Managers of Wealth Africa

These are the 15 largest banks in Africa for 2019

Of the top 10 African banks by Tier 1 capital, South Africa’s Standard Bank retains the top spot in the 2019 rankings with $9.8 billion.

Global equity funds: Yes, local can still be lekker

There is R138bn invested in rand-denominated global equity funds

South Africa registers 10% drop in private wealth

Some 2,000 have net assets of more than $10m, while 94 have $100m in net assets.

Stanbic seizes Sh382 million customer assets over loans

Assets repossessed comprised saloon cars, prime movers and trailers, which had been financed by the bank under vehicle and asset finance (VAF).

Where will growth be fastest in the next decade?

See who is in – and who is out of – the 7 per cent Club

Behind the wealthy is a ‘family office’

One thing that was common as I perused through the list is that most run family-owned enterprises.

Most expensive banks in Kenya 2019

Most Kenyans turned to mobile loan apps to secure loans

Top 1000 World Banks - South African banks still dominate but slip globally

Standard Bank remains the largest bank in Africa by Tier 1 capital and its South African peers round out the top four, but the country's travails have caused their global positions to drop.

OPINION: The burden of wealth brings its challenges

While there is no typical ultra-high net worth family, the South African Next Gen have a decision to make as to how they embrace or deny their wealth in a South African context.

These South African towns could be the next hotspots for R20 million homes

The top ten most expensive streets in South Africa were all located in Cape Town.

South Africa stuck in longest business-cycle slump since 1945

While electricity supply from state-owned Eskom has since stabilised, business and factory confidence dropped in May and spending by households, which make up 60% of GDP, remains weak.

SA private wealth declines, but the country remains attractive to the rich

New World Wealth’s head of research, Andrew Amoils, said despite the 10% decline in SA’s private wealth in 2018, the country is still the largest wealth market in Africa, even surpassing Egypt.

Mergers and acquisitions hold the next growth story for SSA Banks

In 2017, that growth slumped to just 3.5 percent. In 2018, growth in a basket of four powerhouses in SSA printed at a measly 4 percent, barely expanding.

Ethiopia-Kenya: 55 years of strategic partnerships

We should keep evolving, innovating and refining our partnership.

NJMPF: financial literacy key to developing robust savings culture

This is especially true in South Africa, where a robust savings culture has yet to fully develop

Investment trip to Mauritius: A hidden island under construction

With tourist numbers being a key driver, it is a little surprising that hotel and resort stocks have been weak.

CEOs in South Africa are quitting their jobs, triggering a succession crisis

CEOs in South Africa are falling like flies

10 Kenyan Women Billionaires Making Headlines

Bharat made his wife a co-owner of his stake in the listed firm which is reported to be well over Ksh2 billion.

The best digital banks in South Africa

The two banks have dominated the leadersboard since the measure was introduced in 2012.

Here’s how many South Africans will be able to sustain their standard of living in retirement

The current scenario can only be solved by a perfect combination of factors.

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