Managers of Wealth Africa

Nigeria’s pension industry squeezed as risk outlook for banks worsens

Neither can the pension funds invest in banks that do not pay dividends, while investing in foreign assets requires an “almost presidential level of approval”.

Reinsurance is growing; what does this mean to consumers

The move, he said, is expected to increase opportunities for KenyaRe to leverage and eventually maximise on long-term shareholder value.

Bank for International Settlements to grow membership roster

This is the first such expansion since 2011 and will take the number of members to 63.

Capitec’s finance boss just sold R118 million in shares - as investors believe the stock is overpriced

In the same month, Capitec head of risk management Nkosana Mashiya sold almost R13 million in Capitec shares.

IQ-EQ assists Nairobi-based Centum Capital with second fund launch

IQ-EQ has been appointed by Centum Capital, a Nairobi-based private equity manager, to support the launch of Centum Capital Fund II in 2020.

Expect a drone to drop by when you file an insurance claim

Nagtegaal says insurers have been experimenting with drones for about five years.

SA’s top performing unit trusts over 10 years

Which funds stand out over the long term?

Boon for African Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

The African Guarantee Fund is focused on its goal to provide financial guarantees for over 10,000 SMEs annually through partner financial institutions and as a trickledown effect, create 30,000 jobs per year.

Egypt NBE arranges $16bln syndicated loans over last 3 years

The bank also ranked third on the African level, and seventh in the Middle East in terms of syndicated loans.

Boon for African Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as African Guarantee Fund receives USD 33 Million Capital Increase

Banks and Safaricom to widen NSE dominance

Safaricom ended 2019 with an annual capitalisation gain of 42 percent

Can Team Ramaphosa Stabilize South Africa's Economy?

The evidence suggests that the response of 'Team Ramaphosa' has hitherto been high on aspirations, good intentions and rhetoric but low on substantive policies.

Big Investment in African Tech Set to Continue in 2020

The same week, OPay, the fintech platform from Opera (that is aggressively moving into the ride-hailing market across Nigeria with ORide) secured $120 million Series B investment from Chinese investors.

Equity now develops cold feet to step into Zambia, Mozambique markets

The Kenyan-based bank has also developed cold feet on increasing its presence in the Tanzanian market

Talks on increasing offshore investment ‘progressing well‘, says state pension fund

In the financial year under review, the fund only earned 2.6% in investment returns, which was largely driven by performance of its investments on alternative assets like bonds and fixed income.

Kenya raises domestic borrowing for third time

Analysts say the additional domestic borrowing could increase the cost of bank deposits as lenders compete with the government for savings from high-net worth investors, denying bankers room to offer cheap loans to households and businesses.

Kenyan banks are takeover targets as external risks grow

The banking industry has sufficient capital buffers to withstand shocks which include heightened tensions between US and Iran

São Tomé and Príncipe receives US$5 million from the World Bank

The prime minister said he considered these funds “important to reverse the current macro-economic reality,” of the country

Nigerian Equities Decline for Second Consecutive Year

The two telecommunications giants boosted the market capitalisation by N3.265 trillion.

Q3 growth reduces to 5.1 percent

“Deceleration in growth was mainly on account of suppressed growth in most of the sectors of the economy,” the national statistics office said.

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