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Since Investec was founded in South Africa in 1974, it has expanded through a combination of substantial organic growth and a series of strategic acquisitions in South Africa, the United Kingdom and other geographies.

Investec’s strategic goals are motivated by the desire to develop an efficient and integrated business on an international scale through the active pursuit of clearly established core competencies in the group’s principal business areas. It provide a diverse range of financial products and services to a niche client base in three principal markets, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia, as well as certain other geographies.

The group’s philosophy has been to build well-defined, value-added businesses focusing on serving the needs of select market niches where the group can compete effectively.

During this time, Investec has grown through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions - such as Wentworth Associates in 2001, the Australian banking operations of NM Rothschild & Sons Australia Limited in 2006, and Experien Pty Ltd, a lending platform for medical and accounting professionals in late 2007. Employing over 400 staff in Australia, Investec offers a divers range of investment banking products and services to high net-worth individuals and their businesses, and to a niche corporate market.

Investec focus on the following specialist areas in Australia: Private Banking, Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Property Investments and Asset Management. Investec has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
 

The Bank are regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) in Australia. APRA is responsible for regulating much of the financial industry, including insurance and superannuation companies. Institution seeking to be prudentially regulated as an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI) is required to be authorised under the Banking Act 1959 (the Banking Act). The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is responsible for the authorisation process.