While we continue to expand across the globe, Standard Bank Group’s (SBG) head office in Johannesburg, South Africa, has also experienced a growth spurt. This has got our property team working on a plan for the future.

Construction of a new facility in Rosebank, Johannesburg, has just got underway. The new office complex will house corporate offices, meeting rooms and a small retail space.

How do you get to do outdoor activities and raise money for children in need without leaving the office? Standard Bank Group’s Isle of Man and Jersey offices have the answer and it lies in one of the trendiest gadgets: The Wii Fit.

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Wanting to contribute to the BBC’s “Children in Need Appeal" was the catalyst for this adventure. The team’s aim was to raise funds to help disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.

Jacko Maree, Chief Executive of Standard Bank Group, has been named by the Financial Times as one of the 50 emerging market business leaders who have helped shape the economic performance in their respective region.

The Financial Times, one of the world's leading financial publications, has identified 50 emerging market business leaders from a host of emerging market economies, a large number of whom are from BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China.