Corporate Call account

In times of crisis and huge uncertainty, it’s quite common for international banking clients to feel anxious about how events will impact their wealth. Your future well-being, after all, is being determined by events taking place today. The extreme market volatility, recent record inflation and ongoing regional conflicts all ultimately influence your future financial well-being.

Finding an international bank account that meets your needs can be tricky if you don’t know precisely what you need to look for. This quest can seem especially troubling if you’re worried about how secure your funds are in a bank located in a foreign jurisdiction.

Spring-cleaning is a task that few of us savour, even though we realise it’s a necessary ritual. The benefits of a clean and decluttered home are obvious and can be appreciated by the whole household because of the more wholesome living experience you’ve created.

Online banking is convenient but can come with risks if you’re not careful. The need to be vigilant is multiplied many times over for international transactions when you don’t know the person or company you’re paying.

As directors of trust companies forming part of Africa’s largest bank by assets, with a presence in 19 African countries, it is fair for us to say that we have significant experience implementing estate and succession plans for families with African connections. Whilst we absolutely acknowledge that each family is unique, as are their estate and succession planning needs, we do still see threads of commonality when we are approached by families wishing to establish fiduciary structures.

The extreme volatility in the global economy and financial markets over the past few years are a stark reminder that uncertainty lurks around every corner. Global stock markets have see-sawed from extreme highs to record lows over the past few years, leaving ordinary investors unsure of what to expect.