COVID-19
Exclusive Credit Union offering from Investec Europe Limited
Kick Out Plan 29 available through financial brokers nationwide
Investec Europe wins Global Finance’s ‘Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Ireland 2021’
Investec Europe Ltd, Credit Union Newsletter, Q4 2020
Research and Insights
Eamonn Franklin interview, 8 West Consulting is pivoting to a bigger mission: saving lives
M&A Tracker Q3 2020
Martin McVicar interview as he plots more expansion for Combilift
Investec Private Client Lending Residential Update
Investec Corporate Finance Wins at the Finance Dublin ‘Deals of the Year’ Awards
COVID-19
Update 23 October 2020 Investec is open for business and we are working in partnership with our clients in these uncertain times.
With the Government announcement of the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 in Ireland on 15 September and the further measures for the entire country moving to Level 5 of that plan, we want to assure all our clients that we are we open for business and are ensuring continuity of service in these challenging times.
Our first priority is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of both our staff and clients. With social distancing and restrictive measures in place we are providing continuity of service to our clients through a combination of remote working and a limited number of staff performing key functions from our offices at the Harcourt Building in Dublin and Albert Quay in Cork.
Should any client wish to discuss their particular circumstances please contact your Investec Ireland relationship manager in the usual manner by phone or email.
Investec’s primary contact telephone number (01) 421 0000 is fully operational from the hours of 9:00am – 5:00pm.
Keep safe and take care.
Michael Cullen
CEO Investec Ireland
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Exclusive Credit Union offering from Investec Europe Limited
We are delighted to advise of the launch of our latest Credit Union offering, the Credit Union Note Plan 5 & Credit Union Note Plan 6, providing a choice of terms.
The Plan is a senior preferred medium term note and will be listed on the Irish stock exchange, Euronext. The Plan offers the security of an A rated bank with a fixed rate coupon. The details are as follows:
Credit Union Note Plan 5
- Maximum term 3 years. The Plan may mature early in year 2 at the discretion of Investec Bank plc (Issuer).
- Coupon of 0.15% payable per annum.
- Credit is Investec Bank plc
- Fixed Coupon paid annually
- Minimum Investment €250,000
- Closing 21 December 2020 (or earlier if fully subscribed)
Credit Union Note Plan 6
- Maximum term 5 years. The Plan may mature early in year 4 at the discretion of Investec Bank plc (Issuer).
- Coupon of 0.35% payable per annum.
- Credit is Investec Bank plc
- Fixed Coupon paid annually
- Minimum Investment €250,000
- Closing 21 December 2020 (or earlier if fully subscribed)
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Kick Out Plan 29 available through financial brokers nationwide
The Plan is designed to give clients the opportunity to realise a positive return without the requirement for equity growth. There is potential for early maturity at the end of years 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 with a fixed payment of 4.5% gross per annum (simple interest). If EURO STOXX 50® is:
Years 1 - 5 if the EuroSTOXX 50 is above 95% of Initial Index Level – the Plan will mature and repay initial investment plus 4.5% per annum
Year 6 if the Plan does not mature early (Kick Out) the return is 100% of any EuroSTOXX 50 growth, provided the Final Index Level is above the Initial Index Level
Key Features:
- 100% Capital protection provided that the EURO STOXX 50® does not fall by more than 40% from the Initial Index Level.
- If the EURO STOXX 50® falls by more than 40% at any point during the Plan, and finishes lower than the Initial Index Level, you will lose some or all of your initial investment.
- 6 Year maximum term.
- Issuer is Citigroup Global Markets Funding Luxembourg S.C.A.(CGMFL). CGMFL is guaranteed by Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Moody’s A1, Fitch A+, S&P A+)
- Minimum investment €20,000
- Also available through Aviva SDIO
- Offer closed 21 December 2020
Investec Europe wins Global Finance’s ‘Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Ireland 2021’
Reputation built on Performance Investec Europe wins Global Finance’s ‘Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Ireland 2021’. We are incredibly proud to have won this award for the third year in a row. To be recognised by the industry like this is incredibly humbling. Our clients are key to Investec Europe and we remain committed to providing our customers with excellent service, key expertise gained through our international reach and security of relationship through balance sheet strength. Aisling Dodgson – Head of Treasury Products and Distribution. We are thrilled to have secured our ‘3 in a row’ hat-trick of wins for being Ireland’s ‘Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Ireland 2021’. The impact of the pandemic has been challenging and to win this award in such a difficult environment makes it extra special. ‘If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward’. Mark O’Brien – Head of Foreign Exchange.
