11/04/2014
Standard Bank Is Africa’s Greenest
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has been ranked number 19 in the world’s top 20 banks by Bloomberg Markets World’s Greenest Bank Report.
11/04/2014
SG Ghana introduces Gold Visa Card for travellers
The management of the bank including the MD, Mr Gilbert Hie, Deputy Managing Director, Mr Francois Marchal, Head of Retail Distribution, Mr Obed Hoyah, and Head of Privilege Banking, Mr Clement Aryee, in a press launch on Friday presented the Gold Card an
10/31/2014
Old Mutual said adjusted operating profit for the period under review surged 17 percent to £761 million in constant currency. Funds under management were up 5 percent to £300.5 billion.
10/30/2014
Getting to the top is a lot easier than retaining same position
10/28/2014
South African banking group expands in Guernsey
South Africa’s largest bank by market capitalisation and this new branch will bring the total number of licensed banks in Guernsey to 31.
10/24/2014
the lifting of exchange controls more than a decade ago, a growing number of SA’s high net worth individuals have been placing an increasing proportion of their wealth offshore but this hasn’t been without challenges.
10/20/2014
The deal deepens Old Mutual’s commitment to the UK and is a sign that, despite its desire to grow in emerging markets such as Africa, it will not pull out of the UK anytime soon.
10/17/2014
Ecobank Ghana has unveiled its dedicated Premier Banking service, which is targeted at the bank’s high net worth customers.
10/14/2014
Rothschild Seeks Partners in Fast-Growing African Markets
NM Rothschild & Sons Ltd., the world’s largest family-owned financial advisory firm, is seeking partners in Africa’s largest economies to help it seize opportunities as growth accelerates.
10/10/2014
South African financial services group Sweetens £650m Bid For Wealth Firm
People close to the situation said that a deal between the two companies was not certain
10/09/2014
Investors are looking for growth in their portfolios
10/09/2014
Isabel dos Santos, is reported by Forbes to be worth $3 billion
10/08/2014
Standard Chartered, Barclays and Citigroup are the biggest international banks in Africa, but they are facing increasing competition from Asian banks, including Chinese ones
10/06/2014
When Bob Diamond, the controversial former chief executive of Barclays bank, announced that his new investment vehicle was making its first foray into Africa, it triggered a flurry of attention on the continent’s banking sector.
10/03/2014
I think that there are only two schools of thought to choose between, and that our society has chosen the one that is disastrously incorrect.
10/02/2014
Several factors have contributed to Nigeria’s rise to becoming Africa’s largest economy.
09/26/2014
The expat’s champion — Asset allocator with Sanlam
Champion’s background on the UK private discretionary fund management side, including MGM Assurance and Pavillion Asset Management, has therefore become infused with a global perspective.
09/25/2014
The Middle East and Africa’s growing institutional wealth and the increased globalization of the institutional investment industry are major factors behind eVestment’s decision to open its newest office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
09/23/2014
300 African SMEs to get together in Dakar
The first direct access platform to finance for the SMEs
09/23/2014
The rising HNWI profile in Africa
According to the latest studies, there have never been so many high net worth individuals in the world, and they’ve never been richer.