Managers of Wealth Africa

Angola, Ghana are Africa’s fastest growing wealth markets

Angola is currently the second-largest oil producer on the continent, but is tipped to overtake Nigeria within the next five years.

SA banks hold Africa’s wealth

South African banks control more than half of all African high-net worth individuals' (HNWI) private funds which are tied up in asset management schemes.

Non-Banking Sector Important for Ecoco

The non-banking financial services providers are vital contributors to the economy, the Non-Banking Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority chairperson

Nomura Sees Another South African Downgrade After Moody’s

South Africa’s credit rating may be cut to just above junk by Fitch Ratings Ltd. next month after Moody’s Investors Service lowered it yesterday, risking higher borrowing costs

It’s now total war against the BRICS

Fasten your seat belts: the information war already unleashed against Russia is bound to expand to Brazil, India and China.

Best global brands 2014 by Gaelyn Scott

Interbrand announced the results of its BEST GLOBAL BRANDS 2014 survey recently. At the event, the company also handed out a fascinating booklet entitled YOU AFRI CAN.

Four Nigerian Companies Where CEOs Are Sons Of Founders

Business mogul and serial investor, Paschal Dozie, founded Diamond Bank in 1990, growing it into one of Nigeria’s top tier banks before resigning as CEO in 2006.

UBS and TrustAfrica launch pioneering report on philanthropy in Africa by Africans

The report shows that philanthropy is an inherent characteristic of African life, where giving to extended family or supporting a community member is seen as a matter of course.

Ebola panic hits South Africa in the pocket

Ebola has not yet hit South Africa, but companies here who have sailed north looking for extra profit are feeling some rather sickening economic effects.

Africa’s Prospects Rise With Tide of Returning Professionals

A rising tide is lifting optimism in Africa.

Doing legal business in Japan and Morocco: new guides for solicitors

The latest additions to our 'Doing legal business' series look at Japan and Morocco.

Standard Bank ranked top twenty in Bloomberg’s World’s Greenest Bank Report

The clean-energy investments category accounts for 70 percent of the score and is determined using information on the banks’ activities with regard to clean-energy projects, including renewable energy as well as other related initiatives.

Africa growth prospects lure Gulf investors

For us, navigating through the dynamics in Africa is an exciting opportunity in a world beset with challenging dynamics

Seven banks in Angola and Mozambique among the 100 largest in Africa

The other five places in the top 10 places are taken by three Moroccan banks, one from Nigeria and one from Algeria.

More Than One in Three Africans Now Belong to the Middle Class

This figure is expected to reach 42% by 2060, according to the ADB study, unveiled in Johannesburg.

Investors too ‘Eurocentric’ on Africa, says Old Mutual strategist

Bell said Africa's middle classes - categorised as those spending between US$2-20 a day - had trebled since 2000, and were projected to grow by a further 170% by 2030.

Old Mutual is bullish on Africa

Old Mutual’s rest of Africa operations accounted for just 4% of group operating profits in the first half of this year.

Private Equity, Pension Funds To Grow Finance Investment Opportunity In Africa

Despite its impressive economic growth, which is attracting more foreign investments, Africa remains a marginal lurer of Private Equity and international investment capital.

5,000 more dollar-millionaires in SA

The annual Credit Suisse Research Institute report into global wealth reveals that the super-rich in South Africans are getting wealthier

World Wealth Rises at Fastest Rate Ever Recorded - Credit Suisse

The Number of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals Has Grown

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