Company History

2009

• Corporate structure revised to facilitate the group’s wealth management growth strategy
• Liberty Group Ltd delisted as Liberty Holdings becomes the sole listed entry-point for investors
• Liberty Health adds 500,000 lives under management in its first full year of African operations
• Liberty unveils its fully customer-centric business philosophy: Own Your Life
• Liberty recognised as Best Employer for Investment and Insurance by CRF
• Liberty establishes presence in Nigeria

2008

• Stanlib recognised as South Africa’s top unit trust management company for 2007
• Liberty sets up new business operations in six African countries
• Liberty Health expands and re-structures as a hi-tech multi-revenue business
• Multi-billion rand renovation announced for regional shopping centre Sandton City

2007

• 100% acquisition of Stanlib completed
• Board approves bold growth strategy to become Africa’s leading wealth company
• Liberty celebrates 50 years in business

2006

• Liberty Life board approves a plan to purchase the outstanding shares of Stanlib
• Liberty Life completes the sales of offshore entities Ermitage (Jersey) and Prefsure (Australia)
• Liberty Life commits to the Statement of Intent, a joint initiative of National Treasury and the Life Offices Association
• Liberty Life maintains its JSE SRI listing

2005

• R2 billion corporate bond issue
• Capital Alliance Life is integrated into Liberty Life
• Liberty Life maintains JSE SRI listing

2004

• Ten percent of Liberty Life’s South African operations are sold to BEE entities
• Liberty Life announces an offer to purchase Capital Alliance Holdings Limited
• Liberty Life is listed on the JSE’s SRI Index