05/15/2014
The weakness of the South African rand and US dollar, which flattened the group's profits in 2013, wiped 50 percent off the group's gross sales on a reported currency basis, but Roberts remained upbeat.
05/14/2014
The initiative seemed like a step in the right direction
05/14/2014
Measures such as extending retirement age or limiting incentives to retire early should be urgently considered as longevity is the key risk affecting the financial security of retirees
05/12/2014
Bob Diamond’s African banking group: ‘Our investors are going to do very well’
Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond yesterday told the World Economic Forum on Africa that investors in his new financial services group Atlas Mara could expect good future returns.
05/12/2014
Punch-drunk Absa chiefs to hold AGM ‘postmortem’
We can’t ignore the views of our shareholders, and we won’t
05/12/2014
Top asset managers pile into MTN, Sanlam and Naspers
The trading activity for April also shows a clear preference for banking shares
05/12/2014
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has been criticised over the short time given to interested parties in the acquisition of Mainstreet Bank limited, to submit their Expression of Interest.
05/09/2014
Barclays Africa holds off local retrenchments
There will be no job losses in the Barclays Africa operation, including South Africa bank Absa, after the Barclays Group announced this week that 2014 would see a gross group headcount reduction of 14 000.
05/09/2014
YourWealth acquired by South African investment firm
The UK arm of Momentum has acquired Your Wealth and the Money Hub app technology subject to regulatory approval.
05/02/2014
The final winners will be announced at the prestigious Awards ceremony and gala dinner on the 21st May in Kigali, Rwanda, during the African Development Bank Annual Meetings.
05/01/2014
There is nothing better than fuzzy language to wreak havoc or to facilitate consensus.
05/01/2014
Attijariwafa Bank, Standard Bank, GTBank, and Nedbank are among the shortlisted finalists for the African Banker magazine's 2014 African Banker Awards.
04/29/2014
Fund Managers monthly investment schedule gives unit holders first hand information on activities
04/29/2014
Africa’s largest lender by assets and market value has about 3.8-million customers
04/24/2014
The bank has174 branches and 10 billion shares outstanding with shareholders fund of N104.3 billion as at March 31, 2014.
04/14/2014
Sasfin Bank on the prowl for wealthy individuals to boost profile
It will offer clients a transactional account that they can manage via online banking, debit card and mobile banking. The transactional offering is likely to serve as defensive mechanism for Sasfin.
04/11/2014
CAM is one of Namibia's leading asset management companies in the capital
04/11/2014
But there are still some challenges when it comes to managing individual wealth
04/08/2014
A feature publication that aims to tap into the issues facing high net worth individuals and their advisers
04/02/2014
Managing the wealth of rich individuals is becoming an increasingly competitive business as more players enter the market, but it is a complex industry in which the "chancers" will not survive.