05/09/2017
JSE starts week firmer with banks faring best
The market was seeking direction after the pro-EU Emmanuel Macron won
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05/09/2017
US equity fund upbeat about Kenya despite Zuku group woes
Kenya enjoys many advantages, including a rapidly growing economy
05/09/2017
Old Mutual to scale back its global footprint
Old Mutual is set to boost the existing executive team with a few high profile appointments as it returns back to home base with a new strategy.
05/08/2017
Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Consolidates Leadership Position
The Stanbic IBTC Money Market fund currently offers the highest yield among money market funds
05/08/2017
Old Mutual financial adviser found dead at Walvis
He apparently climbed out of the vehicle to sit down when he died.
05/08/2017
12m people without pension as fund managers, telco devise new strategy
The third-tier is voluntary and includes provident funds and personal pension schemes.
05/05/2017
Ivory Coast, Senegal and other African nations feature on investors’ radars
We all recognise that we need to be very selective about the markets we focus on
05/02/2017
Sanlam goes after funds lost due to Rwanda fraud
Rwanda businesses improving under new management.
05/02/2017
Peregrine's South African hedge funds end Q1 with moderate gains
Industrials stand out as the top performer for the month when taking a closer look at the sectoral indices with a very good +4.7% for March.
05/02/2017
HF Group live with new core banking system, Intrasoft’s Profits
The deal came at the time of Greece-based Intrasoft looking for new markets and targeting Africa.
05/02/2017
Convergence of Africa Capital Markets: Africa’s Efforts to Pool Together its Liquidity
Now, more than ever, market forces are calling for the convergence of African capital markets as one potential solution to the problem.
04/27/2017
Private equity sparks revival at Ugandan utility Umeme
Partnership is a rare example of successful collaboration in the country
04/27/2017
AMCON promises to ensure success of asset management programme
Asset Management Partners are consortiums with specialist skills required to ensure recovery and debt resolution; banking, legal, valuation and accounting.
04/27/2017
Zimbabwe says it has met all conditions to clear arrears to World Bank, AfDB
The southern African nation in October last year cleared its 15-year-old financial arrears with the IMF
04/26/2017
Tunisia receives € 93 million in funding from the World Bank
The project is based on a number of important elements
04/26/2017
In Côte d’Ivoire, Attijari group will help create two tourism-focused investment funds
The second fund for its part is a sovereign fund also dedicated to tourism’s financing
04/26/2017
Sotheby’s to Hold Its First-Ever Contemporary African Art Sale
The auction house enters a market that's heated up dramatically over the last 10 years.
04/25/2017
Côte d’Ivoire becomes third country to join The African Trade Insurance Agency
Côte d’Ivoire and Zimbabwe as well as an increase in the capital subscription of Benin.
04/24/2017
Private equity seeks the sweet spot in Africa
The industry is ‘soul searching’ as funds consider how to operate in more difficult conditions.
04/24/2017
Private Equity Is Not Dead, But Maybe It’s Time For More Hedge Funds In Africa
Hedge funds and private equity funds do not operate in opposition to each other.