Managers of Wealth Africa

Open doors of African cities to the world

City dwellers pay around 35 per cent more for food in Africa than in low-income and middle-income countries elsewhere.

How Moza Banco is boosting financial inclusion in Mozambique

In that sense, that’s plenty of opportunity to develop new products and solutions adapted to the country and to an economy that’s also developing.

Trends affecting wealthy individuals in 2017

Advisors are required to thoroughly assess the state of their clients’ long-term wealth growth

Insights from Private Equity in Southern Africa Conference

According to the research, 203 reported acquisitions took place in 2016, along with 41 exits, on the African continent. Of these, 99 deals and 14 exits were reported in Southern Africa.

Why you should have put your money on South Africa over the past 100 years

South Africa is the only African country to feature in the yearbook.

Most South Africans struggle to save for retirement

Ipsos noted that economic growth has been very weak over the past few years and citizens are feeling the pinch of rising prices.

Key economic trends in Africa to watch in 2017

But what are the prospects for African economies in 2017?

5 digital scams to look out for

Head of Innovation at First National Bank, Yolande Steyn says the bank proactively closes down fraudulent phishing websites used by criminals to try and access customers’ confidential banking details.

Fitch reinforces Stanbic IBTC’s strong fundamentals

The national rating provides a relative measure of credit worthiness for rated institutions in Nigeria and the AAA national rating is assigned to an institution with the lowest relative risk.

West Africa bourse sees flurry of sukuk in region

The BRVM trades securities of 43 companies throughout eight West African nations and is heavily weighted toward banks and telecommunications.

Old Mutual pre-empts budget speech

Since then, tax revenue and spending have grown roughly at the same pace.

Asset management outlook bright but technology threat lurks

10% are prioritising the development of digital skills and capabilities within their companies.

Is philanthropy part of your wealth plan?

For many South Africans, it is.

United Cacao: the sad tale of when things really go wrong for Aim investors

Estates were tired and inefficient and employed what Melka called “horrific labour practices”.

PwC Raises the Alarm over Imminent Disruption in Financial Sector

Capitalising on the latest mobile, cloud and digital technologies

Barclays, Citi helped South Africa with forex trading probe - sources

Barclays and Citigroup offered to co-operate with the investigation

Rand unlikely to help banks

Good news is priced in and observers do not expect strong local unit to lift listed banking shares and retailers

Resetting Nigeria’s economy

Country should never again be exposed to the volatility of commodity prices

Only 12 % of Kenyans have insurance covers, survey shows

Most Kenyans do not see the point of taking up insurance covers because of lack of information of benefits that come up with insurance

An early stage investment opportunity

It’s really about the entrepreneurial spirit.

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