankShareholderPercentage Ownership
1Nedbank Group of South Africa74.00[3]
2Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited18.30
2Rothschild & Sons of the United Kingdom03.26
4Banca de Credito Finanziaio of Italy01.05
5MBCA Employee Share Trust0.66
6Others02.03
Total100.00

Branch network

MBCA Bank maintains a network of branches at the following locations:[1]

  1. Main Branch: 99 Jason Moyo Avenue, Harare
  2. Southerton Branch: 11 Highfield Junction Road, Southerton, Harare
  3. Bulawayo Office: Merchant Bank Chambers, 74 Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street, Bulawayo
  4. Southerton Branch: Shop 3, 11 Highfield Junction House, Southeron, Harare
  5. Belmont Branch: 61 Plumtree Road, Belmont, Bulawayo
  6. Avondale Branch: 30 King George Road, Avondale, Harare
  7. Mutare Branch: Windsor Msasa House, 75 Herbert Chitepo Street, Mutare
  8. Leopold Takawira Branch: Ground Floor, CABS Building, Leopold Takawira Street at Jason Moyo Avenue, Bulawayo
  9. Kwekwe Branch: 28B Shamrock House, Nelson Mandela Avenue, Kwekwe
  10. Zvishavane Branch: 100 Ireland Road, Zvishavane.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nedbank Zimbabwe (24 February 2015). "Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2014". Harare: Nedbank Zimbabwe Limited. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (12 May 2018). "List of Registered Banking Institutions". Harare: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Mhlanga, Phillimon (1 February 2018). "MBCA to become Nedbank Zimbabwe". The Financial Gazette. Harare. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Google (12 May 2018). "Location of the Headquarters of Nedbank Zimbabwe Limited, Harare, Zimbabwe" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 Uneven Zimbabwe: A Study of Finance, Development, and Underdevelopment By Patrick Bond
  6. ↑ Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (12 May 2018). "Profile of MBCA Bank Limited". Harare: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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