12/24/2013
Kenya Rebuffs Bensouda's Push for Financial Details
The Kenyan government has refused to furnish the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with the private financial details of the three ICC accused.
12/24/2013
The Kenyan government has refused to furnish the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with the private financial details of the three ICC accused.
12/19/2013
A former relationship manager at Barclays Wealth, a division of Absa, was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Thursday
12/18/2013
In a prospectus filed yesterday (17 December), the company said it hoped to begin trading shares by the end of the week, as part of a public listing on the London Stock Exchange.
12/17/2013
The number of new incorporations across the whole offshore region has fallen slightly compared with the previous six-month period but as the number of firms ceasing to trade has also dropped, this has allowed most registries to continue to grow. Many are
12/16/2013
Those murky ties have drawn unwanted attention to Omega Diamonds, one of the largest importers of African diamonds, which faces fines of up to US$6.3 billion in a customs-fraud trial that started last month.
12/16/2013
The law provides that audit committees should comprise three directors and three shareholders.
12/11/2013
Dale Lippstreu of Maitland’s Cape Town office discusses the status quo.
12/11/2013
Maitland has been appointed to provide Eskom Pension and Provident Fund with its investment administration and management platform.
12/10/2013
South African firm ENSafrica is merging with Mauritian firm De Comarmond & Koenig, as it continues its expansion across Africa.
12/03/2013
Eversheds has secured four new offices in Africa having tied up with South African firm Mahons Attorneys and El Heni in Tunisia.
11/24/2013
Representatives from 13 countries attended Baker & McKenzie’s inaugural African Relationship Law Firm Conference last week (21/22 November), including lawyers from countries such as Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda.
11/20/2013
The inquiry is looking into the demise of collapsed property firm Pinnacle Point Group.
11/20/2013
The firm currently carries out the majority of its Africa work from Paris and said that while the long-term plan is to open up on the continent, an exact location is undecided.
11/17/2013
The deal included an issue of new shares and Newport became a shareholder following the deal.
11/17/2013
The arrest and detention of the officers was generating panic and furor in banking quarters following over two weeks arrest and detention without charges brought against the concerned bankers.
11/17/2013
Debit card fraud, on the other hand, decreased 42% to R117.7m from January to September 2013 from R204m in the corresponding period the year before.
11/12/2013
Mauritius plans to provide more teeth to its financial market regulator and is also setting up a Serious Fraud Office to combat financial frauds
11/03/2013
The New Crusading Guide in its October 14, 2013 edition, reported that the tracking efforts of its Business Desk had led to the "location" of the $3.5 million paid to the Government of Ghana out of the $24 million purchase price of GNPC's
10/23/2013
HedgeNews Africa sits down with Patrick Colegrave of international offshore law firm Harney Westwood & Riegels to discuss the offshore landscape for South African hedge fund managers.
10/22/2013
South Africa is a natural target for expansion, given marketplace growth and the attractiveness of Johannesburg to both local and international financial institutions