Wealth and Asset Management

Banking and advice integration attracts high-income clients for Standard Bank Private

Even wealthy South Africans are living paycheque to paycheque

How rich South Africans are protecting their money

Northern Trust AM to Grow Fixed Income in EMEA

Dark clouds for remote workers and offshore investors in South Africa

Old Mutual Bank to launch in 2025, hopes for profitability after two years

Executive Moves

Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager appoints new head of hedge funds

Prominent Fintech Firm Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer

South Africa appoints Olver deputy chair of climate commission

Afstor Oy Strengthens Leadership for Renewable Solutions

Eskom appoints 4 new executives

ARM Holding Company Celebrates the Retirement of Chairman Mr. Felix Ohiwerei and Welcomes Mr. Deji Alli as New Chairman

Legal

Firm Petitions Cardoso, Threatens to Sue Ecobank Over Alleged Intellectual Property Theft, Unethical Practice

WesBank customer’s 20-year quest for justice is now before the ConCourt

Dentons expands in Africa with offerings in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia and Senegal

Tactical reviews of arbitral awards could undermine South Africa as a seat of arbitration

Litigation claims against six banks near N2tn

Insider cyber-heist allegedly cost South African company R180 million

FinTech

Strong growth for South African software development company Codehesion

National Bank of Ethiopia Unveils Interbank Market Platform to Boost Liquidity for Banks

Francophone Africa moves to embrace Google Workspace

Warning over scams on the rise in South Africa

NCDMB invests in R&D to promote innovation

Why investors must seek professional advice- Ebi

Retail Banking

Chairman Parallex Bank, Adeola Phillips bags CIBN’s Award

Polaris Bank Named Best Bank for MSMEs

10 Nigerian Banks’ Interest Income Soars By 148% Amid MPR Hikes, Totals N12.24tn In 2024

Stanchart strategic alliances geared towards enhancing customer experience

UBA achieves revenue growth of 83 percent, pays interim dividends in nine months

Vista Bank set to capitalise on Africa’s golden age

Investment Banking

HSBC leads as MENA’s top earner in investment banking fees

HSBC mulls South African exit as European banks pull back

JPMorgan Aims to Expand in Africa and Scandinavia

African Development Bank At 60: “Today, as in the past, you are part of Africa’s transformation” - Akinwumi Adesina heralds commitment shown by Bank staff in building its thrilling history

Banks get R80m in fees as Pick n Pay raises R4bn

ECOWAS Bank commits to inject $200m into Ghanaian economy

Alternative Investments

How South africa is earning over R200 per person by doing nothing

Corporate credit demand rises amid improving business conditions, reports Nedbank

SA debt spikes 250%, but GDP up by only 105%

Q3’24: Unilever Nigeria records 46% growth in turnover to N103.8bn

EY-Parthenon Real-World Strategy Dialogues – BCX CFO Cheryl-Jane Kujenga on allocating capital to innovation

FBN Holdings secures top spot as best workplace in Nigeria

Comment, Analysis & Research

The implications of a higher CoHD

South Africa’s credit rating could take a turn

Business Talk – Standard Bank’s Bessy Mahopo reveals the new technologies reshaping South Africa’s banking industry

A steady rise in pension assets

New Podcast: Trends in Gulf Family Offices

Standard Bank CEO’s R1.32 trillion problem with credit-ratings agencies

Tax

Taxpayer trust in Sars stagnates

Standardised global tax for the super-wealthy mooted

Discovery’s double blow warning to certain businesses in South Africa

To minimise tax, is it better to draw from discretionary or retirement fund savings?

It’s D-day for taxpayers in South Africa

R500 billion in taxpayer bailouts for Eskom

Regulation,Tax & Compliance

Big changes for ID and passports in South Africa coming

Goodbye spam? New rules could free consumers from daily deluge of unwanted calls

African Alliance customers seek payment after NAICOM takeover

FNB and Nedbank respond to hacker claims

Afreximbank, Woodhall Sign $25m Facility to Support Export Businesses

Africa’s increasing finance gap keeps World Bank, IMF, G20 awake

ESG

Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosure is Critical for Africa’s Sustainable Development -- AfDB VP Quaynor at Inaugural Africa ESG Forum

Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosure is Critical for Africa’s Sustainable Development

Okonjo-Iweala seeks increased renewable energy production

Her strength, our climate

MoF launches first phase of green project

Access Bank Launches Sustainable Finance Accelerator