02/13/2014
Absa set on regaining top retail bank title
Barclays Africa Group wants South African unit Absa to regain the leading market position in retail and business banking in the country, which remains its ‘biggest business in its biggest market’
02/13/2014
The luxury automaker has a dedicated franchise in Nigeria since there are about 150 Rolls Royce units in the country that have no access to proper after-sales service and maintenance.
02/10/2014
Wealthy South Africans eye London properties
Political and financial upheaval in some of the world’s largest emerging economies is driving a new wave of rich migrants to London’s supercharged property market as a place to park their wealth.
02/07/2014
How SA's mega-rich make their money
The company's research shows that South Africa is the wealthiest country on the continent of Africa.
02/06/2014
Investec's overall results for the nine months to the end of December were negatively affected by the depreciation of the rand:sterling exchange rate over the period.
02/05/2014
IFAs are positive on frontier markets
UK financial advisers believe their clients should increase exposure to frontier markets including countries like Nigeria, according to the latest Baring Asset Management Investment Barometer.
02/05/2014
Group of high networth private investors plans investment in Nigeria
The offshore credit lines for the project are being managed by Barclays Bank and HSBC for direct investment in viable business ventures in Nigeria.
02/03/2014
Bob Diamond reveals banking plan for Africa
Ex-Barclays chief closes in on target as parttners put in $20m of own wealth
02/03/2014
Top fund managers identify the potholes in the road.
01/24/2014
This is the most authoritative look at consolidation activity in the global wealth space.
01/21/2014
Aspen CEO joins the list of SA billionaires
Billionaire wealth increased by 50% from 2007
01/20/2014
Old Mutual coup hits Absa Wealth
ABSA Wealth, reeling after the recent coup in which Old Mutual poached its asset management team, is still struggling to plug the gap.
01/14/2014
HNW Investor Returns at a high, yet, confidence in Financial Service Providers at a Low – what’s the deal?
It’s more than just making money – it’s about: Trust, Transparency & Technology
01/14/2014
South Africans wealthiest on the continent
Nevertheless, growth in wealth has been slower than in several other African countries. Ethiopians remain the poorest with assets of $260 a person last year, while Angolans have grown their wealth fastest.
01/13/2014
Britam of Kenya Is Said to Plan Acquisition of Money Manager
British-American Investments Co., Kenya’s biggest publicly trader money manager, is in talks to buy an asset-management company, according to a person familiar with the transaction.
01/13/2014
Nautilus Group opens offices in Hong Kong and Mauritius
‘The expansion of our business operations will also see some members of our Jersey team undertake secondments, for training and development purposes, in our new offices.’
01/08/2014
Zimbabweans are among the poorest people in Africa, with the country’s controversial indigenisation laws expected to further erode their wealth
01/08/2014
Standard Chartered hires senior private banker for Africa
Standard Chartered have announced the appointment of John Lee as Executive Director for West Africa in its Private Bank.
12/19/2013
Banco Privado Atlantico SA plans to open 25 more branches in the country over the next two years as it targets the growing ranks of the wealthy in Africa’s second-largest oil producer.
12/19/2013
National Bank of Abu Dhabi plans to expand in a corridor from Africa to Asia in an attempt to gain business from trade flows between the continents,