04/11/2014
Address by Ms Gill Marcus, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, to the Distinguished Speakers Seminar, European Economics and Financial Centre, London, 8 April 2014.
04/11/2014
The respondents were largely drawn to Africa by potential earnings from the higher economic growth rates forecast for most countries, compared with other developing and developed markets.
04/10/2014
After aggressively buying consumer stocks, foreign investors now seem to have turned their attention to South African banks.
04/07/2014
When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather
They are in haste to tell each other what each must already know; that it is hot or cold, bright or cloudy, windy or calm, 18th century writer, Samuel Johnson once said.
04/07/2014
This African private equity study – called Broadening Horizons – researched the results and methods of private equity particularly after they had fully exited their investments between 2007 and 2013.
04/04/2014
Nigeria will rebase its GDP on Sunday, the statistics office said.
04/02/2014
In contrast to previous decades when the term 'millionaire' indicated significant personal wealth, it is clear that our perceptions of what it means to be wealthy have changed.
04/01/2014
The tie-up will see Threadneedle introduce a range of STANLIB-run strategies to the UK - including an Africa ex-South Africa Equity fund, and a property fund focusing on "carefully chosen" areas.
03/31/2014
This and many other Mandela memorabilia, which have been sold at recent auctions for record breaking prices, highlights the importance of ensuring that sufficient cover is in place for any new valuable items that have been added to personal collections.
03/27/2014
No discernible overall trend in global asset markets.
03/24/2014
The growth of Africa’s millionaires is likely understated, says Standard Bank
Africa has been seeing – and will continue to see – a steady rise in the number of high net worth individuals across the continent.
03/24/2014
Why banks rock
In a climate of low economic growth and a declining consumer cycle, banks are not always popular investment holdings.
03/24/2014
Kenya has overtaken South Africa and Nigeria as an equity destination in Africa.
03/21/2014
Jim O’Neill, a former Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, a consulting firm, said Nigeria could be the world’s15th largest economy if its large population actively participated in economic development.
03/21/2014
In 2013, there were 16,686 high net worth individuals in Nigeria; together they held wealth worth around USD 90 billion.
03/20/2014
A Guide To South Africa's Economic Bubble And Coming Crisis
As Africa’s wealthiest major economy, South Africa has played a key symbolic role in the emerging markets boom that has transformed the global economy in the past decade.
03/20/2014
Mergers , acquisitions and initial public offering activity is picking up in Europe as it returns to growth.
03/19/2014
Global investors are moving toward a "risk off" stance, taking on greater protection as the prospect of geopolitical instability grows, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for March.
03/19/2014
The last time investor confidence levels were higher than this current level was back in March 2007
03/17/2014
Our third Global Consumer Banking Survey looks at banking through the lens of the customer. How do customers perceive their banks? What services do they expect their banks to provide? How well do their banks deliver on promises?