Managers of Wealth Africa

KPMG Report Identifies How Banks Can Grow the Top Line in 2014

"The banks that embrace change and systematically transform themselves to become more customer-centric will achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace."

Is this an emerging markets crisis or not?

The time of reckoning is here for emerging markets. After benefiting from ultra-low interest rates and sluggish growth in developed economies in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, these markets are no longer looking so hot.

South African Bank Ratings Threatened by Sovereign Cut, S&P Says

The company said it doesn’t expect to raise bank ratings this year.

Eight-Year Global Economic Expansion Expected Says BNY Mellon's Richard Hoey

While Hoey believes that inflation will rise eventually, he thinks it will drift higher only gradually over the coming years and that governments and central banks will be tolerant of that gradual upward drift in inflation.

Kalmer ditched by Nedbank

Top South African road runner Rene Kalmer will not be running in Nedbank colours this year, after her contract was not renewed for the 2014 season

How to profit from the emerging markets crisis

Lazard’s Paul Rogers explains how the group is positioning its portfolio in this tough period for the market and looking for opportunities in undervalued consumer discretionary stocks.

CEOs more confident on global economy - PwC

But finding that growth has gotten tougher.

Kenya’s Banking Revolution Lights a Fire

Those models are certainly valid: The “Asian Tigers” lifted millions of people out of poverty by relying on an efficient public sector based on rigid meritocracy and little tolerance for corruption.

Swaziland to launch a new airline to give its new airport some traffic

King Mswati III is really committed to this whole international-air-hub thing. Call it a folie-à-un, because no one else is sold

Luxury assets on the rise in SA

Luxury assets - including art, wine and classic automobiles - are proving increasingly popular in South Africa.

Coutts says BRIC obsolete term

Coutts, a lender owned by Royal Bank of Scotland, argues that the 13-year-old BRIC term is obsolete.

World economy: back in synch -EFG INTERNATIONAL

2014 is set to be a year in which we will see a synchronised global economic upturn – with all major regions and economies posting positive growth for the first time since 2007.

SA super-rich rise by 14% over 6 years

The number of South Africans with more than $30 million in net assets climbed 14 percent in the past six years following equity and commodity price gains

SA ‘must not be arrogant with Africa

Standard Bank joint CEO Sim Tshabalala has warned South Africa not to be arrogant in its dealings with the rest of Africa.

Bank of America Sees South Africa Current-Account Gap Narrowing

The shortfall could average 4.7 percent for the year, BofAML said. That compares with the National Treasury’s forecast of 6.4 percent.

World's ultra wealthy hold a fifth of their wealth (US$5.3 trillion) in real estate assets

Private wealth is increasingly shaping the world's real estate markets and the use of private equity in major property deals worth at least US$10 million has nearly trebled since 2009.

Angola: World Bank Regional Vice President for Africa Visits Angola

he World Bank's Vice President for Africa, Makhtar Diop, will visit Angola from January 15 -16, 2014 for development talks with President José Eduardo dos Santos, the Ministers of Finance, Planning and Territorial Development, and the Governor

SA firms must factor in eurozone’s problems

The recessionary effects have also been mitigated by the rise of China and its demand for natural resources, which has contributed significantly the shift in global economic power.

A Marshall Plan for Africa’s Employment Challenge

Unemployment, independent of any other factor, threatens to derail the economic promise that Africa deserves.

97% of Financial Firms Don’t Think Enough Has Been Done to Prevent Future Crash

Furthermore, just 12 per cent of respondents believe that regulators fully understand how the financial crisis happened in the first place.

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