05/08/2015
African Pensions Funds Invest in Infrastructure Projects
Until recently, funds had avoided investing in roads, railroads and ports
Alternative Investments
05/07/2015
UAE to boost investments in Sudan
UAE-Sudan Investment Forum to highlight opportunities in Sudan
05/06/2015
South African manager registers three hedge funds in Caymans
The firm employs 25 investment professionals, organised into individual strategy-specific teams.
05/01/2015
Barclays Africa enters Kenya life insurance market
Barclays Africa Group Limited has formally entered the Kenyan life insurance market with the launch of Barclays Life Assurance Kenya
04/30/2015
AXA Group Of France Acquires Mansard Insurance Plc
The Nigerian Mansard Insurance Plc has been acquired by the France based AXA
04/29/2015
Continental Reinsurance plans to bank on Africa’s construction boom
Nigerian company Continental Reinsurance plans to double premium income from its property and engineering business
04/28/2015
Ghana advised to join Asian Bank
A retired diplomat, Dr Daniel N. Kotei has advised Ghana to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank since it presents better and flexible opportunities than the International Monetary Fund.
04/28/2015
Barings identifies growth in MENA region
In particular, companies that offer exposure to structural growth sectors such as private healthcare and firms engaged in the provision of education and training as well as consumption represent strong opportunities
04/28/2015
Belvedere update: Guernsey FSC places three funds into administration
The three fund companies are all managed by Lancelot Management; a Guernsey registered collective investment schemes manager.
04/28/2015
West Africa Bourse To Get Two More Listings This Year - CEO
The exchange, which serves the eight countries that also form the West African CFA franc currency union, currently has 39 companies listed, the latest being Total's Senegalese subsidiary.
04/28/2015
Standard Bank Looking to Finance Investment Projects in Ethiopia
Standard Bank operates in 32 countries worldwide, 19 in Africa.
04/27/2015
Continental Re to double premium income $80 million
Nigeria’s second-largest insurer opened a branch in South Africa
04/24/2015
FirstRand picks banks as it revives dollar-bond plans
Lender last sold dollar debt in June 2011.
04/24/2015
Nigeria: SA Insurance, SA Life Set to Merge
He disclosed that the corporate action was further being taken with a focus on "delivering superior returns to the shareholders
04/24/2015
Nigerians Buy Up London Luxury Property
Luxury property agents in London reveal that Nigerians are the biggest buyers in the London luxury property market among other Africans, having spent for their new glamorous homes in British capital nearly $400 million in the last three years.
04/23/2015
Bank debt splurge pushes South Africa bond sales to 4-year high
As the four biggest lenders sought to refinance maturing securities and meet international rules on liquidity.
04/23/2015
Bamboo Finance Announces the First Close of Financial Inclusion Fund II
Over the last seven years Bamboo Finance has built one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of financial inclusion private equity investments; representing 31 companies, 22 countries, $195 million and a track record of successful exits.
04/22/2015
Alexander Forbes eyes Ghana and Tanzania
SA’s largest retirement fund administrator, Alexander Forbes, has announced it is working on making an acquisition in Ghana within a year.
04/22/2015
Japan to help train 350,000 people in Asia, Africa says Abe
Specifically, Japan plans to assist the promotion of the Japanese "kosen"
04/21/2015
Insurers and banks look to start-ups
NEW entrants in the financial services sector are attracting companies to consider joint ventures with the technology start-ups to stay competitive, while they also compete globally to retain their top people.