03/20/2016
Aiming to "survey the scientific underpinnings of measuring and understanding subjective well-being," the report, now in its fourth edition, uses six components to rank 157 countries by happiness levels.
03/18/2016
In the recent report Robo-Advisors: The Hype, the Reality and the Future, published on February 29th by Gartner, Chuck Thomas notes the difference between digitization and digitalization applied to Wealth Management services. Our vision on what the future
03/17/2016
Kenyans are paying more to access banking services, a new survey shows.
03/17/2016
This means that banks have become more willing to lend to businesses in October 2015 as compared to June 2015.
03/17/2016
North African countries such as Algeria, Egypt and Morocco all rank high on the list despite recent instability
03/16/2016
With the economy threatened with recession and inflation above the 3 percent to 6 percent target, economists and traders are divided on Thursday’s interest rate move.
03/16/2016
To maximise the opportunities in emerging market debt, Van Eck takes an unconstrained approach to EM hard currency, EM local currency, and EM corporate debt.
03/16/2016
The rand touched two-week lows against the dollar after Tuesday's 2.6 percent fall
03/14/2016
Emerging market investment has reversed in the past few years, driven by declining oil and commodity prices, the slowdown in China and volatile political climates.
03/14/2016
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch are due to hold their next ratings review on South Africa in June.
03/14/2016
The South African rand is also close to a 2016 high.
03/11/2016
According to Mr Shirley 24 per cent of Africa's Super-rich plan ditching the continent in the next decade for personal security, political issues and to access higher quality of education, health and life.
03/11/2016
Executives were upbeat that wealth creation in Africa will accelerate despite risks associated with insecurity, global inflationary pressures, climate change and political uncertainty.
03/11/2016
The entry of the younger and better educated people into the exclusive club in Africa is also bringing fresh and non-traditional ways in which the wealthy grow and spend their money.
03/11/2016
The two South African assets, 54% of Nedbank and the Old Mutual SA business, still generate virtually all of the group’s profits.
03/09/2016
The calls, made at a seminar in Johannesburg yesterday, come ahead of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's trip to London this week to allay investor nerves.
03/09/2016
Putting too much information online can put you and your money at risk.
03/09/2016
The decade of research for the report found that the world of the wealthy is changing.
03/09/2016
This leaves approval from Treasury as the last major regulatory hurdle to get Good Bank off the ground.
03/08/2016
Awad pointed to the demand for hedging in the region, highlighting the existence of preliminary proposals run by the company