Managers of Wealth Africa

Africa is open for business despite the pandemic

Each of the 54 African countries represents its own unique challenges and opportunities, says Tshepo Ncube (Absa Group).

Ventures Platform, Hustle Fund back Nigerian fintech Brass in $1.7M round

Akindolu’s work at Kudi opened his eyes to the problems small and medium businesses face in Nigeria.

SA inflation rises to fourth-month high, meets forecasts

Traders held interest rate bets.

Are SA investors underestimating the EM opportunity?

South African asset allocators have traditionally been reluctant to allocate to emerging markets, but are they missing out?

Morocco’s Encouraging Economic Prospects Amid Turbulent Regional Context

As the MENA region grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, Morocco continues to make dynamic economic moves in the region but must push further past the edge of the envelope.

Foreigners are in fact buying South African bonds, new data show

Exchange officials say the new data on settled trades is a better way to capture actual flows and long-term trends.

Expert Hub helps connect investors to Africa at GBF

Trade and investment representatives from African countries share knowledge and expertise

SA tops latest Africa financial market index report

He said that, even though South Africa ranked first out of 23 countries with an overall score of 86, the country had fallen from a score of 89 the previous year.

South Africa: Reinsurers present mixed performance in 2020 - KPMG

For most reinsurers, profits deteriorated, profits turned into losses or losses further deteriorated.

United Capital Position to Deliver Shareholders Value

The dividend payout in 2020 financial year was on the heels of profit that accelerated by 57 per cent to N7.8 billion in 2020 from N4.97billion recorded in 2019.

Preference shares, one foot in the grave?

In terms of the regulation, preference shares are likely to be fully removed from contributing to ‘Regulatory Capital’ from next year.

China, Africa and the 3 years since Xi Jinping promised to rebalance trade

In return, Beijing has sourced raw materials for its industries and markets for its products.

South Africa’s shrinking JSE – investors explain what’s going on

Considering the total number of listings on the JSE, much of the decline over the last 20 years occurred during the early 2000s, driven by a high number of delistings combined with few new companies coming to market.

Women in Africa seeks mentors for 15 women entrepreneur finalists in Mauritius

Mentoring is the establishment of a partnership between two volunteers – a mentor and a mentee – where the objective is to support the mentee in achieving a series of goals.

Capital Investments Help Payment Infrastructure Firms GPS and Nuvei Make Major Moves Across EMEA Region

GPS Chief Executive Officer Joanne Dewar said the payment technology firm has been working to simplify access to the global rails of the new digital payments era amid a global FinTech explosion.

Liberty minorities approve Standard Bank’s buyout offer

Transaction is expected to be finalised in the first quarter of 2022 and Liberty is likely to be delisted.

SA is the best place for business in Africa

A few countries on the continent are probably not fit to consider for investment or business at all.

Southern Africa: Minister Mutsvangwa Praises SADC Stance On Sanctions

A 245km pipeline will be constructed to connect the water body to Bulawayo and this phase is expected to be complete by 2022.

Kokkie Kooyman ranks SA banks, with two standout stocks for value investors

Kooyman explains how, at the current share prices, there are two banks that present outstanding buying opportunities for investors following the long-overdue trend of switching from growth to value stocks.

‘If you are a differentiated stock picker, this is as good as it gets’

Local managers continue to see opportunity on the JSE.

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