Firstrand Ltd

FirstRand first business originally started in 1998, then changed into a specialised investment bank by three entrepreneurs, GT Ferreira, Laurie Dieppenaar and Paul Harris in the 1970s. Offering services in the Retail and commercial banking (FNB), Corporate and investment banking (RMB), Instalment finance (Westbank) and Investment management (FirstRand-Ashburton investment). Their vision is to be “the African financial service of choice, creating long term franchise value and delivering superior and sustainable economic returns to our shareholders with acceptable levels of volatility” FirstRand believes in empowering their employees to run the business like it was their own ,working together ,shaking values and principals, strengthened by the following believes , which results in the success history of FirstRand: Respect, individuality, commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship; Open communication and strong debate, none-biased decision making; Being a good citizen, helping to create a better, workable world, socially and environmentally. People/employees of FirstRand are the key successors in the business , they attract , retain the best in the industry ,through empowering and developing their people,rewarding them appropriately and valuing the employment act with integrity and honesty. According to FirstRand, www.firstrand.co.za, they recruit and develop entrepreneurial self-starters too, those who are dedicated to what they do, by financially rescuing talented people which resulted in the success of the business.