Managers of Wealth Africa

The holes in employer pension funds

Many see the benefit as a detraction from their pay rather than a personal-wealth gain – and for good reason.

Mozambique joins African Export and Import Bank

The chairman of the bank told African Union heads of state and government last July that the bank will set up a US$1 billion fund to support the implementation of the free trade agreement in Africa.

Standard Bank Top Women Awards nod to UKZN SARChI chair

The 16th annual Standard Bank Top Women Awards were announced at a gala dinner in Johannesburg on 15 August, attended by business and government leaders, VIPs and members of the media.

Okorocha claims leaving N6b for retirees’ entitlements

“This issue of garnishee order is not true. It is a way of carrying money with people and sharing for election. It is a way of taking away N28b. It does not exist,”

Solly Moeng: If SA were a business, we'd have axed those at the top

We could look at where those people find themselves, today, and whether, thanks to Google searches, those people are now hiding in shadows of their own making while they wait for the reputational dust to settle, hoping that someone will forget what they d

Tanzania: Technology to help curb fraud in banks

The annual forum—19th East African Banking School—which seeks to address emerging challenges and opportunities for fintech was organised by bankers of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

African countries are reaping the benefits of AfDB $13bn investment

Tanzanian President John Magufuli officially took over as Chair of the 16-nation regional economic integration body, from Namibian President Dr Hage Geingob at the summit attended by 16 heads of state and government.

Technological innovations will help boost Africa’s future growth

In countries rich in crude oil such as Nigeria and South Africa, the development of natural resources has led their economic growth.

They are super rich, but the billions can't afford them peace

Many have chosen to fight their battles quietly, but for a few, their battles with the state have spilled over into public fora.

Africa development bank says risks to growth 'increasing by the day'

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the AfDB, said the bank could review its economic growth projection for Africa - of 4% in 2019 and 4.1% in 2020 - if global external shocks accelerate.

Must we separate the roles of Chairman and CEO?

It is important for organisations to be run responsibly and managed effectively for long-term prosperity, to create sustainable value for shareholders, stakeholders and the nation.

Daughter of African kleptocrat has £13m London mansion: How we discovered it

The property was bought without a mortgage via an anonymous company registered in an offshore tax haven

Five reasons why the bitcoin wealth distribution is skewed

The website calculates the data from publicly available Bitcoin information but the data is a) not really reliable b) doesn’t really tell the whole story, and c) shouldn’t be used to draw such extreme conclusions. Here’s why.

China is disrupting the world's diamond sector

The "sustainability" issue is becoming a bigger selling point for lab-grown diamonds.

Holborn Assets finds strength in female numbers

This is in stark contrast to the latest data released recently from ‘Statistics South Africa' which showed that out of the 12.5 million people working in the financial services sector worryingly only 33% are women.

Zimbabwe after Mugabe: The country where pensions have disappeared

The prices of basics like sugar and cooking oil have jumped by 200 per cent in June, according to official statistics.

Non-bank lenders: Seizing a significant opportunity

The low-risk nature of trade finance versus other asset classes was confirmed once more in the recently published 2018 version of the International Chamber of Commerce Banking Commission’s trade register report.

Crypto criminals rake in $4.3 billion in 2019 so far, says new report

Over just the last few months alone, hackers and cyberthieves managed to steal roughly $160 million in assorted crypto funds

Investment in adviser fintech lowest since early 2018

Dip in venture capital funding, but early stage companies are tackling a variety of adviser challenges

Old Mutual hits back at ‘unfair’ media coverage of CEO’s exit

The press ‘displayed an overt partisan bias and clear misunderstanding of the facts’

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