11/20/2019
Mauritius: The new property hot spot
According to data analysis website Visual Capitalist, wealth markets refer to the total amount of assets that are owned by individuals within a jurisdiction.
Comment, Analysis & Research
11/19/2019
Islamic finance becoming a global force, says report
It states that the industry was successfully building upon its Shariah-based principles of ethical and sustainable finance and banking to attract new clients
11/19/2019
How Machine Learning is Changing Data Management and Investment Processes for Active Managers by Martijn Groot, Asset Control
The ability to analyse data has progressed to apply natural language processing to earning call transcripts to assess whether the tone of the CEO or CFO being interviewed is positive or negative.
11/19/2019
Offshore-I: 2019 H1
Offshore-i is an Appleby report that analyses offshore deal data and provides expert insight into the world of offshore transactions.
11/19/2019
Schroders Global Investor Study 2019
People in general (34%) were also more inclined to take greater risk with their personal savings rather than their retirement savings.
11/18/2019
Transforming Africa’s economic landscape
Africa is charting a new path towards a single continental market
11/18/2019
Thousands of kilograms of Zim gold being smuggled into South Africa, says minister
According to Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, this has resulted in close to 34 tonnes of gold being smuggled to South Africa.
11/18/2019
Millions Of Kenyans Missing Out On Pension Schemes, Warns NSSF
The MD spoke in Nakuru Friday, where the fund launched a product dubbed ‘haba haba’ that is fashioned to enable workers in the informal sector make contributions towards their retirement through a mobile phone platform.
11/17/2019
Corporate Kenya is still a man’s world, says gender equity report
The report looks into four parameters in ranking the firms, that is, commitment, transparency and accountability, gender balance in leadership and workforce, equal compensation as well as work-life balance, policies promoting gender equality.
11/15/2019
Investec Property Fund Delivers Robust Performance
The subdued South African economy and its impact on the tenant base continues to constrain the growth of the local portfolio.
11/15/2019
KCB profit rises to Sh19.2 billion on high income
KCB received an additional Sh60 billion customer deposits to close at Sh586.7 billion.
11/15/2019
African drum... Barbados to establish diplomatic missions in Ghana, Kenya
African countries were now being seen as the next emerging economic superpower on the global stage
11/13/2019
Equity Group confident of growth in Ethiopian market
Kenya's Equity Group opened its representative office in June 2019
11/13/2019
South Africa’s Richest People
Patrice’s net worth is estimated at R25.4 billion.
11/13/2019
Mobile phone loans raise CRB reports 181pc
Banks have followed suit and the ease of digital borrowing has created an ever-growing pool of distressed borrowers.
11/13/2019
Income and Wealth not the Driver for Prosperity in High-Growth Markets - Global Study
The research by PayU found that three quarters of people in high-growth markets do not identify wealth and income as a driving factor of prosperity.
11/13/2019
ENSafrica: Privacy in brief
ENSafrica’s newsworthy stories on data privacy and compliance
11/12/2019
Mobile phone loans raise CRB reports 181pc
Banks have followed suit and the ease of digital borrowing has created an ever-growing pool of distressed borrowers.
11/12/2019
So what would a Moody’s downgrade actually mean for South Africa?
For better or worse, we are highly geared to changes in risk appetite
11/11/2019
Zimbabweans seek to shelter savings
Makani’s road to disillusionment with Zimbabwe’s pensions system dates to 2009, when hyperinflation forced the government to abandon its sovereign currency and adopt the United States dollar.