08/08/2017
Absa plays catch-up in hybrid debit/credit card account space
New ‘Premium Banking’ looks an awful lot like FNB’s Fusion Premier proposition…
Wealth and Asset Management
08/02/2017
Standard Chartered’s lack of divided disappoints investors
Emerging markets bank reports 82% rise in first-half net profits
07/28/2017
Barclays in first-half loss after Africa sale
The second quarter saw us complete two critically important planks of our strategy; both of them ahead of schedule
07/25/2017
OMI unveils offshore bond for Middle East and Africa
Life insurer Old Mutual International (OMI) has launched an offshore bond for advisers in the Middle East and Africa as part of a revamp of its global offshore bond range.
07/19/2017
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda re-launches the priority banking customer value proposition
Priority Banking is our Premium Banking client segment that focuses on providing banking solutions with our signature service to the affluent clients.
07/17/2017
Bruce Hemphill, Old Mutual CEO: breaking up the group
The chief executive on dismantling the FTSE 100 company and axing his own job
07/13/2017
Nedbank Wealth and icandi CQ create cybercrime awareness campaign
Nedbank Wealth and icandi CQ hope to prove that South Africa does have the people to fight cybercrime; it’s just not the traditional professionals that are usually thought of.
07/11/2017
Breakfast Briefing, South Africa, Andrew Wilson
The video, shot in the beautiful Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel in Johannesburg.
07/05/2017
Stanbic IBTC Bank Unveils Private Banking Service
It explained that the service leverages on both the Stanbic Group and Standard Bank end to end financial services as well as over 154 years’ experience across Africa.
06/28/2017
Standard Bank takes top spot for wealth services
Standard Bank beat Sanlam Private Wealth and Nedbank Private Wealth for the overall award.
06/28/2017
Co-op opens banking unit for wealthy clients
The members will also get opportunities go on organised international business trips, scout for opportunities outside the country, learn about emerging trends in trade and network.
06/25/2017
Wind of change blows the rich away
In some cases properties are passed from generation to generation.
06/19/2017
How many millionaire households there are in South Africa
BCG told BusinessTech that its data showed that South Africa had 22,700 millionaire households in 2016, placing it 53rd out of 98 countries in its report.
06/15/2017
Why Kenya’s super-rich stay invisible
Unlike most common men who take to social media to flaunt any new assets they acquire, secrecy in spending appears to be the most common trend among Kenya’s super-rich.
06/05/2017
SGG Group completes acquisition of Cim Global Business
Together with Cim Global Business, SGG Group forms a leading investor services platform with over 800 staff and state of the art technology.
06/05/2017
Standard Chartered launches brand campaign
Its acclaimed No. 1 position is well-established
05/26/2017
Old Mutual may have to touch UK cash reserve
The company was updating the markets ahead of its annual general meeting held yesterday in the UK.
05/25/2017
Old Mutual says may launch small IPO for Old Mutual Wealth
The listings are likely to take the form of a demerger, benefiting existing shareholders, but "with the possibility of a small initial public offering" for the wealth management division, the company said.
05/25/2017
Investec vs Discovery: which to pick
With Discovery and Investec set to compete in both banking and insurance, things are about to get interesting
05/25/2017
Standard Bank celebrates 25th anniversary in the Isle of Man on Africa Day
Both in the Island and across the African continent, the business provides a wide range of banking and wealth management services to private indviduals and corporates.