06/04/2014
Nedbank Private Wealth retains gold standard
Nedbank Private Wealth has had good reason to celebrate.
Wealth and Asset Management
06/02/2014
Standard Bank mum on pay policy
Similar issues were raised at the Barclays Africa
06/02/2014
Wealth-X Expands Its Product Portfolio With Launch Of WEALTH-X DILIGENCE
New Solution Brings Together Wealth Intelligence And KYC To Enable Businesses To Meet Compliance Needs And Mitigate Risk
05/30/2014
Standard Bank defends the amount paid to its CEOs
The bank pointed out it was no longer paying the salaries of the three deputy CEOs
05/21/2014
Firm Intensifies Campaign on Wealth Creation
As part of efforts to create and protect the wealth of clients in chosen markets, a non-banking financial institution licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, RegCharles Finance and Capital Limited, recently launched its “Money Manager” Campai
05/21/2014
Who is Investec Asset Management?
They entered the UK market in 1992 after they acquired London-based Allied Trust Bank Limited
05/16/2014
Skandia International Q1 sales down, expansion in Africa
Skandia International’s gross sales for cross border business were down 5% in the first quarter of this year, to £427m from £449m in Q1 2013.
05/16/2014
Africa's Richest Woman Plans To Increase Stake In Portuguese Bank
Africa’s richest woman Isabel dos Santos plans to increase her stake in Portuguese bank Banco BIC, to 50%.
05/15/2014
Old Mutual boosted by strong sales in Africa
The weakness of the South African rand and US dollar, which flattened the group's profits in 2013, wiped 50 percent off the group's gross sales on a reported currency basis, but Roberts remained upbeat.
05/14/2014
Nedbank eyes social goals of 2030
The initiative seemed like a step in the right direction
05/14/2014
Sanlam pushes to extend retirement age in SA
Measures such as extending retirement age or limiting incentives to retire early should be urgently considered as longevity is the key risk affecting the financial security of retirees
05/12/2014
Bob Diamond’s African banking group: ‘Our investors are going to do very well’
Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond yesterday told the World Economic Forum on Africa that investors in his new financial services group Atlas Mara could expect good future returns.
05/12/2014
Punch-drunk Absa chiefs to hold AGM ‘postmortem’
We can’t ignore the views of our shareholders, and we won’t
05/12/2014
Top asset managers pile into MTN, Sanlam and Naspers
The trading activity for April also shows a clear preference for banking shares
05/12/2014
AMCON criticised over acquisition of Mainstreet Bank
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has been criticised over the short time given to interested parties in the acquisition of Mainstreet Bank limited, to submit their Expression of Interest.
05/09/2014
Barclays Africa holds off local retrenchments
There will be no job losses in the Barclays Africa operation, including South Africa bank Absa, after the Barclays Group announced this week that 2014 would see a gross group headcount reduction of 14 000.
05/09/2014
YourWealth acquired by South African investment firm
The UK arm of Momentum has acquired Your Wealth and the Money Hub app technology subject to regulatory approval.
05/02/2014
Shortlisted finalists for African Banker magazine awards
The final winners will be announced at the prestigious Awards ceremony and gala dinner on the 21st May in Kigali, Rwanda, during the African Development Bank Annual Meetings.
05/01/2014
Wealth depends on an indefinable
There is nothing better than fuzzy language to wreak havoc or to facilitate consensus.
05/01/2014
Shortlist announced for the African Banker Awards 2014
Attijariwafa Bank, Standard Bank, GTBank, and Nedbank are among the shortlisted finalists for the African Banker magazine's 2014 African Banker Awards.