11/10/2014
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.
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11/10/2014
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.
11/10/2014
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.
11/10/2014
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.
11/06/2014
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,”
11/05/2014
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.
11/05/2014
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.
10/31/2014
Banks get unreserved backing
The Reserve Bank has faith in the local financial sector but troubling factors lie beyond its control.
10/28/2014
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).
10/24/2014
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
10/20/2014
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
10/17/2014
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".
10/16/2014
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).
10/16/2014
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.
10/15/2014
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.
10/13/2014
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
10/12/2014
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
10/09/2014
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.
10/07/2014
Nigeria: FG to raise $10bn for Wholesale Devt Bank
The Federal Government is targeting $10billion capital base for the proposed Wholesale Development Bank of Nigeria.
10/06/2014
Kenya turns to capital markets to fund mega projects
We need $48 billion (Sh4.272 trillion) to fund energy and infrastructure projects