10/16/2013
Why The Gulf Should Look More to Mediterranean and African Trade
The world’s largest central bank, the US Federal Reserve, has hinted it may start slowly easing off its US$85 billion monthly bond-buying plan,
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/14/2013
There's More to Mauritius - Conyers Dill & Pearman
"Strategically important offshore jurisdiction for both India and Africa.”
10/13/2013
Is Africa A Major Market For Luxury Goods?
Africa, the No.2 fastest growing economy only behind Asia-Pacific, has seen a rise in the fortunes of several of its citizens, nurturing a higher taste for the ‘finer things’.
10/13/2013
Ethiopia's Awash International Bank : Growth amid challenges - Shiferaw
Awash International Bank has big plans amid Ethiopia's persistent inflation, the unavailability of trained manpower in the market and a lack of dependable infrastructure.
10/13/2013
Investment is critical for Africa
Standard Bank says these are critical for Africa's development and it’s keen to fund these long-term, developmental initiatives.
10/12/2013
Asset Management confidence remains strong
Overall confidence rose marginally to strongest level since Q1 2010
10/11/2013
Diary Of An Under 40 Multimillionaire
I may not have had a conventional childhood but I believe that is why I am who I am today.
10/10/2013
Advisors Obsessed With Asset Allocation Are The Real Dinosaurs Of Wealth Management
Stock and fixed-income ETFs have made this relatively easy.
10/10/2013
World Bank Group : Better Quality Investments needed in the Middle East and North Africa Region to Boost Shared Growth
Long period of political instability has affected both the quality and quantity of investments, skewing them towards activities that create the least job
10/10/2013
The Myth Of US Government Shutdown: An African Perspective
800 000 civil servant jobs lost to temporary furlough.
10/09/2013
WB gives S Asia a ‘wake-up call’ to reform for growth
Growth in South Asia will dip in 2013-14 and countries must revitalise structural reforms to ensure their region returns to the ranks of the world’s fastest-growing economies and cuts poverty
10/08/2013
BlackRock Investment Institute: Patterns in Equity Returns
The paper also discussed how factors such as volatility, inflation, growth, interest rates, currencies and correlations may drive returns in the short term as well as in the long run.
10/07/2013
Standard Bank, Platinum Circle Partner To Provide Business Support For Africa
We will be working closely to raise the voice of Africa
10/06/2013
Is Africa becoming the new Asia?
The agreement will enable BoC clients to invest in the continent via Nedbank’s regional network and may be symptomatic of a wider re-focus to investment opportunities in the southern continent.
10/06/2013
Development Bank of Southern Africa: new CEO, same promises
“South Africa is not a country that is short of funding. It is more about capacity.”
10/06/2013
2013 African Investor awards: Zambia’s Finance Minister, Central Bank Governor nominated
The Ai Investment and Business Leader awards on 10 Oct. will coincide with the Africa investor CEO Investment Climate Summit in Washington DC
10/03/2013
Healthy Fund Flows Spur Frontier Market Fund Launches
Money tends to flow to markets with better infrastructure and liquidity
09/30/2013
Self-Servicing for Investment Reporting
The Future of Investment Reporting
09/30/2013
Global Markets Weekly 30 September 2013 - Coutts
Economic trends will be clouded by politics this week
09/29/2013
Here Are The 50 Most Innovative Companies In The World
In its new report, The Most Innovative Companies 2013: Lessons from Leaders, the firm reveals the 50 companies that this year's sample of over 1,500 international executives ranked as the most innovative.