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Fund managers optimistic about 2014 - Towers Watson

Although expectations for government bond yields continue to be near historic lows and concerns about low growth persist.

Global assets under management to exceed $100 trillion by 2020: PwC

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%.

Africa: Emerging Market Currencies Under Attack By the Sharks of Capital

As an emerging market South Africa finds itself amongst a raft of emerging nations in increasing peril in the ocean of international currency markets,

First Bank partners Hong Kong for business expansion

First bank, the largest financial service institution in Nigeria, has partnered with Hong Kong in the Invest Hong Kong programme with the interest of expanding various Nigerian businesses abroad.

Association of Bankers assures public

The GAB and its composite member-banks are currently reviewing the guidelines to determine their immediate impact

Barclays: 2014 continues to be another positive year for risk assets

Developed Equities Market positions move from neutral to modest overweight

Deal between Standard Bank and ICBC expected to have positive results in Angola

The deal due to be signed between Standard Bank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is expected to make it possible for the South African bank to increases its distribution capacity and free up more capital for investments in Africa

South African Banks Dominate Africa’s Top 10 List

South Africa’s banks dominated last year’s top 10 list of Africa’s largest private banks by assets under management, making a total of $70.2 billion in all.

Brand Finance names First Bank, GTBank, Zenith among world’s most valuable 500 banks

According to the statement, the world’s biggest banks are ranked by their brand value with the results reflecting industry trends and indicating future developments.

TORQUE: Banks laughing all way to the bank

The only conclusions must be two-fold: first, that they are comfortable applying the identical interest rate above the repo rate imposed by the Reserve Bank and, second, that there aren’t enough of them around to impel competition.

Coutts Insights: Emerging-market crisis is just talk

Many people are suggesting that the recent volatility in emerging markets will trigger a repeat of the 1994 or 1998 crises. We don’t think this is the case. This is not an emerging world in huge debt to the rest of the world – and in fact some

UBA top banks effectively using social media

The objective of the popular ranking, according to the report, is to gain insight into which individuals and brands the public recognize as effective social media advocates and practitioners.

Global asset base predicted to pass $100 trillion barrier by 2020

Assets managed around the world will rise from $63.9 trillion today to $101.7 trillion in just six years, led by growing riches in emerging markets and the expansion of sovereign funds

Shake up retail branches with franchise model?

The franchise model can turn the top-down corporate model upside down, since franchisees may actually become aggressive critics of how their customers are approached, with little patience for ineffective internal procedures.

Zimbabwe: More currencies won’t revive economy

THE addition of several currencies, to those already in use — United States dollars, South Africa rand and others — by the Reserve Bank last week, though welcome, will not do much to alleviate the economic crisis the country is facing, analyst

Is fear in emerging markets hedge funds unwarranted?

Those targeting markets in Africa and the Middle East were able to post strong returns during the month, picking up where they left off after an excellent 2013.

What makes a good asset manager?

This feeds into views shared by Dave Foord of Foord Asset Management. For him the most valued quality in an asset manager is independent thought. The Foord Equity Fund and Foord Balanced Fund, both of which he co-manages, are both in the top five of their

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