Managers of Wealth Africa

The discrepancies in Africa's growth prospects

Africa’s short-term growth prospects remain favourable, but there are clear regional discrepancies

Capitec quite unfazed by new competition - Gerrie Fourie

The microlender, which has previously announced it added 127 000 new customers a month, boasts 840 branches and 11.4 million clients, including more than 5.2 million clients who use digital channels to access their money.

African ETF investors beware: active fund management usually wins in emerging markets

They generally track a benchmark and offer a low-cost passive investment approach. Investors in Africa have an ever-expanding range of such vehicles to choose from

The Big Bank Theory: South Africa’s Banks Of The Future

TymeBank’s CEO Sandile Shabalala reveals this 10-year partnership has given it approximately 730 physical points of presence.

Kwani? took us to a new but familiar Kenya

“Hii kazi yetu ni ya hapa hapa Africa, kabisa tena.” (Our assignment is for and about Africa).

Banks’ CEOs move against debtors

It noted that chronic bank debtors were now in the habit of enlisting law enforcement agencies including Police, judiciary and state security to harass and criminalize banks’ CEO

Ghana needs a robust financial sector – Finance Minister

I wholeheartedly welcome the discussions that will be made possible by this Development Forum

Executive Protection: Big Bucks, Bullets And Bodyguards

These are the bodyguards of the rich and famous, who spend their days and nights putting themselves in the spotlight

African Development Bank investment in Morocco exceeds 1.4 bln USD

During the meeting, the two parties discussed means to further strengthen and expand partnership between the kingdom and this institution, the statement said.

Kenyan bank KCB wins shareholder backing for NBK takeover

KCB, which also operates in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan, made the takeover offer last month, joining a wave of consolidation in Kenya's banking industry.

Clients take money offshore for the wrong reasons

Craig Torr, founding member of Crue Invest, on providing advice in the current environment.

Everything you should know about the the Retirement Savings Account

The new Contributory Pension Scheme is very different.

Bracing for Brexit in SA

Financial services sector and offshore investments likely to be affected by a no-deal scenario, awareness and contingency plans advisable.

Seven things to consider when transacting in Africa

Countries that have the ability to attract investment but need work include South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria.

Reinet is a solid long-term investment

Reinet has always been criticised for its dependence on British American Tobacco (BAT), but last week's results show that their investment represents 52percent of the total value of Reinet.

Ghana: Banking Reforms Yields Results - President

The industry recorded growth in terms of total assets, total deposits, and net loans and advances at the end of the first quarter of this year.

South Africa's central bank holds rate unchanged at 6.75%

SARB lowered its forecast for GDP this year to 1.0 percent from the March forecast of 1.3 percent but left its 2020 and 2021 forecasts for growth unchanged at 1.8 percent and 2.0 percent, respectively.

Banking sector's Q1 growth vindicates clean-up – Akufo-Addo

The President congratulated CalBank for being an indigenous bank that has embraced best practices over the last 30 years to become one of the best-performing companies in Ghana.

KCB falls behind Equity in quarter one profit race

The last time KCB, whose CEO is Joshua Oigara, lagged behind Equity, led by James Mwangi, in full-year bottom-line was in 2014.

Kenya headed for stable growth, healthy forex reserve, shows study

"Kenya is unusual in the region in having a market-determined exchange rate and no restrictions on the availability of foreign exchange.

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