"Specialised Finance
Old Mutual Specialised Finance (OMSFIN) is a proprietary
investment business and an alternatives investment manager. Through its
capital market activities, OMSFIN delivers above-average, risk-adjusted
returns for a predetermined level of risk to shareholders.
OMSFIN’s two primary business areas include:
Trading and Structuring:
This business is responsible for funding OMSFIN’s proprietary balance
sheet activities. The team risk-manages OMSFIN’s portfolio using
advanced hedging and portfolio structuring techniques, while taking
advantage of any identified market anomalies. The Trading and
Structuring team is also responsible for managing Old Mutual (South
Africa)’s shareholder guarantees. They use interest rate and equity
derivative products to hedge market risk and have been instrumental in
reducing interest rate volatility while, at the same time, improving the
performance and capital efficiency of the funds.
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Asset Origination:
This business participates in the South African capital markets –
originating and managing assets for both Old Mutual (South Africa) and
OMSFIN. The business operates across the structured finance continuum,
offering financing in areas of structured debt, leverage, property,
project and mezzanine finance.
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