10/06/2014
Johannesburg Stock Exchange launches new range of African currency futures
Currency futures allow investors as well as importers and exporters to protect themselves against the currency movement in the foreign country
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10/03/2014
Tradition launches African FX futures
Interdealer broker Tradition has launched a new suite of African FX futures in partnership with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and South African bank Absa Capital.
10/01/2014
Wanted: R1 billion of assets
For start-up firms sourcing talent can also be a significant challenge
10/01/2014
Africa Sees Opportunities in Islamic Finance
More states in Africa seem keen on joining the global Islamic finance sector, which is projected to be worth $2 trillion by the end of 2014.
09/30/2014
Namibia: Retirement Fund Managing Assets Worth N$14,5 Billion
Retirement Fund Solutions now administers assets of N$14,5 billion on behalf of 35 000 members.
09/30/2014
Small fund houses see huge erosion in FMP assets
Small asset management companies have witnessed significant erosion in their assets under fixed maturity plans, or FMPs following the adverse tax changes to debt mutual funds announced in the Union Budget in July.
09/29/2014
Kenya's Property Developers Urged to Embrace Chinese Innovation
Kenyan real estate developers were urged on Wednesday to embrace Chinese innovation to meet the demand of housing in the country.
09/29/2014
New Development Bank could change global financial landscape
Officials have said they would like to launch the first lending activities in 2016.
09/26/2014
Saudi billionaire's firm plans $500m Ethiopia investment
Al-Amoudi, born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and Saudi father, is one of the country’s largest foreign investors
09/26/2014
Stanbic IBTC ETF 30 To Enhance Nigeria’s Market
Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited has said that efforts at enhancing Nigerian capital market have been boosted with the introduction of Stanbic IBTC Exchange Traded Fund 30
09/26/2014
German Dev’t Bank enlarges portfolio in Ghana
Strained economic conditions in the country are hampering the capacity of some small and medium-scale enterprises to access development financing from the country’s development partners.
09/25/2014
All Eyes on Kenya: The Next Big Oil Exporter
Not even the specter of a spillover of Islamic extremism from Somalia can dampen the atmosphere in Kenya, where commercial oil production is expected to begin in 2016 and discovery after discovery has made this the hottest and fastest-paced hydrocarbon sc
09/23/2014
African countries to Issue more than $1 billion in climate change bonds
Experts estimate Africa needs to invest between $10-20 billion annually through 2050 to prepare for a 2°C-warmer world.
09/23/2014
Clients vote for Standard as SA’s top retail stockbroker
The competing stockbrokers were assessed on five core measures: costs; range of investments; trading tools; client education; and responsiveness and transparency.
09/23/2014
Zimbabwe moves to activate African Development Bank grant
The Zimbabwean government has requested the services of consultants to develop an indicators manual and a development report as it moves to activate a youth grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
09/22/2014
Can Investing in Diamonds Supercharge Your Portfolio?
Just one month later, Christie's sold a 101.73-carat diamond for $26.7 million. These auctions represent a trend of rising diamond prices that have Wall Street taking notice.
09/19/2014
Global home buyers flock into Cape Town
London tops the list while the Hamptons and Palm Beach (US), Dubai and Monaco also feature prominently as sought-after holiday home investment choices among the world’s wealthy set.
09/19/2014
West Africa capital markets integration moves closer
The inability of governments in the sub-region to finance growing infrastructural requirements in the sub-region -- mainly in the areas of transport, housing, power
09/19/2014
AIMA Announces New Council
AIMA’s Council is elected every two years and is comprised of members from its three regions – the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.
09/19/2014
South Africa: State firms eye tapping Islamic cash
Global Islamic bond sales surged 37 percent this year as demand for debt that complies with Islam’s ban on interest lures first-time issuers.