10/10/2018
South Africa's finance minister Nhlanhla Nene quits over Gupta scandal
Both the Guptas and Mr Zuma deny the allegations.
Executive Moves
10/10/2018
Former South African central bank governor Mboweni takes over as finance minister
South Africa has had four finance ministers in the last two years, with the rand and bonds reacting badly to the upheavals.
10/08/2018
Northern Trust Asset Management Hires Chief Investment Strategist for EMEA and APAC
Sturkenboom most recently spent six years at Russell Investments as a senior investment strategist first based in London and then in New York.
10/04/2018
BAML hires Goldman analyst for senior industrials role
Investment banks have generated revenues of almost $2bn from industrials M&A in Europe this year
10/02/2018
State Street Global Advisors appoints head of SPDR business in EMEA
State Street Global Advisors, the asset management arm of State Street Corporation (STT), has appointed Matteo Andreetto as senior managing director and head of the SPDR ETF business for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) effective immediately.
10/02/2018
Investec property chief to leave on high
They said the downward shift in predicted dividend growth does not especially diminish IPF’s strong performance under Riley.
10/01/2018
Adewale, Union Bank Executive Director Retires
The bank disclosed this in a statement at the weekend.
10/01/2018
J.P. Morgan rehired its head of EMEA oil and gas from UBS
Apa spent little over a year at the Swiss bank, which is currently recovering from the loss Andrea Orcel, the head of its investment bank in September.
09/24/2018
Stonehage fleming appoints a new chief investment officer and director of investment management
He joins the company from Old Mutual Customised Solutions, where he was responsible for the portfolio management of the Premium Equity Fund and a suite of three derivative-based hedge funds.
09/21/2018
Polycarp Igathe Joins Equity Bank As Managing Director
Takes leadership of the Group’s subsidiary that controls 75% of the Group’s Assets
09/21/2018
CRDB Bank announces new managing director
The bank did not say when he is expected to take up the role
09/16/2018
Citi has appoints Head of Consumer Banking for Asia Pacific and EMEA
As Head of Retail Banking in Asia, Gonzalo and team have executed a segment-led, client- centric strategy with outstanding results.
09/13/2018
Aberdeen Standard hires ex-BlackRock retail sales chief
Alex Hoctor-Duncan, the former head of retail sales for Emea at BlackRock, joins Aberdeen Standard Investments
09/13/2018
Former Visa exec joins Nomanini Board of Directors
Nomanini is a FinTech company that provides banking, merchant and payment technology, primarily in emerging markets, to boost financial inclusion via digital platforms.
09/13/2018
Diamond Bank promotes SME via digital platform
It is vital that this integral sector of the economy gets all the support it needs to drive growth and development.
09/12/2018
Exotix announces 3 appointments in aid of global expansion
Based in London, Nicholas Taylor will be appointed Head of MENA & SSA Fixed Income Tradingansion
09/12/2018
Africa’s largest law firm expands with appointment of new executive
Aslam is an expert in commercial and financial litigation
09/12/2018
Resilient board committee formed to tackle concerns
The Resilient stable has been at the centre of a major selloff in the listed real estate sector in 2018
09/12/2018
Barco appoints Vice President of Middle East and Africa operations
Ramzi Itani as the new Vice President of its Middle East and Africa operations.
09/10/2018
Admitting Errors, Ex-President of Angola Exits Politics
Since taking office in September 2017, Mr. Lourenço has pledged to dismantle the corruption that flourished under his predecessor.