Managers of Wealth Africa

Braving the challenges of foreign private equity investment in Nigeria

Foreign private equity funds normally have an average span of between five and ten years.

State Street and SimCorp Announce Intended Business Partnership, with Front-to-Back Investment Outsourcing Solution for EMEA Insurers

Strategic Business Partnership Demonstrates State Street and SimCorp’s Commitment to Insurance Clients in EMEA, with a Complete Front-to-Back Outsourcing Solution through the State Street

Top 10 Finalists of “Africa’s Business Heroes” Grand Finale Announced

Confirmed finale judges include Jack Ma, Ibukun Awosika, Strive Masiyiwa and Joe Tsai

This South African bank is offering special incentives to keep its top managers

Senior managers weren’t granted salary increases and cash bonuses for the financial year through June in line with guidance from South Africa’s central bank for lenders to conserve cash due to the uncertainty surrounding the virus.

Old Mutual Property turns to small businesses to take up mall space

Joint venture to launch first EGG store in Cape Town, which will be the most technologically advanced store in SA

Coca-Cola, Absa Bank ink SMEs credit score deal

Opening transactional financial data redefines engagement rules between lenders and the family-owned SMEs.

Nigeria’s investment under pressure ― NIPC boss

Sadiku reiterated that in spite of the contractions in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), some sectors of the economy had made significant improvement.

Retail investors raise domestic debt stake

At the beginning of the year, they accounted for 4.23 percent or Sh124.3 billion, out of the total debt which stood at Sh2.94 trillion at the time.

Businesses are having to make hard decisions

South Africa is incredibly lucky with the ability for entrepreneurs to access a market: Marc Rosen from Investec.

Zimbabwe: Bleak Economic Prospects As TSP Comes to an End

The country has remained in isolation and international creditors and investors have not been forthcoming.

Renewables are Africa’s Path for a Green Recovery

Promising emerging solutions and policy progress, aiming at leveraging the power of renewables to enable decarbonisation of industry and transport, have been showcased.

Kenyans pay Sh35bn for non-existent insurance

Unremitted premiums have piled up over the years from Sh26 billion.

Nigeria: Funding the Sustainable Development Goals

The Global Principles for Responsible Banking was created to direct financial institutions’ to growth and development.

How fund managers find ‘innovation’ in uninspiring areas

With the race to find revolutionary stocks hotter than ever, what unlikely stocks or sectors have investors looked into?

Emigration, corruption, SEOs: don’t fall for scaremongering when investing

Keep a cool head in the current political and investment climate

Africa losing $89 billion each year due to illicit financial flows, according to UNCTAD report

In a recent from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), it can be observed that Africa has lost nearly $89 billion on an annual basis, in illicit financial flows - which include tax evasion, theft, and diversion of public funds.

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