Managers of Wealth Africa

Risks and opportunities of investing in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya

Despite high unemployment rates in most African countries, they are at varying stages of macro and political cycles, which inform investment opportunities.

Kenya risks debt distress over high interest rates: IMF

Official data shows that Kenya needs to pay Sh441 billion in loan interest this year — an amount that will rise to Sh475.9 billion next year, before rising to a high of Sh483 billion by 2022. This will be paid through collected revenue.

Moody's downgrades Land Bank to junk

The agency said it assumes a high likelihood of government support for Land Bank, given that it’s a state-owned bank.

Banks must build financial base, trust to compete in East Africa

There are good reasons why bigger-is-better.

‘Over the next 50 years this is where you should be putting your money’

By 2036, the working-age population of the continent will exceed each of India and China’s, according to research by the Institute for Securities Study and International Futures.

Citi Private Bank Hails Motor Racing Sponsorship

Motor racing’s multiple world champion has again proved his incredible versatility in the iconic race in Saudi Arabia’s desert

Conservation, public officer accountability top priorities for Africa

They must also inculcate public accountability through better elections and services, target the welfare of the youth and combat climate change.

Mauritius Commercial Bank Joins Africa CEO Forum To Rethink The Role Of Africa’s Private Sector

CSR is today a major issue for African companies who are increasingly being assessed on their actions in this area.

Understanding climate risk - McKinsey Global Institute

How could Earth’s changing climate impact socioeconomic systems across the world in the next three decades? A yearlong, cross-disciplinary research effort at McKinsey & Company provides some answers.

Africa's richest woman eyes presidency

Ms Dos Santos, 46, is one of the world's richest women, with Forbes magazine estimating her fortune to be worth $2.2bn, making her the richest woman in Africa.

The Tokenisation of Assets and Potential Implications for Financial Markets

Asset tokenisation has become one of the most prominent use-cases of distributed ledger technologies in financial markets

Qatar bank seeks deals in meeting with Kenyan companies

Trade between Kenya and Qatar is small and details of the products traded between the two countries are not available.

Global Risks Report 2020

Economic and political polarization will intensify, as collaboration is needed more than ever to respond to severe threats to climate, public health, and technology systems

SARS Warns South Africans To Watch Out For These New Scams

To make things worse, the scams are quite sophisticated as scams go. For example, here’s the ‘Letter of Demand Scam’:

MEA biometrics market ‘set to grow at over 21pc’

This task is time consuming, tedious and runs a risk of error due to human fatigue

Investing in Africa: Four signs of hope you probably missed

For more than a year, he scouted local African talent while making the business case for sports on the continent.

Using retirement annuities optimally to build long-term wealth

A look at the advantages of unit trust RAs.

Are Corporate Actions Being Treated Fairly? by William Rouse, Contemi

At a time of unprecedented change, when recurring demands are made on firms’ data management, processing and reporting capabilities, nobody wants to add to their operational burdens.

Cybersecurity Threats Call for a Global Response

Different public agencies within a country need to communicate seamlessly. And most challenging, information sharing between countries must improve.

Navigating offshore investments in a world gone mad

Now conditions are very different, valuations are much more stretched and the outlook is more challenging than it was when the last decade started, Koekemoer says.

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