04/11/2022
FirstRand aims to redefine private banking by upskilling personnel
Institutions want their private bankers to incorporate the roles of bespoke financial advisers
Wealth and Asset Management
04/08/2022
Nedbank takes private wealth to north and coast
“We want someone in Walvis Bay, Swakopmund or Oshakati to have access to the same service and advice as our Windhoek-based clients."
04/04/2022
Standard Chartered Launches Women Winning with Wealth Proposition
Aderugbo, noted that at this opportune moment in time, when people are exploring new opportunities, women are at the forefront of innovation and technology that continues to push frontiers once considered impossible.
03/28/2022
A new hope for wealth and investment managers?
The greatest challenge to the industry to continue the current level of growth is most likely to be how to achieve scalable and cost-managed growth.
03/16/2022
StanChart wealth unit’s income rises to Sh3.1bn
The unit ended 2021 with Sh131 billion in assets under management, representing a 2.1 percent growth from Sh129 billion in 2020.
03/03/2022
South Africa's richest man Johann Rupert has lost over $1 billion due to Ukraine, Russia conflict
Escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine have wiped $1 billion from the fortune of South Africa's richest man Johann Rupert.
02/28/2022
The investor paradigm is shifting – what’s next?
In 2020 and 2021 alone we made huge investments in our digital and client-facing solutions to enhance features such as digital on-boarding.
02/23/2022
Investec plans to double clients in four years, outpacing growth of SA economy
Investec says it will also focus on offering trade finance, working capital facilities and transactional banking to smaller companies.
02/23/2022
Banker to rich South Africans plans to more than double its client base
“You operate in select markets and where we do, we have to be excellent because we are not the biggest.”
02/04/2022
Credit Suisse quits wealth management in several African countries
The move comes in the wake of an adjustment to the group's strategy announced in November 2021.
02/04/2022
Stonehage Fleming completes deal to acquire Maitland’s private client business
The transaction adds £1bn of AUM and £15bn of AUA, taking Stonehage Fleming’s AUM to over £16bn and AUA to over £60bn.
02/04/2022
South African UHNWIs: Guernsey - The Jurisdiction of Choice
This is Evident in the number of well-known South African blue chip companies that have apresence in Guernsey
01/13/2022
Meeting the development needs of the finance sector through inclusivity, representation and diversity
Meet ASISA interns Nokwanda Msimang and Ncobile Sibeko
01/10/2022
The Mauritius foundation: charitable giving built on strong foundations
Mauritius offers stability, security and reliability, and is firmly grounded in good governance and rule of law within an open and liberal economy.
01/07/2022
SS&C Intralinks Predicts Sustained Growth for M&A in Q1 2022
“M&A markets are bound to keep pace with a record 2021.”
01/06/2022
HSBC Private Bank Lures Record $3.2 Billion Into Alternatives
Bank raised $1.9 billion for alternative investments in Asia
01/03/2022
UAE targets rich Africans to boost post-pandemic investments
The statement was released ahead of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) a platform the UAE government has traditionally used to market its opportunities to investors as well as enhance networks.
12/22/2021
Africa Merchant Capital spins out trade finance unit led
The demerger follows a 2020 US$6.5mn investment into AMCTF from ZIP, through its African food security fund.
12/21/2021
Proparco and Standard Bank increase access to finance for SMMEs
The Choose Africa initiative aims to accelerate Africa’s growth of SMMEs
12/01/2021
Bank of Kigali investors grow wealth at Nairobi Securities Exchange
She said investors are also keen on buying the Bank of Kigali Group Plc shares, trusting the group’s business fundamentals, Rwanda’s economic rebound and strong future growth prospects.