Investec Ernst Information

As a global leader in providing clearance and settlement services to the financial community since 1924, Investec Ernst & Company has emerged as a premier full service financial institution. Whether you're running your own brokerage firm, financial institution, or perhaps establishing a start-up online trading firm, you must rely on superior service and support from your clearing firm. For the past 75 years, Investec Ernst & Company has provided clearing, settlement, and execution services to financial institutions worldwide. Our innovative technology is designed to assist firms to meet the challenges of the ever-changing competitive financial industry. Our experienced professional staff provides dedication and support. Since the acquisition of Ernst & Company by the Investec Group in January 1998, we have refocused our capabilities and are better able to serve the U.S market. With increased capital, we can support more products, further develop our technology, and expand our core business domestically and internationally. These are benefits that will greatly enhance the service that is provided to our correspondents. Investec Ernst & Company is committed to assisting its clients, who include retail and institutional broker dealers, money managers, banks, hedge funds, upstairs professional traders, and financial institutions. Investec helps them achieve profitable growth by providing a wide range of comprehensive and innovative financial services. Combining traditional values such as integrity, accountability, and dedication with cutting-edge technology, we provide our clients with value-added products and services. This commitment, along with uncompromising attention to client service, as well as the dedication of senior management and staff, has earned Investec Ernst & Company the reputation of being a responsive and service-oriented firm. Commitment to our clients and our tradition of excellence is a guiding principle at Investec Ernst & Company. Our experience in the industry ahas given us a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and resources that are complemented by a culture that is stable and flexible all essential qualities for cultivation innovation. Part of that culture is to employ the best people and empower them to channel their skills in the most productive manner, and to create focused teams capable of contributing to our success. Since its inception as a small finance company in 1974, the development of Investec has followed a carefully charted course. Based on the core philosophy of building well-defined businesses focused on serving the needs of select market niches, Investec's steady expansion in the years since then has been firmly rooted in the recognition of a clearly defined strategy for the Group. The Investec Group's (www.investec.com) corporate headquarters is in Johannesburg, South Africa. Today, The Investec Group spans 15 countries and has a worldwide staff of 5000 employees.