04/16/2014
The biggest SA failures abroad?
To conquer international markets can be a daunting exercise.
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/14/2014
"Ghana has good investment climate’
The French private sector development lender, PROPARCO, has described Ghana as an impressive market and a good place to do business now and the future.
04/14/2014
UBA Capital Boss Urges Institutional Investors to be Conscious
The Critical Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governanc
04/11/2014
Gill Marcus: The outlook for the South African economy in a challenging global environment
Address by Ms Gill Marcus, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, to the Distinguished Speakers Seminar, European Economics and Financial Centre, London, 8 April 2014.
04/11/2014
Private equity firms prefer Africa over peers
The respondents were largely drawn to Africa by potential earnings from the higher economic growth rates forecast for most countries, compared with other developing and developed markets.
04/10/2014
Investor tastes are changing
After aggressively buying consumer stocks, foreign investors now seem to have turned their attention to South African banks.
04/07/2014
When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather
They are in haste to tell each other what each must already know; that it is hot or cold, bright or cloudy, windy or calm, 18th century writer, Samuel Johnson once said.
04/07/2014
Private Equity Becomes Africa’s Important Asset Class – Study
This African private equity study – called Broadening Horizons – researched the results and methods of private equity particularly after they had fully exited their investments between 2007 and 2013.
04/04/2014
Nigeria set to overtake SA as Africa's biggest economy
Nigeria will rebase its GDP on Sunday, the statistics office said.
04/02/2014
More Than Half Believe Wealthy Starts at £10m or More: 'Millionaire' is a Dated Term as 'Celebrity' Wealth Skews Perceptions; Today, it's More About Being a 'Tenmillionaire'
In contrast to previous decades when the term 'millionaire' indicated significant personal wealth, it is clear that our perceptions of what it means to be wealthy have changed.
04/01/2014
Threadneedle teams up with South Africa's STANLIB for frontier launches
The tie-up will see Threadneedle introduce a range of STANLIB-run strategies to the UK - including an Africa ex-South Africa Equity fund, and a property fund focusing on "carefully chosen" areas.
03/31/2014
Protecting your prized possessions
This and many other Mandela memorabilia, which have been sold at recent auctions for record breaking prices, highlights the importance of ensuring that sufficient cover is in place for any new valuable items that have been added to personal collections.
03/27/2014
Global Markets Overview - March 2014 - Towers Watson
No discernible overall trend in global asset markets.
03/24/2014
The growth of Africa’s millionaires is likely understated, says Standard Bank
Africa has been seeing – and will continue to see – a steady rise in the number of high net worth individuals across the continent.
03/24/2014
Why banks rock
In a climate of low economic growth and a declining consumer cycle, banks are not always popular investment holdings.
03/24/2014
Kenya overtakes Nigeria in equity
Kenya has overtaken South Africa and Nigeria as an equity destination in Africa.
03/21/2014
Nigeria to be 15th largest economy by 2050, says Jim O’Neill
Jim O’Neill, a former Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, a consulting firm, said Nigeria could be the world’s15th largest economy if its large population actively participated in economic development.
03/21/2014
Nigeria HNWIs' Wealth to Grow at 27% CAGR Through 2018
In 2013, there were 16,686 high net worth individuals in Nigeria; together they held wealth worth around USD 90 billion.
03/20/2014
A Guide To South Africa's Economic Bubble And Coming Crisis
As Africa’s wealthiest major economy, South Africa has played a key symbolic role in the emerging markets boom that has transformed the global economy in the past decade.
03/20/2014
Big merger and acquisition deals eluding Africa
Mergers , acquisitions and initial public offering activity is picking up in Europe as it returns to growth.