08/23/2015
Nigeria Should Switch to Managed Currency Float, Ecobank Says
The naira could be the next currency to go, analysts including Bernd Berg of Societe Generale SA said.
Alternative Investments
08/21/2015
Meristem Wealth Management floats N1bn Mutual Funds
The offers which opened on July 15, 2015 was supposed to close on August 21, 2015 will now close on Tuesday, August 25, 2015.
08/20/2015
Money flows to platinum funds as SA bets on rebound
With platinum prices near a six-year low, producers will have to cut production
08/19/2015
Of Local Investors and the Nigerian Bourse
Also, Nigerian companies are now listing on global stock exchanges creating more opportunities for foreign investors to invest in Nigerian companies
08/19/2015
Meristem Wealth Extends N1bn Mutual Funds Offer
The offers which opened on July 15, 2015 was supposed to close on August 21, 2015, but has been extended to Tuesday, August 25, 2015.
08/18/2015
BOI Launches N1bn Fashion Fund
The fashion cluster is the next one we are targeting with the fashion fund being launched here today
08/16/2015
Deutsche Bank finds a hot spot in African bond markets
The number of Sub-Saharan African sovereigns in the international bond markets has almost tripled since 2007, with newcomers including Zambia, Ethiopia and Kenya raising money in the past three years alone.
08/16/2015
Exchange Traded Funds soon cross-listed on key African exchanges
Investors will now gain exposure to shares listed on Johannesburg, Kenyan and Nigerian stock exchanges.
08/14/2015
Plans afoot to cross-list ETFs on African bourses
The concept of cross listing an ETF is the same as cross listing a share‚ or listing it on more than one exchange.
08/14/2015
Africa investor Institutional Investment and Capital Market Awards 2015 Shortlist Announced
We are therefore naturally very pleased with this year's top ten shortlist and wish all nominees the best of luck.
08/13/2015
SITA to facilitate investments in East African countries
The approximate investment of these projects was expected to be $18 million.
08/13/2015
South Africa Sends Wrong Message to Business, Banking Group Says
Business and government need to come to some sort of understanding ideologically, more than anything else, to address the myriad of problems we have got in the country.
08/12/2015
Investec breaks new ground in Africa
Investec Asset Management has reached a final close on what it says is the first credit and debt capital markets fund dedicated purely to sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa.
08/12/2015
Lagos is planning to build West Africa's answer to Dubai. It's not thinking big enough
The new district will be billed as a 24-hour, green-conscious, world-class city, which can attract and retain top multinational corporations.
08/11/2015
Banks foreign assets drop by N1.73trn on naira devaluation
The foreign assets of commercial banks comprise foreign branches, investments and properties that Nigeria’s commercial banks have overseas.
08/11/2015
Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers wins award
Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited, Nigeria’s biggest pension fund administrator (PFA), has been named the Best Pension Fund Manager in Nigeria 2015 in the Global Banking & Finance Review Awards.
08/10/2015
Vedelago: Nigeria Must Key into Structural Approach in Property Investment
Our main focus is advising Nigerian buyers on how to invest in the property market businesses both internationally and locally in high yielding property opportunities.
08/10/2015
PE fund for African and Asian startups raises $150m
The inaugural fund has attracted investment from a diverse range of investors including international banks
08/10/2015
Mauritius Fund Manager Offers Largest Buy Price For Kenyan Stockbroker
CAK allowed the deal to go ahead on ground that it was unlikely to affect competition.
08/10/2015
AFDB, Access Bank Sign Agreement
Access Bank provides loans and banking services that help develop a vibrant private sector and increase incomes and employment