Managers of Wealth Africa

EuroMoney names KCB best bank in Kenya

Similarly, the bank won 2014 Deutsche Bank Awards; STP Excellence Award.

Brics development bank could help co-finance infrastructure projects

The leaders of the five Brics nations meet in Brazil next week as the soccer World Cup winds up and one issue that is expected to make it to the agenda is a development bank meant to rival the likes of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

S/Africa’s stokvel saving clubs creating wealth

But a study by research group Africa Response showed Thursday that stokvel members are increasingly using their earnings to create wealth by investing in interest-bearing instruments, with some even investing their cash on the stock market.

Business before wealth: HNW business owners in Asia, Africa and the Middle East

Standard Chartered Private Bank (the Private Bank), in partnership with Campden Wealth Research, has launched a report on the wealth management needs and preferences of High Net Worth (HNW) business owners in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

South Africa’s Standard Bank Ranked Africa’s Best

The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited has been ranked Africa’s top bank by banking industry publication, The Banker. “South Africa’s lenders, for so long the shining light in Africa’s representation in The Banker’s Top 1

Fund managers eye bumper inflows over next 5-yr

When you recognise that relatively recent net new money growth rates for the overall industry have been in the range of 3 per cent to 5 per cent

No Nigerian bank among top 290 globally

According to the report, Zenith Bank is the top Nigerian bank at 293;

Nigeria: African Banks Made Highest Returns On Capital in 2013

This is despite African banks holding less than one per cent of global capital

African Family Businesses Beat Other Emerging Markets for Corporate Governance

Businesses and families developed differently in Africa

SA needs to save more – Standard Bank

As the prime lending rate starts to increase, Daniels says disposable income and deposits might also be under pressure

Fitch Affirms CfC Stanbic Bank at 'BB-'/'AAA(ken)'; Outlook Stable

Fitch considers SBG's willingness to support as high, given a written statement in SBG's annual report

How The MENA Region Is Making It Easier To Start A Business

According to the World Bank, in terms of the overall ease of doing business, the UAE economies ranked 23rd in the world

Number of HNWIs in South Africa to Grow by 16% Through 2018

The growth in the South African HNWIs volumes and wealth are predicted to improve in the next 5 years.

South Africa’s dollar billionaires

New research finds that there were 581 Ultra High Net Worth Individuals in South Africa in 2013, with an average per capita wealth of US$124.7 million

SA growth target will be missed, says Nene

The Treasury estimated that tax revenue would recover to grow at an average 10.4% over the medium term

The Kenyan connection

The role I play covers a number of areas, from client servicing and operations, to IT and marketing

Wealth Managers Who Ask for Referrals Double Their Chance of Being Recommended by Clients

Futurewealth Report Uncovers What It Takes for High-Net-Worth Individuals to Recommend Their Wealth Managers

First Bank, UBA, Diamond steal the show at BusinessDay awards

Carting away at least two awards at the BusinessDay Annual Banking Awards 2014, for which top bankers, industry stakeholders and other dignitaries converged on Lagos at the weekend, First Bank, UBA, and Diamond topped the list of winners.

Corporate Nigeria And Rising Cost Of Doing Business

Researcher may not know which companies have failed as a result of hostile climate but nobody is in doubt that power, inconsistent policies, under-funding and bureaucracy are common challenges that consume every budding corporate entity that does not make

The Global Entrepreneurial Report: Emerging Wealth 2014

Oracle Capital Group has just launched “The Global Entrepreneurial Report: Emerging Wealth 2014.”

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