Managers of Wealth Africa

Future Hotel Franchise Investment Trends in Africa

From the Asian hotel market to the African hotel market, hotel franchise is about to make a huge hotel business revolution in the continent.

20 NSE firms pay investors record Sh135bn dividends

We rewarded shareholders with a 10 percent increase in dividend pay-ou

South African Billionaire Patrice Motsepe's Investment Firm Launches New Insurance Company

Motsepe owns a minority stake in Sanlam through his Family trusts.

It may be time to rethink pension systems in an African context

There are countless examples of this in the South African context.

Global brands dominate Africa

Facing renewed investment by non-African brands, Africa’s share of the most admired brands has been rapidly declining over the past three years from a high of 25% in 2013/4 to a low of 14% this year – down from 17% in 2017/8.

Asset emigration: Live in sunny SA while earning global returns

The matter of taking assets offshore, and investing in carefully structured portfolios and products is not a reaction to, or the result of, lack of faith in South Africa’s economic stability, nor the ability of its local bourse to generate returns i

World Bank approves $750 million for budgetary support to Kenya

The East African nation has multiple development funding programs, worth billions of dollars, with the Washington-based lender, but for years the funding bypassed the Treasury and is usually channeled straight into the projects.

Nigeria Has Become Africa's Money-Losing Machine

As one of the better known, investable African equity markets, anyone who tried their luck with the Global X Nigeria (NGE) exchange-traded fund is down 27.7% over the last 12 months.

How Bancassurance Has Transformed Uganda’s Insurance Sector

Insurance companies shared a total of US$135million (Ush500billion) in general insurance or non-life and US$59million (Ush217billion) from life insurance premiums, with major contribution attributed to bancassurance.

The 12 most active private equity investors in South Africa

While only nine deals have been completed by South African investors so far this year, there are still a number of firms and companies to watch.

State Pension guardians asleep at the wheel – angry pensioners

They stand to be proved wrong. Evidence of malfeasance is piling up.

Japan grows stake in Africa with new deal

TDB will use the proceeds to provide its customers in Sub-Saharan Africa with funds for the import of machinery and equipment from Japanese companies and their overseas affiliates.

Moroccan Overseas Investments Fall 37% in 2018

The Ivory Coast fell to fourth place in 2018, after it were second behind Egypt in 2017 and the first in 2016.

Ousted Old Mutual boss hits back

Admits he’s in the dark about what happens next

Nigeria’s Pension Fund Asset Value Crosses the N9 trillion Mark

Pension Asset Growth Dwarfs GDP Growth: The Q1 2019 growth in pension assets as noted above, is more than twice the GDP growth recorded by the Nigerian economy in the first quarter of 2019.

Bank’s search for investor collapses

The Privatisation Commission had hired a consortium led by PKF Consulting Ltd to help the bank with its internal restructuring.

KQ revives Sh1.5bn rights issue plan for small investors

The company’s retail investors were diluted 95 per cent besides their number of shares being reduced by a factor of four as part of efforts to rescue the airline from collapse.

DP home upgrade to cost Sh152 million

The Treasury will allocate Sh37.4 million starting July for renovation of the building

DTB books Sh60 million gain in Habib acquisition

In accounting terms, a bargain purchase gain arises when assets of a particular entity are acquired for a cost that is less than what its assets can fetch when sold at open market.

Africa has big potential for Jersey

The Government of Jersey is also aware of the potential and actively working to build links.

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