CASE STUDY
Established in South Africa in 1991 , as Investec Asset Management , Ninety One started offering domestic investments in an emerging market . In 2020 , almost three decades of experience organic growth , the firm demerged from Investec Group and became Ninety One . Today , the firm offers distinctive active strategies across equities , fixed income , multiasset and alternatives to institutions , advisors and individual investors around the world .
Management ( CIAM ) infrastructure , including single sign on , multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) and selfservice password reset features .
Ninety One ’ s own development team and a local transfer agency and administrative outsourcing partner , Silica , recommended Auth0 for ease of integration and the ability to host in the cloud while migrating users gradually from the previous on-premises system .
Recently , Ninety One teamed up with Auth0 , the identity platform for application teams , to deploy the vendor ’ s solution to authenticate retail fund investors in South Africa . Ninety One needed to replace its on-premises identity solution with Auth0 as part of a broader Digital Transformation strategy to provide customers with a seamless login experience across its investment products and portfolio .
Following the demerger and listing , Ninety One required its own Customer Identity and Access
“ The move to Auth0 is indicative of our journey in other parts of the organisation ,” said Scott Carr , IT Platforms Manager , Ninety One . “ We have embraced Auth0 as essential for our success as a new brand because they enable us to provide the calibre of safe and convenient digital experiences our financial services clients demand .”
According to research firm IDC , IT security spending in the Middle East , Turkey and Africa ( META ) will cross US $ 3.4 billion in 2023 , driven by a focus on
WITH RESPECT TO CIAM WE
NEEDED A
SOLUTION THAT OFFERED ALL THE EXISTING
SECURITY FEATURES BUT ALSO ALLOWED
US TO SCALE AND ENHANCE THE SECURITY
AND ALIGN WITH A BROADER STRATEGIC MOVE TOWARDS CLOUD SERVICES .
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