Managers of Wealth Africa

Fikile Nkosi awarded best CEO

The most Innovative Workplace Wellness Programme Initiative was awarded to a company that initiated a creative and effective wellness campaign in the past 12 months.

GTBank’s product wins award

Explaining the rationale behind GTBank winning the award, Frost & Sullivan stated that the award is in recognition of the Bank’s efforts to offer robust value to SMEs in Nigeria.

Stanbic named best investment bank in Tanzania

Customers trust has also been part of the contributions to this success.” The CEO of Stanbic Bank Tanzania Ken Cockerill said.

Failed Mozambican deal hits SA firms

South African blue-chip companies have ended up on the wrong side of a soured R3.7-billion Mozambican port deal, including Esor Franki and law firm Bowman Gilfillan.

Duffuor receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Banking and Finance

The Banker, a publication by the Financial Times Limited, also adjudged Dr. Kwabena Duffuor Africa’s Finance Minister of the year 2011.

Namibia: Moneygram Extends Relationship With Standard Bank

MoneyGram's services are available at over 500 Standard Bank locations in South Africa and across 11 Southern and Eastern African countries.

Lenders from London to Qatar are hunting for African banks to buy

“There are still massive opportunities when it comes to consumers, because lots of Nigerian banks haven’t even cracked the ice yet,”

Tanzania: Stanbic Named Tanzania's Best Investment Bank

STANBIC Bank has been named the best investment bank in Tanzania by EMEA Finance, a prestigious magazine, for the year 2014, while its parent company Standard Bank has been named leading investment bank in Africa for the seventh consecutive year.

Dunn Loren Merrifield, Bags World Finance Banking Award

The award winning firm led in the investment company category in what was adjudged its consistent introduction of highly innovative investment products and services.

Banks get unreserved backing

The Reserve Bank has faith in the local financial sector but troubling factors lie beyond its control.

BNY Mellon Named Depositary by Trustco Group

The company's operations are organized along three segments: Insurance (long term, short term and mobile insurance); banking (student lending, banking and mortgage financing); and investments (property, education, media and transport).

Heritage concludes Enterprise Bank acquisition with Afreximbank’s $272m facility

The African Export-Import Bank and Heritage Bank on Wednesday in Cairo, Egypt, signed an agreement formalising Afreximbank’s $272 million facility in support of Heritage Bank’s acquisition of Enterprise Bank from the Assets Management Corporat

Makram Azar: Barclays Plans Further Expansion in Region -

The London-based lender is targeting emerging markets, with the Middle East and Africa a top priority

SA watches as private equity investments in Africa soar

South Africa is not seeing the benefits of investment in the continent as investors look for new markets that "give them a growth story".

Simon Denny: South Africa's Mergers & Acquisition star

Most recently, Denny advised south african leisure and gaming group Tsogo Sun when brewer SabMiller sold its 40% stake in the group in July for R10.6bn ($1bn).

Societe Generale Securities Services in South Africa mandated by Nomura

Nomura is an Asia-based financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries.

Standard Bank Group named leading investment bank in Africa

Standard Bank has been named leading Investment Bank in Africa by EMEA Finance for the seventh consecutive year.

Former Lazard banker looks to African adventure

Ken Costa, the former chairman of Lazard International who was previously one of the City of London’s best-known rainmakers, is in talks to launch a fund focused on deals in Africa

South Africa rejects brickbats thrown at Brics development bank

The five emerging economies that make up the Brics grouping have come out on the offensive against criticism of their proposed new development bank

Societe Generale in Tunisia mandated by RBC Investor & Treasury Services

SGSS has been providing securities services in Tunisia, through the Union Internationale de Banques (UIB), a subsidiary of Societe Generale group, since June 2013.

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