12/04/2014
ME bank Targets Wealth Management
The bank plans hubs in nine global cities to gain from an expanding middle class and trade and investments flows within a “west-east corridor” extending from West Africa to China, he said.
12/02/2014
The programme will identify and help grow 10,000 start-ups and young businesses from across Africa over the next 10 years.
12/01/2014
The Gulf Cooperation Council investors should invest in Morocco’s small and medium enterprises because they have the potential and the will to succeed
11/27/2014
The World Bank's World Wealth Report for 2014 revealed a 3.7 per cent rise in the number of wealthy individuals in Africa.
11/26/2014
The combined company will have more than 6,000 stores across three continents and plans to become one of the top five discount retailers in the world.
11/25/2014
Barclays planning 20% headcount increase in MENA
The message coming out of the bank’s wealth and investment management division in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is very different. Barclays is hiring, and it largely wants to attract senior people.
11/25/2014
South Africans who are not UK residents often require a formal introduction to a UK bank
11/21/2014
TMF Group Acquires leading provider of fiduciary services in South Africa
This deal provides the Company with a sizable platform from which to accelerate its growth strategy across Africa.
11/20/2014
Africa's 50 Richest 2014: The Newcomers
King Mohammed VI owns an estimated 40% stake in Société Nationale d’Investissement
11/20/2014
Zimbabwe: Atlas Mara Poised for 100pc Control of BancABC
BancABC has operations in Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
11/20/2014
Investec Looking for More Wealth-Management Acquisitions
Asset Manager Is Aiming to Reduce Its Dependence on Banking
11/19/2014
Barclays Africa Group: Still good to invest in SA despite issues
Barclays Africa Group’s investment banking unit said South Africa was still offering investors opportunities even amid increased labour unrest, electricity shortages and a slowing economy.
11/17/2014
This was announced at the 6th Banking Awards which took place in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday 29th October 2014 over a gala dinner.
11/14/2014
Java Capital has been a strong player when it comes to offering advice on listed property.
11/13/2014
Doug Smart, KFC's general manager in Africa is mulling the challenges his company faces in appealing to a cross-section of South Africans one morning at a restaurant in Johannesburg.
11/10/2014
Bangera Is Kenya's Newest Paper Billionaire As Wealth Grows
Heril Bangera, founder of cosmetics and plastics manufacturer Flame Tree Group, which listed and began trading at the NSE yesterday, saw his wealth grow by about Sh810 million in hours.
11/09/2014
One is the creation of a UK sovereign wealth fund, the absence of which he labels “extraordinary”.
11/07/2014
Stonehage, Fleming join forces to advise ultra-rich families
The new group, to be called Stonehage Fleming Family and Partners, will offer wealth management services to more than 250 ultra-rich families.
11/05/2014
Stanbic IBTC Unveils SMEs’ Business-support Initiative
Stanbic IBTC Bank, a member of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has unveiled a nationwide campaign in which operators in the small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) sector will receive robust support to grow their businesses.
11/05/2014
Old Mutual to Invest in African Acquisitions as Sales Slow
Old Mutual is also looking for ways to work more closely with Lome, Togo-based Ecobank Transnational Inc., where Nedbank owns 20 percent.