03/05/2014
The inclusion of 'style' managers such as 'value' or 'quality' as core drivers within an equity portfolio can potentially improve an investor’s long-term returns.
03/05/2014
As South Africa enters a rising interest rate cycle that will put more financial strain on consumers, FirstRand is focusing more on its African operations to diversify earnings.
03/05/2014
Nigerian Millionaires to Hit 23,000 in Next Four Years
All New report published by New World Wealth has disclosed that the number of Nigerians having about N160 million investable funds has risen to 15,700 as at last year end.
03/05/2014
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-term Issuer Default Ratings of Zenith Bank Plc, FBN Holdings Plc and eight other financial institutions.
03/04/2014
The tale of KCB and Equity Bank is bound to get most interesting this year as the two largest Kenyan banks by assets race to dominate business in the region.
03/04/2014
Who is the reclusive billionaire creator of Bitcoin?
Strangely, nobody knows who created it
03/03/2014
Orderly Deceleration of Chinese Economic Growth Anticipated; U.S. GDP Growth at 3% in 2014, 2015 and 2016
02/27/2014
BRICS to set up their bank within five years, progress slow
The BRICS bloc of emerging economies will set up its development bank with a total capital of $100 billion within five years, but member countries still haven't agreed on their share in the bank's structure
02/27/2014
Banks in Nigeria and other countries in Africa would be better off concentrating on in-country profitability than focusing on building unprofitable subsidiaries across the continent.
02/27/2014
FirstRand Ltd., South Africa’s second-biggest financial services company, said first-half earnings will be as much as 26 percent higher as the company added retail banking customers.
02/26/2014
It is strange how often one can see the essential issues of one’s homeland more clearly from a foreign shore.
02/25/2014
An increasing number of US-based high tech firms and venture capital investors are investing in African startups
02/25/2014
Banks including Citigroup Inc. and Barclays Plc plan to expand in Africa as they seek growth opportunies amid slower-than-average economic growth in developed nations.
02/25/2014
The report, titled "Long-Run Investment Ambitions and Short-Run Investment Processes," finds long-term asset management challenges and increasing risk management in real estate investments.
02/24/2014
After Jim O’Neill of Goldman Sachs coined the acronym “BRIC” to refer to top emerging markets Brazil, Russia, India and China, he has now popularized “MINT” – Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey as a second category.
02/24/2014
The Northern Cape government has reiterated its commitment to promoting transparency and accountability in how it handles its finances.
02/24/2014
Angola, Namibia and Nigeria are the fastest growing countries in Africa in terms of wealth per capita, according to a report by New World Wealth.
02/24/2014
Although expectations for government bond yields continue to be near historic lows and concerns about low growth persist.
02/24/2014
Global assets under management (AuM) will rise to around $101.7 trillion by 2020, from a 2012 total of $63.9 trillion, says a PwC report released today. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 6%.
02/20/2014
As an emerging market South Africa finds itself amongst a raft of emerging nations in increasing peril in the ocean of international currency markets,