04/04/2014
Nigeria set to overtake SA as Africa's biggest economy
Nigeria will rebase its GDP on Sunday, the statistics office said.
Comment, Analysis & Research
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.
03/19/2014
Investors Moving Toward a "Risk-off" Position Amid Geopolitical Unrest - BofA Merrill Lynch
Global investors are moving toward a "risk off" stance, taking on greater protection as the prospect of geopolitical instability grows, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for March.
03/19/2014
High-net-worth investor confidence surges to post-crisis high
The last time investor confidence levels were higher than this current level was back in March 2007
03/17/2014
Winning through customer experience - Ernst & Young
Our third Global Consumer Banking Survey looks at banking through the lens of the customer. How do customers perceive their banks? What services do they expect their banks to provide? How well do their banks deliver on promises?
03/17/2014
Banks’ Africa forays paying off handsomely
INVESTMENTS in other African countries are starting to pay off handsomely for some South African companies, such as banks,
03/17/2014
U.S. philanthropist Howard Buffett takes aim at rhino poaching
American philanthropist Howard G. Buffett donated $24 million to South Africa's national parks service on Friday to fund a high-tech campaign against rhino poaching which he compared to the United States' war on drugs on its southern border.
03/17/2014
South Africa in the global regulatory context - progress, challenges and opportunities
Keynote address by Mr Daniel Mminele, Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, at the 8th Risk and Return Conference, Cape Town, 13 March 2014.
03/16/2014
Uncertainty of the Bitcoin Network by Stephanie Hodnett, SS&C
The idea of a virtual currency is clearly an appealing one for those who mistrust their national currency, the traditional banking system, or who seek a means of circumventing inflation or capital controls.
03/14/2014
Ecobank to lend its Africa profits in Zimbabwe
Pan-African banking group Ecobank, whose largest investors include the Public Investment Corporation and Nedbank, will tap into the diverse resource base of its widespread continental operations to mobilise finance instruments for its Zimbabwe unit