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Wealth and Asset Management

South Africa officially has a new dollar billionaire

Its global expansion has also been extensive.

African Banker Awards 2023 winners announced

Here’s why developed economies must bear the $100 trillion cost of the net-zero transition in emerging markets

Wealth and Asset Management

When is enough enough?

Into 2022: tomorrow never comes, that’s why you should Perform Today

Wealth and Asset Management

A $44,000 Salary Now Gets Private Banking Access in South Africa

Alexforbes CEO Dawie de Villiers on how client expectations are evolving in South Africa

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2026

Swiss wealth management major Banque Pictet opens SA office as African wealth surges

Big shift for salaries in South Africa in 2026

5 wealth management trends for South African HNW families in 2026

Executive Moves

UN names Ghana’s Anita Gbeho Head of Mission in South Sudan

R65 million goodbye for retired Old Mutual CEO

Absa Group appoints Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as Chief Executive of Personal and Private Banking

New bank launching in South Africa in 2027 – and it already has 2,500 branches

FNB CEO calls it quits

Delta appoints Matt Long as MD for Europe, Africa

Legal

Sars obtains court order to freeze millions in former employees’ assets

FirstRand taken to the dry cleaners in high court

Court freezes N448m assets in Keystone Bank debt recovery suit

DLA Piper continues Africa-wide momentum with two Corporate Awards

Two new laws for pension funds in South Africa

Former Steinhoff audit executive sentenced to four years or R2m fine

FinTech

Money Fellows, Wafacash partner to digitise savings in Morocco

African lenders push for innovation financing reform

NITDA urges firms to disclose cyberattacks promptly

Shettima unveils Nigeria’s first varsity AI innovation hub

Stats SA breached in cyberattack

Afreximbank Launches Inaugural Accelerator Programme Cohort to Scale Africa’s Digital Trade Ecosystem

Retail Banking

Cross Switch Goes Live with Absa Pay to Enable Secure Bank-Authenticated Checkout

CBE, Addis Ababa Strike Deal to Digitise Accounts Across 600 Public Institutions

Top 10 Banks With the Cheapest Loans - CBK

Good news for FNB customers in South Africa

Bank Zero partners with global payments processor

A new low-cost bank launching in South Africa next year

Investment Banking

Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development targets SMEs in Ghana with fresh funding for 2026

Cedi strength cuts Societe Generale Ghana's bottom line as profit after tax dips 28%

Rothschild & Co receives two major awards from The Banker

Ethiopia Adds Fourth Investment Bank as ECMA Licenses Awash Capital

Nedbank CIB crowned Best Investment Bank in SA – three years running

Goldman, Investec see room for three SA rate cuts in 2025

Alternative Investments

How much you need to earn to be considered rich in South Africa

Morocco Signs $1.28 Billion MoU to Build AI Factory

South Africa’s largest asset managers revealed

SA's hidden cost of cash

Debt pressures force a rethink of sovereign financing in Africa

Afreximbank to avail US$10bln under its Gulf Crisis Response Programme

Comment, Analysis & Research

South Africans not offered salaries they deserve

57 jobs that pay higher than the R30,000 average salary in South Africa

Advtech, PSG Financial Services and Standard Bank reap the rewards of robust growth strategies

South Africa's gold producers stay in the shallows as prices surge

Retirement shock for South Africa

Does Nedbank really need a board of 19 directors?

Tax

Gov’t loses over GH¢600m in taxes from unaccounted petroleum products

Income tax warning for taxpayers who choose to stay in South Africa

Major new tax could backfire badly for South Africa

SARS is coming after R3 petrol price relief in South Africa

Big banks shoulder R90bn of SA tax burden

SARS is coming after one group of employers in South Africa

Regulation,Tax & Compliance

Parliament passes Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Bill

World Bank projects 4.8% growth for Ghana, 9% inflation by end-2026

Lesetja Kganyago on leadership, credibility and the future of central banking

Kenya central bank holds rate at 8.75% amid Middle East conflict

Standard Bank and Absa increase minimum pay – but Investec still pays the most

Massive changes coming for visa and immigration rules in South Africa

ESG

SMEs must embrace ESG to compete globally — UBA Ghana CEO

Lagos pushes monetisation of climate, sustainability initiatives

Transition finance – Unlocking decarbonisation in South Africa’s most important sectors

Insurance Industry Urged to Prioritise ESG to Sustain Businesses

African Development Bank champions circular economy as Africa’s pathway to sustainable industrial growth at UNEA-7

Namibia plans $1.76bn energy push, seeks private investment