# INVESTEC

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## Overview

Investec is an international banking and wealth-management group focused on Southern Africa and the UK, with a presence in selected other markets. Its core businesses are Specialist Banking and Wealth & Investment, providing services including private, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, investment advice and financial planning. The company describes its purpose as “to create enduring worth.” [1](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P122503364)[2](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P122503400)[3](https://www.investec.com/en_za/welcome-to-investec/about-us.html)

Investec reports more than 7,400 employees and operations in over 40 cities across four continents. For FY2026, its operating income was £2,281.4 million; its reported revenue mix was 51% Southern Africa and 49% UK and Other. [3](https://www.investec.com/en_za/welcome-to-investec/about-us.html)[4](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T14134317)[5](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T14135495)
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## Products & services

Investec’s lending products include private-client mortgages and other high-net-worth lending; property finance; and corporate and institutional finance. Named corporate lending offerings include asset finance, corporate and acquisition finance, fund finance, energy and infrastructure finance, asset-based lending and aviation finance. [6](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T14135497)[7](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T14135498) Fund finance capabilities include capital-call facilities, secondary fund leverage, net asset value financing and general-partner financing. [8](https://www.investec.com/en_gb/business/private-equity/fund-finance.html?category=Fund+solutions&section=Products+and+services)

Wealth & Investment services include discretionary wealth management, investment advice, financial planning and stockbroking or execution-only services for private clients, charities and trusts. [2](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P122503400)[9](https://www.investec.com/en_za/investment/wealth-management.html) Corporate and institutional offerings also include treasury and risk management, foreign exchange, transactional banking, and advisory services such as mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and capital raising. [10](https://www.investec.com/en_gb/business/solutions.html)[11](https://www.investec.com/en_za/investec-for-corporates/investment-banking/advisory.html) FY2026 reporting provides wealth-management fee figures, but no product-level share of group revenue or profit was identified in the available sources. [12](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P129311592)[13](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T14135482)
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## Geographic presence

Investec’s FY2026 reporting identifies Southern Africa and UK and Other as its two revenue regions, accounting for 51% and 49% of revenue, respectively. This is a regional split, not a country-level breakdown. [5](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T14135495) Its stated core geographies are the UK and South Africa; the company also describes a broader footprint spanning more than 40 cities across four continents. [14](https://www.investec.com/en_int/welcome-to-investec/about-us.html)

In South Africa, Investec lists offices in Gauteng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Mpumalanga. [15](https://www.investec.com/en_za/welcome-to-investec/contact-us/our-offices.html) The company describes its workforce as more than 7,400, but the available information does not provide employee counts by country or region. [14](https://www.investec.com/en_int/welcome-to-investec/about-us.html)
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## Business segments

Investec’s latest available reporting is for FY2026, the year ended 31 March 2026. At the group business-line level, it reports Wealth & Investment, Private Client Specialist Banking—Private Banking, and Specialist Banking—Corporate, Investment Banking and Other. [16](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P129311509)[17](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T14134656)

Wealth & Investment provides access to wealth-management services through Investec’s strategic partnership with Rathbones. Private Banking focuses on high-net-worth active wealth creators, offering lending, transactional banking, savings and foreign exchange. Corporate, Investment Banking and Other serves corporates, private equity, institutions, intermediaries and government with services including lending, advice, hedging, savings, equity placement and private capital. [18](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T14788654)[19](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T14134697)

Measured by FY2026 operating income, the three lines contributed approximately £239.8m (10.5%) from Wealth & Investment, £434.3m (19.0%) from Private Banking, and £1,591.5m (69.8%) from Corporate, Investment Banking and Other, against Group operating income of £2,281.4m. The percentages are approximate and do not total 100% because Group operating income also includes £15.8m from Group Investments. [17](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T14134656)[20](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T14134657)
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## Company history

Investec was founded in Johannesburg in 1974 as a finance company by Stephen Koseff, Ian Kantor and Bernard Kantor. It expanded into banking in 1980 after obtaining a banking licence, then merged with trust company Metboard in 1986. [21](https://www.investec.com/en_za/welcome-to-investec/about-us/our-history.html)[22](https://www.investec.com/en_za/focus/beyond-wealth/the-investec-story.html)

The group began expanding internationally with its 1992 acquisition of London-based Allied Trust Bank, followed by its 1998 acquisition of Guinness Mahon Holdings, which extended its UK presence. In July 2002, it implemented a dual-listed company structure linking its London- and Johannesburg-listed companies. [23](https://www.investec.com/en_int/welcome-to-investec/about-us/our-history.html)[24](https://www.investec.com/en_gb/welcome-to-investec/about-us/corporate-structure.html)

Investec acquired the remaining shares in UK wealth manager Rensburg Sheppards in 2010. In 2018, Fani Titi became joint Group Chief Executive alongside Hendrik du Toit; Titi became sole Group Chief Executive in March 2020, the same month that Investec Asset Management was demerged and listed separately as Ninety One. [25](https://www.investec.com/en_gb/welcome-to-investec/about-us/our-history.html)[26](https://www.investec.com/en_za/welcome-to-investec/contact-us/our-offices/johannesburg-office/fani-titi-bio.html)[27](https://wealthinvestmentsa.secure.investec.com/SENS/Popups/ViewSENS.aspx?SENSID=-195396)
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## Sources

1. [INVESTEC — Presentation (2026 Y), p39](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P122503364)
2. [INVESTEC — Presentation (2026 Y), p41](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P122503400)
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12. [INVESTEC — Full financial report (2026 Y), p71](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P129311592)
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24. [www.investec.com](https://www.investec.com/en_gb/welcome-to-investec/about-us/corporate-structure.html)
25. [www.investec.com](https://www.investec.com/en_gb/welcome-to-investec/about-us/our-history.html)
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