05/27/2020
Equity halts Sh9 billion dividend on Corona fears
The bank was scheduled to pay the dividend on July 24 to shareholders on record as of June 12.
Alternative Investments
05/27/2020
Odds stacked against investment industry as Covid-19 hits pension contributions
South Africa has experienced low economic growth for the past few years.
05/26/2020
Centurion Plus launches a full-suite Tax and Investment Service for Africa
The investment desk would be of immense benefit to African businesses and other foreign investors seeking to position themselves strategically
05/26/2020
Rwanda Insurance companies rake in Rwf46 billion in 2019
The sector makes profits from other investments such as real estate, equities, and government securities.
05/26/2020
'SA can't pull itself up by its bootstraps. There isn't money': Why global losses worry local experts
R130 billion of the package will be supported by reprioritising funds from South Africa's existing budget, while the rest must be funded externally.
05/26/2020
Are fund managers in the country walking on thin ice?
A significant portion of banks capital in the form of customers’ deposits is invested in Government securities.
05/25/2020
2020 Brand Africa 100: Africa's Best Brands Highlights
The 2020 survey was conducted between February and April 2020 and yielded over 15,000 brand mentions and over 2,000 unique brands.
05/22/2020
AIF investments in Mauritius, Singapore and Hong Kong under Sebi lens
Regulator rejects overseas investments proposals of funds that fail to meet set parameters
05/20/2020
R250m of Oppenheimer fund delivered to small businesses, says bank
While SAFT funding is no longer available, the bank said it is considering additional relief measures in the form of financial and non-financial support, as well collaborating with other entities and government to enable support.
05/19/2020
Old Mutual Launches Arifa, The Unit Trust Fund ChatBot
The Old Mutual announces its chatbot to be integrated on Facebook Messenger to help serve both new and existing Unit Trust customers.
05/19/2020
Cepheus Capital invests in Ethiopian FMCG, Lion Brands
As seen during the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential that local companies have the resilience and the resources to continue producing goods during difficult times.
05/19/2020
Investing during Covid-19
As if there isn’t enough to worry about during the coronavirus pandemic, many people have seen their investments tank over the past few weeks.
05/18/2020
The one job skill that stands out in South Africa’s deeply scarred labour market
Hiring activity for middle and departmental managers decreased by 47% during April.
05/18/2020
African Guarantee Fund Announces Response to Economic Impact of COVID-19
Fund Unveils COVID-19 Guarantee Facility Aimed at Reducing Financial Uncertainties Resulting from the Pandemic
05/17/2020
Pension fund operators invest N47.32bn in infrastructure
The law and guidelines for investment of pension fund made provisions for investment in infrastructure.
05/15/2020
Insurance group Liberty braces for a bumpy 2020
Already the insurer will be losing millions of rands as it has given its customers premium reduction and holiday options on certain products up until the end of September.
05/14/2020
Big four banks take 'meaningful' stake in AfriSam in debt swap deal
The company said the restructuring of its debt had necessitated changes in its board.
05/14/2020
TradeATF gets award as best mobile trading platform
The mobile version of the Forex platform can synchronously carry out three types of operations, including Instant execution, start or stop a pending order, open or close a deal.
05/13/2020
Standard Bank Brokers IPO For Malawi’s Most Popular Brand
Standard Bank Group acted as the Lead Transaction Advisor, Transfer Secretary and Receiving Bank on the transaction
05/13/2020
Total Pension Assets Rise To N10.5trn
The operators invested N7.8bn and N29.9bn in foreign money market securities and mutual funds, while N532.4bn and N65.04bn were invested in domestic ordinary shares and foreign ordinary shares respectively.