Managers of Wealth Africa

Exchange-traded Funds: gaining ground

The Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) allows for the local listing of ETFs.

NIGERIA: Sec Approves Lotus Halal Fixed Income Fund

The Lotus Halal Fixed Income Fund is aimed at investors who do not want exposure to the volatility of the stock market but desire an investment with regular distributions and low risk. With a minimum investment of N5,000, the fund is accessible to all inv

Stanbic IBTC Pension to hold retirement forum

In a statement at the weekend, he said about 600 participants are expected at the forum to be held on Thursday in Lagos.

Billionaire launches new company with Sanlam heavyweights

ARC is a subsidiary of Ubuntu-Botho Investments, Sanlam's empowerment partner.

New rules set to revive South Africa's hedge fund industry

CISCA regulation expected to boost allocations to hedge funds over long term

African Bank Yields Fall as Investors See Hope for Survival

African Bank collapsed in August 2014 with senior-debt investors owed more than 40 billion rand ($2.72 billion).

Partnering With You to Do Good Things: Old Mutual Publishes Positive Futures Plan

Old Mutual has launched the Positive Futures Plan focusing on two areas where it can have the greatest influence on sustainable growth; namely enabling financial wellbeing and responsible investment.

Nigeria may issue Chinese Panda bonds to help fund 2016 budget

China launched the market for Pandas - yuan-denominated bonds sold by overseas entities on the mainland - in 2005 but only a handful of foreign entities have raised debt there.

Africa to become major alpha source

On top of population growth, Kotecha said that there was a significant movement from rural to urban regions, accompanied by higher per capita income.

Nigeria Sets to Launch into $400bn Gold Trade

According to Awolowo, two African nations which currently contributed a very insignificant percentage of the gold trade are Kenya and Rwanda.

Fund manager sees continuing growth from rising African consumer markets juggernaut

“Africa is fast becoming an important profit driver for some of the largest multinational consumer based companies,” says Insync’s Monik Kotech.

Old Mutual’s forays into informal economy

This business unit, Mushosho said, would use a group lending model for its business.

SA: Retirement funds members urged to be active participants

The research found that only 20% of participants were aware of the value of their investment when they retired. Experts say that by then it will be too late to try and catch up if their investment has not performed well.

IFC supports Standard Bank Namibia employee ownership

Namibia remains one of the most unequal societies in the world and faces significant socio-economic challenges.

Fidelity Bank And Prudential Launch Innovative Insurance Solutions

The Hospital Cash Plan, which is the first of its kind in Ghana, provides financial support to customers who suffer some form of income loss due to hospitalization.

AfricInvest secures successful private equity deal

Silafrica Plastics and Packaging, the leading East African company in its sector, has received a boost in the form of recent private equity investment by AfricInvest, a deal which also gave a lift to the East African corporate practice of UK law firm Clyd

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