Wealth and Asset Management

7 in-demand jobs and what they pay – with one paying over R900,000 per annum

IQ-EQ wins two awards at the AGF Service Providers Awards 2023

Middle-class South Africans are ‘losing’ over R10,000 every month

Credo merges with South African investment firm to aid global expansion

Investec named SA's best private bank and wealth manager

Nedbank Private Wealth: South Africa’s Top Private Bank 2023

Executive Moves

Kenya’s John Musunga picked to head Diageo’s new outfit

HSBC Hires Ex-UBS NRI Private Banker

Nedbank Group names Absa's former finance director as CEO-designate

Family Bank CEO Rebecca Mbithi exits after five years

Nedbank appoints Absa exec as its new CEO

Herbert Smith Freehills strengthens South Africa transactional practices and private capital capability

Legal

Norton Rose Fulbright named Litigation Law Firm of the Year by Best Lawyers in South Africa 2024

Dentons South Africa recognized by Best Lawyers 2024

Gold Leaf fails in court bid over Sasfin bank statements for Sars probe

How the new NHIF laws will affect Kenyans

Telecoms operators may sue banks over N120b USSD debt

New laws to restrict the hiring of foreign workers in South Africa – with R100,000 fines on the table

FinTech

Jacob: Technology Will Remain Crucial in Bridging Financial Gap

Orange Launches ‘Max it’ Super App, an Inclusive ‘One-Stop-Shop’ for Consumers in Africa

Investec launches new online trading platform

The twists and turns of an OpenAI meltdown

FG to use Starlink for job creation, says Tijani

Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence in e-commerce

Retail Banking

South Africans are scared of debt – just not credit cards

Standard Bank flags consumer pain – with a slight improvement

Co-op Bank adds 457 jobs in a year on new branches

Absa profit jumps 15 percent on lending

African Bank’s customer base jumps to almost 4 million

StanChart in Sh2.27bn dividend, profit up

Investment Banking

Northern Trust Grows Front Office Solutions Business in EMEA Market

Deutsche Bank supports better infrastructure across Tanzania

Euromoney Awards: Chapel Hill Denham Named Best Investment Bank in Nigeria

Investment bank advises FG on economic growth

European Investment Bank eyes more investments in Uganda

FBNQuest Hosts Fireside Chat on Maximising Partnership for Value Creation

Alternative Investments

Good news for interest rates in South Africa

Signs of life for one of South Africa’s most important sectors

Treasury relaxes listing conditions to end IPO drought at NSE

South African investors are feeling quite optimistic

Banks’ stocks gain amid recapitalisation plan

Top banks set aside Sh62bn, anticipate record defaults

Comment, Analysis & Research

Modest y/y growth in Q3 ‘23

A lower fiscal deficit in Q2 ‘23

Mozambique’s State Owned Companies Are the Biggest Financial Risk – World Bank

More signs of trouble for South Africa

Nigeria’s power crisis worsened by gas scarcity

Modest q/q decline in gross federation revenue

Tax

Unga fights tax claim in Uganda joint venture

Pension tax hit for South African emigrants

Tax warning for South African expats

Treasury says no to zero-rating VAT on more products – because ‘the rich’ will benefit

Payroll taxes register biggest shortfall since Covid-19

Kenya races to meet World Bank's tax reforms target

Regulation,Tax & Compliance

Nigeria's Tinubu: 2024 budget deficit seen falling to 3.9%/GDP

NHI moving closer to becoming law in South Africa

Key takeaways from the CBN Governor's speech at the CIBN's Annual Bankers' Dinner

Stage 6 load shedding gut punches South Africa

CEOs’ woes as regulations cause headache

High Court grants Ghana Revenue Authority power to recover GH¢179.4m

ESG

UK government invests R125 million in South African wind farms

Access Bank partners Asolar to power up Nigerian SMEs and rural communities with eco-friendly energy solutions

Union Bank Signs $500m Renewable Energy Deal with Germany’s DWS

Standard Bank’s big conflict of interest as top 5 SA banks lag in climate risk race

African countries told to establish carbon market to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Climate inaction to cost Kenya Sh3.7trn by 2050

Covid-19

Investec tells staff in South Africa to get vaccinated – or pay for their own tests

Warning over new lockdown restrictions for South Africa

Vaccination status and flexible workstyle influence consumer optimism

New Covid variant roils global markets with oil sinking 5%

Afreximbank and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) ratify US$250 million finance facility to Support Africa

The Banking Industry Withstands Tough Times