Managers of Wealth Africa

Africa’s richest people and presidents

Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote remains the richest man on the African continent, according to Forbes.

Ugandan banks likely to record low growth in 2014

A slowdown in the growth of deposits plus increased provisions for bad loans in the small and medium business segment could adversely affect the performance of Ugandan banks this year

Standard Chartered MNI Business Sentiment Indicator for Kenya published

Business confidence in Kenya appears to be extremely strong.

Regional bank boss gets prestigious award

The Africa-America Institute’s 2014 Business Leader Award has been given to Vivienne Yeda, the Director General of the East African Development Bank.

Kokkie Kooyman: How to avoid investment mistakes. Brilliant insights on Charlie Munger

South African asset manager Kokkie Kooyman is one of the world’s best financial fund managers. He has won awards for his investment prowess. In this article, Kokkie shares his insights on how to generate above-average returns. He has made a study of

Banking in Nigeria: Moving forward despite challenges

Chima Nwokoji writes on the chronological evolvement of the banking sector in the country, emerging trends, the operational environment and challenges facing the sector, reflecting views of assessors and other stakeholders.

EY's Financial Services Confidence Index Falls Again

Retail banking is at its slowest in the 12 years that we have been conducting this index

Ethiopia: Private Banks Made 4.6 Billion Birr Gross Profit

The 16 private banks operating in Ethiopia made an aggregate gross profit of 4.6 Billion Birr during the just ended fiscal year.

Special Market Report: West Africa.

West Africa experienced an average economic growth rate of 6.4% between 2010 and 2013, and positions as the fastest-growing region in Africa, which should be confirmed in 2014

Kenya in Risk Group ‘9’ following S&P’s first assessment

Standard and Poor’s Rating Services (S&P) has classified Kenya’s banking sector in group 9 under its Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) methodology, reflecting an economic risk score of '8' and an industry risk scor

Private equity is Africa’s best-kept investment secret

Africa is ripe for investment, a fact that is being acted upon by Abu Dhabi companies with increasing regularity.

An Islamic window into African banking

Fadi Yazbeck, Product Manager for Islamic Banking at Temenos, explains why Islamic windows might be the way forward.

Three reasons fund managers invest like lemmings

Even the rock stars of the investment community are guilty of herd mentality. The fact that African Bank Investments Ltd, an obviously dodgy investment, was held in so many unit trust funds is evidence of this.

How to market your business in the world's last growth frontier - Africa

At no time in recent years has there been as much optimism about the various opportunities for businesses in Africa.

Rating Agencies Could Face Further Backlash For Downgrading SA Economy

Nowadays in South Africa, it is strange to unearth anybody agreeing with the world’s three rating agencies Moody’s, Fitch and Standard & Poor’s about any economic choice they make about respective countries.

South Africa is case study in cuckoo economics: Bruggemans

Cuckoos are remarkable birds.

Capitec still SA’s cheapest bank

New research conducted by the Solidarity Research Institute into annual bank charges finds that Capitec offers the cheapest bank charges

Allianz unveiles fifth edition of its 'Global Wealth Report'

Based on the findings of the report, the global gross financial assets of private households grew by 9.9 percent in 2013, the highest rate of growth since 2003.

South Africa’s cheapest bank accounts

Worker union Solidarity has released its latest Bank Charges report, ranking the cheapest bank accounts in South Africa across all income groups.

The African Family-Owned Business: A Partner For Private Equity

Passive observers are more familiar with the dynamics and successes of the larger family offices in Africa

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