Managers of Wealth Africa

Nedbank has the Edge in Dutch banking awards

The solution won in the Big Data and Analytics category at the awards held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Afreximbank trains 1,500 African bankers on structured trade finance

The primary goals of our Structured Trade Finance Seminars are to create and expand the knowledge of African bankers and other trade practitioners on issues relating to structuring trade and supply chain finance deals of varying levels of complexity

Banking on change

But can financial institutions keep up?

Ethiopia: Nation to Join African Trade Insurance Agency

This has not only hindered the strengthening of trade among African countries but also limited the inflow of capital towards the continent.

Namibia: City Sinks Deeper Into Debt

The city is already N$500 million in the red and is owed N$500 million by residents.

Investing for good on rise in Africa

But while many investment companies pay lip service to the practice, there are only a handful of industry leaders that are able to demonstrate that they do it consistently well, the researchers found.

Bonds weaker as Reserve Bank meeting looms

We do not think a 50 basis point hike will occur here because there has been no outflow shock from foreigners selling local assets

Africa Rising or Africa Uprising?

Africa's economy was the centre of debate among major business executives

How BBBEE shares have fared

This article was first published in the third-quarter 2015 edition of Personal Finance magazine.

Kenya’s financial institutions win rare praise from IMF

Kenya’s financial sector is fast developing into a model for Sub-Saharan African region, indicates the latest report by the International Monetary Fund.

The Gulf Cooperation Council Seeks Stronger Trade Ties With Africa

Amid falling commodity prices, the economic climate for Africa is one of short-term turbulence, with possibilities of long term strength.

KPMG: Boards Are Deepening Their Involvement In Strategy, Refining Oversight Of Risk As Global Volatility Rises

Ongoing challenges include linking strategy and risk, and addressing growing cyber security risks

What South Africa’s richest 1% are worth

This gives an average net worth of $1.15 million R16 million for all one-percenters.

It's Africa's time to shine

Four years previously, Nigerians had criticised a BBC documentary series, ‘Welcome to Lagos’, which exposed a community living off mountains of rubbish.

RBC Wealth Management outlines four key risks weighing on investors’ minds

Although a concern, investors should accept volatility as the new norm and look for opportunities for those businesses where fundamentals remain strong

Fitch: No Change in Standard Bank’s Support for Stanbic IBTC over FRCN Sanction

SBG has a majority 53.25 per cent stake in Stanbic IBTC Holdings.

Mauritius easiest African country to do businesss, says World Bank report

The detailed report also includes data on the regulation of labour markets

Hong Kong investors buying into London shops rise

The number of stores on Oxford Street, London owned by Hong Kong investors has risen nearly two times over the past two years, making Hong Kong the second largest ownership group behind investors of UK origin.

Weathering Global Ups-and-Downs to Grow Africa's Economies

We introduced a new, stable, floating currency whose value, as with most countries' currencies, is determined by the market.

Ethiopia outperforms Sub-Saharan countries in World Bank index

The report showed that Ethiopia was among the best performers in the region on enforcing Contracts, with a global ranking of 84 and is placed seventh in the region.

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