Managers of Wealth Africa

Going offshore for a retirement plan

An internationally accessible offshore retirement plan may be an attractive option for South African residents with foreign citizenship

Is it safe to buy car insurance online or via an app?

It’s very safe to buy “personal lines” insurance online in South Africa

SA’s unsecured loan boom leaves 40% of borrowers in default

It is a dysfunctional industry where lenders compete on the largest loan size

Kenya stock rises in new wealth ranking

The Maasai Mara National Reserve was named among Africa’s top destinations for the rich alongside Cape Town, the Serengeti in Tanzania, Marrakesh in Morocco, Cairo in Egypt and the Okavango Swamps in Botswana.

Ghana: We Have Built the Foundation for a World Class Bank - CBG MD

CBG was formed to take over the operations of five banks whose licences were withdrawn because of liquidity challenges.

Alternative assets offer the better returns option

According to a market report by Cytonn Investments for the period between 2013-2018, real estate recorded an average per annual return of 24 percent, equities recorded 14.1 percent, one-year T-bill recorded 13.1 percent and 91-day T-bill recorded 9.2 perc

World Bank urges African countries to make bold decisions for digital transformation

The growing youth population makes it more urgent for Africa to invest in technologies that will create more and better jobs

Africa's Three Richest Billionaires Hold 40% Africa’s Wealth

While the richest Africans fortunes are increasing, extreme poverty is also on the rise on the continent

Government’s plan to go after pension funds could financially ruin South Africans

The ANC has also previously floated the idea of using pensions to help fund embattled state-owned enterprises

Another Moody’s reprieve likely for a troubled South African economy

Lucie Villa, lead SA analyst for Moody’s, said there is a ‘low likelihood’ of a change in SA’s rating – downwards or upwards – because the country has a stable outlook.

Connecting the Dots: The Importance of Sustainable Investing in South Africa

The debate still exists over whether there is a price to pay for investing responsibly

Standard Bank relies on intra-African trade development to boost its revenues

The banking group also hopes to further increase the share of income its subsidiaries provide.

Rivalry heats up as partners in top law firm part ways

Then on September 5, exactly a week after Kaplan’s senior partner’s statement, the four who it had been announced had left had their own announcement to make.

15 extreme risks for investors revealed

Willis Towers Watson believes that, in this environment there is no ‘single answer’ for portfolio construction.

Angola President invites Qatari businesspersons to invest in his country

Regarding areas of investment in his country, he said that there are many opportunities in many sectors especially in tourism, infrastructure, ports, industry and many sectors.

Kenya insurance firms’ profits drop by 61pc to $33m

Industry insiders attributed the massive decline in profitability to the capping of interest rates introduced in 2016

EAC banks hit rough patch as earning prospects dip

While the performance may not be encouraging to the managers of these institutions, analysts think the earnings prospects of the second half of the year appear even dimmer going by the rising volume of non-performing loans, flashing signals of weaker than

Small banks cut bad loan provisions by nearly half

The provisions are supposed to serve as an allowance for uncollected loans and loan payments to cover eventualities such as customer defaults and renegotiated terms that yield lower than previously estimated payments.

African leaders driven from power since 2010

Egypt: On July 3 the military ousts Egypt's first democratically elected leader, the Islamist Mohamed Morsi, after large demonstrations

Why Investment Don't Deserve To Fall From Grace

Painting investment hubs with the same brush, however, does a major disservice to developing countries that benefit from the FDI flows facilitated by these key intermediaries through the structuring of safe and secure investments into otherwise challengin

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