THE Insignia Financial Group - one of the foremost commercial property advisers in the world - is to be represented by Broll Property Group throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including the Indian Ocean Islands of Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius and Comores.

According to Broll executive chairman Jonathan Broll, the strategic alliance with Insignia will make it easier for South African businesses looking to purchase or rent property overseas. In addition, foreign operations wishing to identify property solutions in Southern Africa will have the assurance of dealing with one of the leading property advisers in the world.

'In addition to the obvious networking opportunities the new relationship brings, Insignia has set the benchmark in industry best-practices,' said Broll.

New York Stock Exchange-listed Insignia Financial Group (IFG), one of the largest fully integrated real estate and property finance companies in the world, operates from 95 offices on four continents, with a turnover of almost R8 billion, and employs over 6 200 people.