Auditor Instructions for Standard Bank South Africa
1. Standard Bank South Africa Departments not available on Confirmation.com yet
These are departments that have not launched on Confirmation.com as of yet. Should an auditor want a confirmation from any of
these departments, they would need to contact the department directly. Confirmation.com is constantly adding bank departments
onto the system and will notify auditors once these additional departments have launched. Please refer below to a list of email
addresses that can be used for manual requests.
Department Name
Email Address
Home loans (Property Finance)
Property.TMU@standardbank.local
STANLIB
instructions@standardbank.com
MultiNational (Standard Bank Africa Accounts)
multinationalsupport@standardbank.co.za
VAF
vaf@standardbank.co.za
Custody Services
Custody.ClientServices@standardbank.co.za
Derivatives (FEC’s are provided via Confirmation.com - )
irdconfirmationssa@standardbank.co.za
Debtors Finance
sbsafactoring@standardbank.co.za
2. Standard Bank South Africa Accounts
Account Name
Account Digits
Account Structure
Current
Consist of 9 digits
(can include a 0 before/after)
Call Deposit
Consist of 6 digits
(no 0 included before/after )
Investment
Consist of 9 digits + 3 investment # digits
(e.g., XXXXXXXXX -001)
CFC
Consist of 9 digits
starts with 090
Form Type
Form Description
Provides information on balances, Interest,
collateral (security) facility.
Asset
An asset account is typically a current; cheque;
deposit; saving; or investment etc.
Liability
Provides information on balances, Interest,
borrowing agreements, covenant details,
collateral/security/facility.
Type of Accounts to
Use per Form
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Current
Call
Investment
CFC
Current
Setup Instructions
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Assessments are done per account
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Separate ZA-Asset form needs to be set up per
account number.
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Assessments are done per account
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Separate ZA-Liability form needs to be set up per
account number.
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Assessments are done per account
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A separate form needs to be set up per account
number.
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Assessments are done per account
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A separate form needs to be set up per account
number.
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A full list of all FEC contracts linked to current account
will be provided
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Assessments are done per account
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A separate form needs to be set up per account
number.
A liability account is typically loans; advances etc.
Contingent
Liabilities &
Guarantees
Derivative
Cash Management
Provides information on written guarantees and
other contingent liabilities.
Provides information on foreign exchange contracts
and other derivative positions etc. This information
is supplied on an entity basis.
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Current
Current
Provides the list of linked accounts, in a system, at
a financial institution where the balances are swept
to a main account to accrue a higher interest return.
NB!!! Account Balances are not provided; for
balances use Asset/Liability form.
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Current
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Signatories
Letter of Credit
Bills
Provides a list of authorised signatories on the
client account and documentation with regards to
the power of attorney.
Asks questions in relation to a letter issued by a
bank to another bank to serve as a guarantee for
payments made to a specified person under
specified conditions.
Provides information on bills of exchange.
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Current
Current
Current
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Assessments are done per account
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A separate form needs to be set up per account
number.
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Assessments are done per account
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A separate form needs to be set up per account
number.
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Assessments are done per account
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A separate form needs to be set up per account
number.
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Contact CQS Confirmations
CQS Confirmations Support Desk:
+27 11 507 0107
Visit our website for more information:
www.cqs.co.za/confirmations
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