12/05/2013
Old Mutual determined to build Africa Empire
Old Mutual is likely to spend its remaining R4bn-plus expansion budget on acquiring a short-term insurance business in East Africa and an asset management operation in West Africa.
12/04/2013
Old Mutual eyes Nigeria in its emerging market investment plan
We are not taking Nigeria for granted in our investment plan
12/04/2013
Nedbank Still Undecided on Ecobank
Nedbank has a year in which to convert its loan into a stake in the West African banking giant.
12/02/2013
Hedge funds launching traditional long-only strategies in direct competition with asset managers
Deutsche Bank has published the results of a survey which examines the expanding role of hedge funds within the wider asset management industry.
12/01/2013
GHANA: Gov’t targets private equity for infrastructure fund
Government is banking on private sector participation in the proposed Ghana Infrastructure
11/27/2013
Nigerian insurance premiums will increase fourfold over the next five years
11/26/2013
Nigerian insurance premiums will increase fourfold over the next five years as companies from Old Mutual Plc to Sanlam Ltd. tap an acceleration in economic growth in Africa’s most populous nation.
11/26/2013
Value of virtual currency has risen fivefold since the beginning of the month
11/24/2013
Building market share and increasing brand recognition
11/19/2013
A bullish growth in luxury property prices in Nairobi is coming to a halt, with the world's high net worth individuals looking elsewhere as the global economy recovers.
11/17/2013
The company returned to a stronger position in 2012, recording a profit before tax of N1.59 billion as against N513.85 million loss in 2011
11/17/2013
Abu Dhabi Banks Maneuver for $137 Billion in Asia to Africa
s Abu Dhabi’s largest lenders are embarking on an overseas expansion drive in pursuit of a $137 billion corporate-banking market stretching from Asia to Africa.
11/17/2013
Namibia: Non Banking Sector Worth N$130 Billion
The country's non banking sector is worth N$130 billion, which is twice the assets of banks.
11/16/2013
Abu Dhabi’s largest lenders are embarking on an overseas expansion drive in pursuit of a $137 billion corporate-banking market stretching from Asia to Africa.
11/15/2013
Emerging Markets hedge funds extended year-to-date (YTD) performance gains in the third quarter as local equity and currency markets posted a strong recovery on a continuation of the US Federal Reserve stimulus measures, according to the latest HFR Emergi
11/12/2013
Old Mutual, Africa’s biggest insurance firm, on Tuesday said it had agreed to sell Skandia Poland to Vienna Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum.
11/11/2013
Endorsement of the Liberian investment plan took place during the just-concluded week-long CIF governing body meetings.
11/09/2013
Fidelity Bank has made 30 per cent funding to the power sector as the sector is essential to the functioning of the economy.
11/06/2013
African debt has increasingly captured the attention of global bond investors lured by the promise of high yields and diversification.
11/05/2013
Simultaneously, the shareholders of EmVest have agreed to subscribe for 94,322,598 new ordinary shares in the company for 1.25p per share