06/11/2017
Moody's Investors Service today downgraded the long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings of the Government of South Africa to Baa3 from Baa2 as well as the senior unsecured Shelf and MTN program ratings to (P)Baa3 from (P)Baa2, and assigned a neg
06/08/2017
In all these markets we have a very strong property investment arm.
06/08/2017
The survey results show that 44% of IT professionals use FNB as their primary bank.
06/05/2017
The figures show that the rest of the world is profiting from the continent’s wealth
06/05/2017
FNB’s new banking fees will come into effect from 1 July
06/05/2017
Good governance does not start in the board rooms
06/05/2017
Following Soludo reforms, Nigeria banks shrank from 89 banks to 25 banks but later reduced further to 23 banks with the merger of some banks
06/01/2017
Money travels around the world in more or less the same way as people, and through some of the same city hubs.
05/30/2017
A review of activities in the sector also shows that the crash in the crude oil prices also affected many things, including the the value of Naira, foreign reserves as well as the forex market.
05/30/2017
The HSBC research report, Trust in Technology, shows that technologies such as fingerprint recognition, voice recognition and robo-advice hold enormous potential for uses from bank security to mobile payments and investment advice, yet millions of people
05/29/2017
A study of more than 12,000 people in 11 countries into global technology perceptions and habits, conducted independently and commissioned by HSBC.
05/29/2017
The bfinance report “Investment Management Fees: New Savings, New Challenges” found that active global equity management fees have dropped by 8% since the 2010-2014 period as many big investors have embraced passive strategies, brought functio
05/29/2017
It reports on trends on some goals, documents the systems being put in place by African governments towards implementing, monitoring and reporting progress on the regional and global development frameworks.
05/29/2017
The deal caps a busy period for the Dutch private equity firm, which held the final close for its second fund, the Africa Rivers Fund, in the prior week.
05/28/2017
Nearly two out of 10 respondents said that had no current plans when it comes to retirement
05/28/2017
Women pay back loans.
05/24/2017
Research by campaigners claims aid and loans to the continent are outweighed by financial flows to tax havens and costs of climate change mitigation
05/24/2017
With inflation of 6.3% in 2016, therefore, real growth in personal income in 2016 averaged 0.2% in 2016, which is not supportive of household expenditure, the report said.
05/23/2017
Now changes are proposed or in progress that will affect discretionary trusts and the disclosure of assets in other countries.
05/23/2017
The Knight Frank findings show that over the next decade Africa’s number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals will grow by 33%