Investec Europe Ltd, Credit Union Newsletter, Q4 2020
Investec Europe Ltd, Credit Union Newsletter, Q4 2020
We are delighted to launch our latest Credit Union newsletter for Q4. In it, our chief economist Ronan Dunphy takes a look at the prevailing trends in the Irish Economy, the financial sector, and investment markets. The impact of Covid and return to lockdown continue to have a major impact, but rising hope of a vaccine or vaccines becoming available early next year, along with a resolution of the uncertainty around the US presidential election have served to boost investor (and overall) sentiment. Our head trader Justin Doyle also gives his view on markets which unfortunately doesn’t see any end to the low interest rate environment prevailing in the Eurozone at the moment. Our Compliance team take another look at legislation heading our direction down the line, this time the “SEAR”. Finally, we take a look at the success of the 20x20 initiative, a campaign which Investec have been very proud to support over the past 2 years. Aimed at boosting participation in, coverage of, and attendance at women’s sporting events by the end of 2020, the initiative has been a great success and is now looking to continue to promote equality in women’s sport beyond 2020.
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss anything in this quarters update, please don’t hesitate to contact your relationship manager.
Research and Insights
Our Market Bulletin for November shines a spotlight on the residential market, which has proven remarkably resilient this year, particularly from a price perspective. We are mindful however that a prolonged period of heightened economic restrictions (or a repeated on/off scenario) could have a longer-lasting impact on confidence and prompt more enduring behavioural changes by households, notwithstanding the positive news this week on vaccine development. Investec Treasury looks at the steady march lower of interest rates and how this trend is unlikely to reverse in the near future. The Commodities desk examines the recent uptick in oil prices, Investec Corporate Finance looks back on a decent quarter for domestic M&A activity and our colleagues on Investec’s lending desk round-up the latest news from the commerical property market.
Eamonn Franklin interview, 8 West Consulting is pivoting to a bigger mission: saving lives
This interview with Eamonn Franklin co-CEO of 8 West Consulting is supported by Investec in partnership with The Currency. It is part of a series to highlight the resilience of Irish businesses in turbulent times.
M&A Tracker Q3 2020
Review of Irish trade sales, buyouts and acquisitions Quarter 3, 2020
Martin McVicar interview as he plots more expansion for Combilift
This interview with Martin McVicar of Combilift is supported by Investec in partnership with The Currency. It is part of a series to highlight the resilience of Irish businesses in turbulent times.
Investec Private Client Lending Residential Update
Resilient is perhaps the word that best describes how the housing market has fared during the pandemic so far. Despite predictions of a significant fall in residential property values, there has been little obvious impact on pricing to date.
In our Investec Private Client Lending Residential Update we cover the following topics:
- Residential prices not significantly affected by the pandemic
- Resilience of rental market reflects supply-demand dynamics
- Mortgage drawdown volume were encouraging in Q2
- New housing completions have so far held up better than feared
Investec Corporate Finance Wins at the Finance Dublin ‘Deals of the Year’ Awards
Investec Corporate Finance, a leading provider of corporate advice on M&A and Funding to Irish Corporates, is proud to have advised on four winning deals in the recently published Finance Dublin ‘Deals of the Year’ awards.
The four winning deals were ATA (Acquisition Funding), Silver Hill Farm (Private M&A), Green Isle Brands (Agri-Food M&A) and IRES REIT plc (Equity Raise).
In addition, two further transactions on which we advised were also included on the shortlist for the awards, Yew Grove REIT plc 100m placing programme & initial placing and Mainstream Renewable Power’s share placing & fundraising.
These transactions highlight our strong track record in advising on successful transactions in the Irish market.
Regulatory Status
Investec Europe Limited trading as Investec Europe is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Registered in Ireland Number 222173. Registered office The Harcourt Building, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 F721.
Investec Private Finance Ireland Limited trading as Investec is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Registered in Ireland Number 222489.Registered office The Harcourt Building, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 F721.