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.
04/02/2014
UK-based Threadneedle Investments has formed a deal with South African asset manager Stanlib to refer clients to each others' funds.
03/31/2014
Nedbank, the South African lender controlled by Old Mutual, increased chief executive Mike Brown’s pay 13 percent to 32.5 million rand after profit rose more than estimated.
03/28/2014
Carlyle, with $189 billion of assets under management across the world, opened Middle East offices in 2007
03/21/2014
Ex-UBS equities head to set up African venture
Yassine Bouhara, a former UBS executive who co-led the bank's equities team at the time of its 2011 rogue trading scandal, is to set up a brokerage and advisory business focusing on Africa.
03/20/2014
Investec PLC Thursday said it expects its full-year operating profit to be marginally ahead of the previous year, as the specialist bank and asset manager coped with a significant depreciation of the rand against sterling over 2013.
03/17/2014
THERE was increased posturing and beating of chests when the country’s top four banks recently presented their financial results.
03/14/2014
Leading Swiss Private bank lures Africa entrepreneurs with investment bankers
“We have a dedicated group of investment bankers embedded within private banking,” said Zurich-based Wright. “
03/12/2014
Cape Town ‘offers the best value for $1m’
Cape Town buyers still get much more bang for their buck, where $1m will buy you a 215m² apartment in a top-end suburb.
03/11/2014
Brooks Macdonald Int’l looks to South Africa with new hire
Brooks Macdonald International has appointed a new senior business development manager for their Jersey office.
03/10/2014
Is Africa's largest bank, Standard Bank, gearing up for another mammoth deal?
03/07/2014
German luxury automaker Porsche is looking to open an outlet in Kenya within a few months to target the growing number of local high net worth individuals.
03/06/2014
Standard Bank Group has produced a satisfactory performance in 2013, increasing headline earnings per share by 14% and net asset value per share by 14%. Group return on equity has increased to 14.1% from 14.0% in 2012.
03/05/2014
Old Mutual’s MD for Africa Operations, Johannes !Gawaxab, says the company is “future fit” as the Namibian operations under his wing recorded a growth of N$589 million after tax, thereby establishing its continuing dominance of the insur
03/03/2014
South African bank offers services to wider customer base
03/03/2014
Nedbank ready for 'Ramos war'
NedBank CEO Mike Brown is not worried about Barclays Africa CEO Maria Ramos's vow to fight harder in the battle for customers lost to Nedbank and other lenders.