United Kingdom · Financial institution
Investec Bank PLC
Investec Bank plc is a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales, with its registered office at 30 Gresham Street, London. It is a subsidiary of Investec plc, the UK-listed half of the Investec group's dual-listed companies structure. It holds its shares through Investec 1 Limited. The bank lends to high net worth and high income individuals, mid-sized and large corporates, public sector bodies and institutions, mainly in the UK. Its services include private banking, mortgages, savings, corporate lending, treasury, advisory and investment banking. In September 2023 the group's UK wealth business was combined with Rathbones in an all-share deal. The bank holds shares in Rathbones Group Plc as an associate.
Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI 84S0VF8TSMH0T6D4K848 (Investec Bank PLC) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is Investec Bank PLC (IVESGB21). None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
Licences belong to the legal entity. Each applies in the country of the regulator that granted it, not to every BIC that carries the LEI.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- IVESGB2LXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under IVESGB2L directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SDD Core
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 1997-03-01
- Last updated
- 2018-05-25
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Total assets
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Investec 1 Limited
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as Investec
- Ownership
- Investec 1 Limited holds 75% or more of the shares and voting rights, and Investec plc is the ultimate parent under the Investec dual-listed companies structure.
- Direct parent
- Investec 1 Limited, United Kingdom
- Ultimate owner
- Investec plc, United Kingdom
- Head office
- 30 Gresham Street, EC2V 7QP London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- 00489604, Companies House (England and Wales)
Business lines
The bank serves UK private clients and the corporate mid-market, with fund finance, direct lending, aviation, real estate and asset finance among its specialist lending areas.
Online
- Websites & references
- investec.com ↗
savings.investec.com ↗ online savings accounts site (linked from the UK site navigation)
Wikipedia ↗ group article - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 11 pages consulted
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00489604/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00489604/persons-with-significant-control
- news.cision.com/investec-bank-plc/r/half-year-financial-report,c4274408
- news.cision.com/investec-bank-plc
- news.cision.com/investec-bank-plc/r/annual-financial-report,c4366795
- news.cision.com/investec-bank-plc/r/unaudited-condensed-financial-information,c4353388
- investec.com/en_gb/welcome-to-investec/about-us/corporate-governance.html
- investec.com/en_gb/help/individuals/private-banking/payment-deadlines-and-details.html
- hrtoday.in/vivek-ahuja-appointed-as-chair-investec-bank-plc-at-investec/
- investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/investec--invp/directorate-change/9580680
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investec
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Ruth Leas Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Vivek Ahuja Chair
- Chief financial officer
- Marlé van der Walt Finance Director
- Executive
- Kevin McKenna Chief Risk Officer
- Executive
- Fani Titi Executive Director
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- United Kingdom
- Prudential Regulation Authority (Bank of England) Prudential supervisorCentral bankResolution
- United Kingdom
- Financial Conduct Authority ConductAML supervisor
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Leadership
Vivek Ahuja, a director since March 2025, became chair of the bank, succeeding John Reizenstein.
hrtoday.in ↗ -
Other
The bank reported that its GBP 30 million provision for possible motor finance redress under the FCA's proposed industry scheme remained appropriate.
news.cision.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- IVESGB2LXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- IVESBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 2LLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers
- Country · region
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- Trading venues (MIC)
- Operates MIC INVE list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Investec PLC · United Kingdom2138007Z3U5GWDN3MY22 ↗
The Investec PLC group has 6 institutions in the directory, in 4 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Investec Bank (Switzerland) AG, Investec Australia Limited, Investec Europe Limited.
See the Investec PLC group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 30 GRESHAM STREET LONDON EC2V 7QP UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- 30 GRESHAM STREET LONDON LONDON EC2V 7QP UNITED KINGDOM
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>IVESGB2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>84S0VF8TSMH0T6D4K848</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>IVESGB2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>84S0VF8TSMH0T6D4K848</LEI>
<Nm>INVESTEC BANK PLC</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LONDON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>30 GRESHAM STREET LONDON EC2V 7QP</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2012-02-06 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2014-02-03 | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
Market identifiers
One trading venue or reporting service run under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
| MIC | Market | Kind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| INVE | INVESTEC BANK PLC | Operating MIC | Systematic internaliser |
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate.
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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