About us
Frank Vein
Founder & Managing Director
Frank started his career as a Corporate Banker in 1990 at Barclays Bank in London, UK, having moved to the UK at a young age in 1979.
Frank holds a BSc (Hons) Degree in Biochemistry from the University of Essex, UK, and holds the Associate Chartered Institute of Bankers, UK (ACIB) qualification.
During his time with Barclays, he worked on a variety of SMEs and large UK and Far East companies, before returning to South Africa in 1996.
In South Africa, he worked in senior banking positions for ABN AMRO, where he was part of the team that started the corporate bank, Absa Corporate Finance, Credit Agricole, and JP Morgan where, as an Executive Director, he had responsibility for the Bank’s South African corporate clients.
His last position in banking was with Absa Bank where he was Regional Head for the bank’s Business Bank outside South Africa, with direct responsibility for the Business Bank businesses in Kenya, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Tanzania.
He, therefore, has a wealth of experience dealing with and advising companies, small and large, from a range of different industries. He now, through his company Future Capital, trains, coaches, and advises Company Executives, Bankers, Corporate & Commercial Lawyers, and other Finance professionals who are looking to enhance and build on their existing knowledge.
Training programmes
Future Capital Training and Consultancy (Pty) Ltd (Future Capital) is a privately held banking and financial training and consulting company based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Through our Future Capital Academy of Banking and Finance, we provide a range of Corporate and Investment banking short courses to Banks and Non-bank financial institutions, Law Firms and Corporates.
We are also able to work in conjunction with Clients to design bespoke financial training programmes which addresses the more specific need of the institution concerned.
We are also able to work in conjunction with Clients to design bespoke financial training programmes which addresses the more specific need of the institution concerned.
As well as banking and financial training courses, through our association with Arbinger South Africa, we also provide non-financial training programmes such as Team Effectiveness and Executive Leadership Development.
All our training programmes are facilitated by experienced practitioners in their respective fields making sure that delegates receive best in class training.
Although based in Johannesburg, the Future Capital Academy of Banking and Finance has no real borders and is able to deliver training programmes wherever our clients may be situated, worldwide.
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Association
Future Capital has a joint venture with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) under which, Future Capital provides training for clients of the JSE’s Training Academy (see link below)
Webinars / presentations
Leverage Strategy
What is the right capital structure for your company? The importance of the optimal debt and equity mix as part of a company’s competitive strategy and enhancing the company’s value and hence share price.
Mergers
What is a merger, what is an acquisition? Why do companies do M&A? Why are most M&A transactions unsuccessful? What are the key success factors. Some case studies.
Hostile Takeovers
What is a hostile takeover? Review of hostile takeovers in the South African market. What are the defense companies can employ against hostile takeover attempts
Share Buy Backs
Warren Buffet loves this as a way for a company to increase Shareholder value, but how sustainable are they in the long term and what are the questions boards/shareholders should ask of management embarking on share buy backs?
Shareholder Activism
The Economist described modern Shareholder Activists a “Capitalism’s unlikely Heroes” who push while critics have described it as a cheap and sneaky way to effect a hostile takeover and chase short term gains. Which is the truth? What are the chances of US/European style Shareholder Activism breaking out in South Africa and if it does, is your company ready?
Consulting
Through its consulting arm, Future Capital provides consulting services to corporates in areas such as:
– Mergers & Acquisitions
– Leverage Strategy and Capital raising
– Capital structure and optimisation of Cost of Capital
– Company Valuation
– Dealing with Shareholder Activists
– Hostile takeover defence strategies
– Company Performance and profitability