06/07/2019
Africa: New Frontier For Private Banking
A rising entrepreneurial class is fueling the growth of African private banking, and competition is heating up.
Wealth and Asset Management
06/06/2019
Profile: Head of Standard Bank Wealth SA Peggy-Sue Khumalo
The former Miss SA-turned-investment banker presides over a huge banking footprint.
05/27/2019
Middle East and Africa 'the engine for growth' for global wealth managers
Private high-net-worth wealth in the region is expected to grow by 6 per cent annually until 2023, says a new study
05/23/2019
Top 25 Richest Women in Africa
Hard work and dedication paid off for these women immensely, and they have managed to build some of the most successful brand names and businesses in the world.
05/22/2019
Botswana to Invest Diamond Wealth More Widely
Holds 70% of diamond producer’s $6.8 billion foreign reserves
05/19/2019
How the richest of the rich are faring, including Africa’s top billionaires
The 2019 British list is headed by the brothers Sri and Gopi Hinduja, with estimated assets of £22 billion.
05/17/2019
Investec Progresses Demerger; Sees Annual Profit Rise
In the twelve months to March 31, Investec's pretax profit increased 7.8% to GBP687.2 million from GBP637.5 million the year prior.
05/16/2019
We’ve launched the world’s first Sustainable Deposit
Our new product will bring more private capital to where it matters most
05/16/2019
Digital wealth manager Investec Click & Invest shuts down
Digital wealth management provider Investec Click & Invest is to shut down and has closed to new clients from today.
05/14/2019
Insurance claims may take longer, says Sanlam
This includes more stringent vetting of claims to weed out unscrupulous ones,” said Simba.
05/09/2019
To Fund African Development, Curb the Looting of African Wealth
Where does Africa’s stolen wealth end up? Among other places, Trump Tower.
05/07/2019
Can the gold industry return to the golden age?
Digging for a solution to the gold mining reserve crisis
05/02/2019
Solving the Corporate Actions Paradox – Reducing Risk, Increasing Efficiency whilst Improving Services
The industry response to this risk and complexity has been to establish best practice, but this has introduced the paradox that risk can be reduced, efficiency increased, and services improved, but rarely all together.
05/02/2019
Here are the 10 richest people in South Africa
The list of the wealthiest men comprises of white people and one black man.
05/01/2019
Empowering women is critical for the world’s economy and people
If banks and financial supervisors increased the share of women in senior positions, the banking sector would be more stable too.
05/01/2019
Hardly Anyone Is Too Poor to Share
A basic level of social protection is affordable nearly everywhere
05/01/2019
Australia is the most popular destination in the world for migrating millionaires
The same report also named Australia as the safest country in the world for women for the second year in a row.
05/01/2019
Here Is A List Of Billionaires Killing It In Nigeria’s Capital Market
Top of the list of billionaires on the nation’s capital market is Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote fondly referred to as Alhaji by friends and business associates.
04/29/2019
Sanlam UK Acquires Thesis Asset Management
The deal will take Sanlam’s UK private client discretionary assets under management to £4.2 billion.
04/26/2019
How to make South Africa rich: here’s what must happen after elections
Now that the ANC, under President Cyril Ramaphosa, is talking about weeding out the corrupt, the country has another chance to be transformed into one of the world’s economic engines.