03/17/2014
U.S. philanthropist Howard Buffett takes aim at rhino poaching
American philanthropist Howard G. Buffett donated $24 million to South Africa's national parks service on Friday to fund a high-tech campaign against rhino poaching which he compared to the United States' war on drugs on its southern border.
03/17/2014
Keynote address by Mr Daniel Mminele, Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, at the 8th Risk and Return Conference, Cape Town, 13 March 2014.
03/16/2014
The idea of a virtual currency is clearly an appealing one for those who mistrust their national currency, the traditional banking system, or who seek a means of circumventing inflation or capital controls.
03/14/2014
Pan-African banking group Ecobank, whose largest investors include the Public Investment Corporation and Nedbank, will tap into the diverse resource base of its widespread continental operations to mobilise finance instruments for its Zimbabwe unit
03/13/2014
Bank capital ratios have increased steadily since the financial crisis.
03/13/2014
Emerging markets have received the cold shoulder for a third year running from one of Europe’s top-rated equity analysts on concern over China’s economic outlook and lower commodity prices.
03/12/2014
Wealthy Nigerians
Lately wealthy Africans have been making headlines.
03/12/2014
BRICS countries have resolved to forge stronger economic ties with Africa and avail much needed financing for infrastructure development in the continent.
03/11/2014
While South African banks remain concerned about the very weak domestic growth outlook, their headline earnings in 2013 reflect that they have fully recovered from the global financial crisis
03/10/2014
The amount of debt globally has soared more than 40 percent to $100 trillion since the first signs of the financial crisis as governments borrowed to pull their economies out of recession and companies took advantage of record low interest rates
03/10/2014
The digital cryptocurrency which may or may not have been founded in 2009 by a 64-year-old Japanese recluse — was hit by the biggest challenge it's faced so far when Mt. Gox, the world's largest bitcoin exchange.
03/07/2014
USSIA’s military mobilisation on Ukraine’s borders over the past week was an echo of the sort of geopolitical event that used to send international investors scurrying for cover over the past 50 years.
03/07/2014
Survey: The Wealthy Don't Like Talking About Wealth
Money is the most uncomfortable topic of conversation for six out of ten high-net-worth individuals, according to a new international poll.
03/07/2014
When economist Jim O’Neill coined the term ‘BRIC’ in 2001 to group together the fast-growing economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China he couldn’t have known that the insight would prove so powerful.
03/07/2014
Despite being seen as a woman friendly industry, majority of top positions in the banking industry for years have been occupied by men.
03/07/2014
For emerging-markets investors, Africa is high-risk but has good growth potential.
03/06/2014
Emerging markets have been having a rough ride recently. While advanced economies have picked up speed, emerging markets have been slowing down, posing challenges for international investors and businesses.
03/06/2014
Participants have openly said that Tanzania’s investment engagement with Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South is not a win-win situation but rather it is a win-lose situation.
03/05/2014
The inclusion of 'style' managers such as 'value' or 'quality' as core drivers within an equity portfolio can potentially improve an investor’s long-term returns.
03/05/2014
As South Africa enters a rising interest rate cycle that will put more financial strain on consumers, FirstRand is focusing more on its African operations to diversify earnings.