06/05/2017
CBN Drives Banks’ Lending In A Disruptive Economy
Following Soludo reforms, Nigeria banks shrank from 89 banks to 25 banks but later reduced further to 23 banks with the merger of some banks
Comment, Analysis & Research
06/01/2017
When Money Can No Longer Travel
Money travels around the world in more or less the same way as people, and through some of the same city hubs.
05/30/2017
Banking:No longer business as usual
A review of activities in the sector also shows that the crash in the crude oil prices also affected many things, including the the value of Naira, foreign reserves as well as the forex market.
05/30/2017
Rise of the technophobe - education key to tech adoption, says HSBC
The HSBC research report, Trust in Technology, shows that technologies such as fingerprint recognition, voice recognition and robo-advice hold enormous potential for uses from bank security to mobile payments and investment advice, yet millions of people
05/29/2017
Trust in Technology - HSBC
A study of more than 12,000 people in 11 countries into global technology perceptions and habits, conducted independently and commissioned by HSBC.
05/29/2017
Asset Management Fee Comtinue To Fall Across Asset Classes
The bfinance report “Investment Management Fees: New Savings, New Challenges” found that active global equity management fees have dropped by 8% since the 2010-2014 period as many big investors have embraced passive strategies, brought functio
05/29/2017
Implementing Africa's Development Agenda - Experts to Convene in Seychelles to Review Baseline Report
It reports on trends on some goals, documents the systems being put in place by African governments towards implementing, monitoring and reporting progress on the regional and global development frameworks.
05/29/2017
WrapUp of Africa's Key Private Equity, Infrastructure and Venture Capital
The deal caps a busy period for the Dutch private equity firm, which held the final close for its second fund, the Africa Rivers Fund, in the prior week.
05/28/2017
This is how South Africans plan to get through their retirement years
Nearly two out of 10 respondents said that had no current plans when it comes to retirement
05/28/2017
Financing gap for African businesswomen is $42b
Women pay back loans.
05/24/2017
World is plundering Africa's wealth of 'billions of dollars a year'
Research by campaigners claims aid and loans to the continent are outweighed by financial flows to tax havens and costs of climate change mitigation
05/24/2017
How much South Africa’s rich have ‘suffered’ since 2011
With inflation of 6.3% in 2016, therefore, real growth in personal income in 2016 averaged 0.2% in 2016, which is not supportive of household expenditure, the report said.
05/23/2017
Wealth under the spotlight
Now changes are proposed or in progress that will affect discretionary trusts and the disclosure of assets in other countries.
05/23/2017
The art of giving gains traction in Africa as the wealthy seek to make a difference
The Knight Frank findings show that over the next decade Africa’s number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals will grow by 33%
05/23/2017
Wealth under the spotlight
The assets are replaced in the estate of the founder of the trust by a loan account, while all future growth happens in the trust.
05/22/2017
Visa openness level improving in Africa despite challenges
Analyzing the visa regime in Africa and how open countries are in terms of relaxation or elimination of visa requirements for citizens from other African countries traveling to their countries, the index acknowledges existing challenges despite improvemen
05/22/2017
Nigeria seeks Islamic Bank’s support in infrastructure financing
Nigeria also urged the speedy completion of on-going projects being sponsored by the bank in the country.
05/22/2017
What we get right – and very wrong – in creating wealth in South Africa
NWW’s data suggested that up until the end of 2015, as many as 19,000 of the country’s wealthiest individuals – predominantly white – had bailed on the country over the past 15 years.
05/22/2017
Tanzania: New Report Shows How 7.2 Trillion/ - Is Lost
It could also have helped transform social protection measures and support the most vulnerable by ten times the current budget.
05/22/2017
Where banks fail (and win) on transformation
One bank, surprisingly, is stone last when it comes to most levels of management.