Bank One Mauritius
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Finance and Insurance |
Predecessor | Delphis Bank |
Founded | 2008 |
Headquarters | 16 Sir William Newton Street Port Louis, Mauritius |
Key people | David Proctor Chairman Ravneet Chowdhury Chief Executive Officer[1] |
Products | Banking |
Revenue | MUR 721.4 Million (US$22.78 Million)(2014) |
MUR 117.1 Million (US$3.70 Million) (2014) | |
Total assets | MUR 18.05 Billion (US$570.22 Million) (2014) |
Number of employees | 250 (2012) |
Website | Homepage |
Bank One Mauritius (BOM), is a bank in Mauritius. It is licensed as a commercial bank by the Bank of Mauritius, the national banking regulator.[2]
Overview
BOM is a large financial services provider in Mauritius. As of December 2012[update], the bank had total assets valued at approximately US$630.2 million, with shareholders' equity of approximately US$36.84 million.[3]
The banks holds a 5.59% stake in Kenyan bank Oriental Commercial Bank.[4]
History
Bank One Mauritius was formed in 1997, as First City Bank Limited (FCB), when it acquired the assets of Delphis Bank Limited, a ten-year-old financial institution that was in receivership in 2012. In 2008, I&M Bank Group, a Kenya-based financial conglomerate, acquired a 50 percent ownership in First City Bank Limited. FCB then re-branded as Bank One Mauritius.[5]
Ownership
The stock of the bank is privately owned. The table below depicts the ownership in Bank One Mauritius:
Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
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1 | I&M Bank Group of Kenya | 50.00 |
2 | CIEL Investments Limited of Mauritius | 50.00 |
Total | 100.00 |
I&M Bank Group
By virtue of its shareholding, BOM is a member of I&M Bank Group, a large financial services conglomerate which is a major player in the financial services industry in Eastern Africa, particularly in Kenya where the group maintains its headquarters. As of December 2011[update], the Group's total assets were valued at about US$1.3 billion (KES:108+ billion), with shareholder's equity of approximately US$174 million (KES:14.6 billion).[6] Member companies of the group include the following businesses:[7]
- I&M Bank Limited - Nairobi, Kenya: The flagship company of the Group.
- Bank One Mauritius - Port Louis, Mauritius:The Group owns 50% of Bank One Mauritius. The other 50% is owned by CIEL Investments Limited.
- I&M Bank (Tanzania) - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania: I&M Bank Group Acquired 55% shareholding in 2010.
- I&M Bank (Rwanda) - Kigali, Rwanda: In July 2012, I&M Bank Group took a controlling interest in Banque Commerciale du Rwanda (BCR), the second-largest commercial bank in the country at the time, from Actis Capital for an undisclosed sum of money. The bank rebranded to its current name in August 2013.[8]
- GA Insurance - Nairobi, Kenya: Incorporated as General Accident Insurance of Kenya in 1979, the company was acquired by the I&M Bank Group in 2005.
- The Tamarind Group - Nairobi, Kenya: A chain of about twelve (12) upscale restaurants and leisure establishments in and around the cities of Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya.
- I&M Capital – Nairobi, Kenya: A fund management company licensed by the Capital Markets Authority.[9]
- Burbidge Capital Limited - An investment advisory company with offices in Kenya, Uganda and the United Kingdom.[10]
- Giro Commercial Bank - A commercial bank in Kenya, with total banking assets of approximately US$160 million (KSh16.2 billion), acquired in September 2015. Once regulatory approval is given, the bank will be merged with I&M Bank Limited.[11]
Branches
BOM maintains networked branches at the following locations:[12]
- Main Branch - 16 Sir William Newton Street, Port Louis
- Curepipe Branch - Royal Road, Curepipe
- Rose Hill Branch - Royal Road, Rose Hill
- Rose Belle Branch - Royal Road, Rose Belle
- Vacoas Branch - John Kennedy Avenue, Vacoas
- Quatre Bornes Branch - St Jean Road, A8, Quatre Bornes, Quatre Bornes
- L'Escalier Branch - Royal Road, L'escalier
- Triolet Branch - Royal Road, Triolet
- Mahebourg Branch - Royal Road, Mahebourg
- Flacq Branch - Charles de Gaule Street, Flacq
- Chemin Grenier Branch - Royal Road, Chemin Grenier
- Rivière du Rempart Branch - Royal Road, Rivière-du-Rempart
- Goodlands Branch - Royal Road, Goodlands
- Cascavelle Branch - Cascavelle Shopping Village, Cascavelle
- Grand Baie Branch - Grand Baie La Croisette Shopping Mall, Grand Baie
See also
- List of banks in Mauritius
- List of banks in Africa
- Bank of Mauritius
- Economy of Mauritius
- I&M Bank Group
References
- ^ Board of Directors of Bank One Mauritius
- ^ List of Licensed Commercial Banks In Mauritius
- ^ December 2012 Financial Highlights
- ^ "Bank One Mauritius 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Bank One Mauritius. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ History of Bank One Mauritius
- ^ December 2011 Audited Group Financial Statement
- ^ Member Companies of the I&M Bank Group
- ^ BCR Rebrands To I&M Bank Rwanda
- ^ IRUNGU, GEOFFREY (2 July 2015). "I&M Capital licensed to run funds". Business Daily Africa. Nation Media Group. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ Business Daily Reporter (16 October 2015). "I&M to acquire 65 percent of Burbidge Capital". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Mwaniki, Charles (7 September 2015). "I&M Holdings in deal to acquire Giro Bank". Business Daily Africa. nairobi. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Branches of Bank One Mauritius