Managers of Wealth Africa

How SA’s financial indicators compare with other emerging markets

The rand is undervalued but interest rates are nicely in the middle.

Investec and UK government team up to support South African green investor

Investor interest in Africa’s renewable energy sector has been growing in recent years

Map Your Strategy: Building a Pan-African Insurance Company

This partnership became a merger in 2018, when Sanlam fully acquired Saham in a $1.1 billion transaction, purchasing the remaining stake in the company it didn’t already possess.

Pencom to launch micro pension

To ensure seamless operations, PenCom, together with pension fund operators have built robust Information Technology (IT) infrastructure that will support the plan.

SAS launches SAS MIDAS fund

The Fund invests in a well-diversified portfolio of short-term, high-quality and low-risk money market securities, and is offered as an alternative to a savings account for individuals and organizations for managing cash, saving towards short-term goals,

Investec backs South African investor’s London office acquisition

Ross Blair, a senior managing director and head of Hines UK, said: “Since acquiring the building in 2011 we have delivered attractive returns for our investor client during the period of ownership.

Pressure on Kenya’s economy as revenue collection drops

The IMF projects growth in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Benin and Burkina Faso.

Loan repayments could cripple African countries’ growth prospects in 2019

The Moody’s report, released last week paints a grim picture of African economies

Why some banks fail, others succeed – Amangbo, Zenith Bank CEO

WHAT is it like running a bank in a challenging economy like Nigeria?

Zimbabwe’s economy to grow by 4,2% — AfDB

But the bank warned against policy-related macroeconomic instability and fiscal imbalances

Africa : AfDB very optimistic about the growth of the continent in 2019

East Africa leads with GDP growth estimated at 5.7% in 2018, followed by North Africa at 4.9%, West Africa at 3.3% from Central Africa to 2.2% and Southern Africa to 1.2%.

Meet the Boss: Colin Iles, MD, Absa Group Limited

"How to breakdown the corporate immune system" keeps him awake at night

EA to grow faster than other African regions in 2019 - ADB

East Africa has in the last two decades ambitiously pursued economic and political integration, although it has not been as fast as it had been expected.

Rwanda dispels concerns of debt distress

Rwanda’s total debt levels significantly lower than the East African threshold of 50 per cent, according to the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana

Sanlam set to pursue bond default directors

The firm will now be relying on its subsidiary, Sanlam Investments East Africa, to select portfolios that will not expose it to high risks.

Emerging market stocks dip, S.African rand soft ahead of rate meet

The rand was 0.2 percent softer, on pace to slip for the first time in six sessions.

London Stock Exchange Group Launches 'Companies to Inspire Africa 2019' Report

The ‘Companies to Inspire Africa’ report makes an essential contribution to closing this "middle market" gap.

3 Pension funds endorse GAT initiative

This signing of the agreements by the pension funds represents a major boost to the GAT transaction

Absa Seeks First-Time Buyers in Push to Revive Mortgage Unit

Lender also targets South African affordable housing industry

Pension funds hit N8.45tr

The monthly report, which showed that Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) invested N6.05 trillion out of the N8.45 trillion pension assets

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