THE INSTITUTE OF BANKERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
BUILDING PROFESSIONAL CAPITAL FOR A WORLD CLASS FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR
THE INSTITUTE OF BANKERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
BUILDING PROFESSIONAL CAPITAL FOR A WORLD CLASS FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR
Our Vision, Motto, Mission, and Values
IOBSA – VISION
Leading the development of Financial Services Professionals through global relevance
OUR MOTTO
BUILDING PROFESSIONAL CAPITAL
IOBSA – MISSION
To be the gateway to Professional Excellence through:
- Providing a professional and ethical development platform for our members and the sector
- Enhancing sector skills through lifelong learning programmes
- Creation of the professional banker designations, endorsed by banks
- Recognising the diversity of careers through the creation of multiple routes to Chartered /Professional Banker status
- Partnering with international bodies to create value locally
Our History
The IOBSA has a respectable history as the second oldest Institute of Banking in the world and was established in 1904.
The Institute has a history and relationship with the banking and financial services sector spanning 110 years.
The constitution states (1999:3)
“Its main objective has been the promotion of efficiency through education and continuing professional development in the banking industry in general and of its members in particular.
It sought to do this by the dissemination of knowledge on the theory and practice of banking and by conducting examinations and other educational activities.”
IOBSA Services
Latest IOBSA News, Events & Articles
Changes to membership fee requirements for applicants of Critical Skills Letters
CHANGES TO MEMBERSHIP FEE REQUIREMENTS FOR CRITICAL SKILLS VISA APPLICATION LETTERS
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Read more...Minutes of 113th Annual General Meeting held on 17 August 2017
Minutes of the 113th Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Bankers in South Africa
Read more...Notice of the 114th Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Bankers in South Africa NPC
Notice is hereby given of the 114th Annual General Meeting of The Institute of Bankers in South Africa NPC (Non…
Read more...Breaking news! AGM Keynote Speaker and date
The AGM will be held on the 16th August 2018 at 17h00 for 17h30 at the Wanderers Club, North Road, Illovo.
Our Keynote Speaker will be Deputy Governor Kuben Naidoo of the South African Reserve Bank.
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Board Notice 194 0f 2017, published by the Financial Services Board, now called the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). introduced…
Read more...IOBSA Reregistration as a Professional Body
At a SAQA function in March the CEO of the Institute was presented with the new registration certificate for the…
Read more...Recognition of Prior Learning to upgrade designation level
The IOBSA has introduced a new policy which will allow members to move up the designation ladder. This is a…
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