09/28/2013
Six months after starting his PhD thesis on Banking Supervision, a young Michael Jordaan saw the following recruiting advertisement for Rand Merchant Bank’s “Class Of” programme in a newspaper: “Archie and Ben were professional gol
09/25/2013
This practice is not unfamiliar with developments in Africa’s leading economy South Africa.
09/23/2013
Ben Kruger, joint chief executive, Standard bank group has said that Africa, the fastest growing region, remains core to the bank’s group’s strategy.
09/23/2013
Schroders’ Allan Conway, Head of Emerging Market Equities, takes a look at why emerging markets (GEMs) have underperformed developed markets over the last three years, whether the trend will change and what has been discounted in equity markets.
09/17/2013
The South African banking system remains stable and well-positioned, despite international headwinds
09/17/2013
Tanzania has outperformed and replaced Kenya as the favourite investment destination for corporate entities in the East Africa community.
09/12/2013
Africa is the market that the entire world is presently targeting for tangible growth opportunities.
09/10/2013
The SEC, having feasted upon the flesh of Swiss bankers, stood upright, wiped its blood-stained mouth on the back of its hand, cleared its throat, spat, pulled up its collar against the bitter north wind, and chuckling softly under its breath, slipped uns
09/10/2013
The Joint Chief Executive Officer, Standard Bank Group, Mr. Ben Kruger,has said despite the challenges facing the banking sector in Africa.
09/10/2013
World Finance interviews Olumide Oyetan, CEO of Stanbic IBTC Asset Management, on growth in Africa
09/09/2013
Cass Business School’s Dubai Centre, part of City University London, this week hosted the annual meeting of high profile South African banking executives at the Dubai International Finance Centre
09/09/2013
The dollar remains the major trade currency in Africa, but a shift to other currencies such as the Chinese renminbi and Brazilian real is likely as regional groups and central banks push for more local currency transaction settlements.
09/09/2013
While South Africa remains the most attractive corporate investment destination in Africa.
09/08/2013
Africa is fast becoming an attractive place to do business – even more so as the vast informal trade sector on the continent means that measured growth over the past decade is likely to have been understated.
09/05/2013
O'Neill, a former chairman at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, rose to fame after proclaiming in 2001 that Brazil, Russia, India and China were emerging investment magnets that would drive global markets for a decade.
09/05/2013
The Old Mutual retirement monitor for 2013 is a useful dipstick to see how well the public is prepared for retirement.
09/04/2013
The NDP is a policy framework aimed at reducing the high unemployment rate and addressing poverty in SA.
09/04/2013
Only the world’s richest countries will be represented at the G20 summit this week in St. Petersburg, Russia, but the gathering could still have profound implications for some of the poorest nations on earth.
08/26/2013
National Bank of Abu Dhabi has been named the safest bank in the Middle East by Global Finance, a leading finance publication, which ranked the Abu Dhabi-based lender 35th safest in the world.
08/26/2013
A new crop of African entrepreneurs are emerging who have ambitions beyond the continent.