11/16/2018
Strong appetite for African blended finance
The use of blended finance to scale up investment is increasingly popular in Africa, a forum has concluded.
Alternative Investments
11/16/2018
IAPM to Focus on Capacity Building, as CIIA Sets Standards for Investment Advisors in Nigeria
She also lauded the IAPM for its role in the development of the Nigerian financial and capital market ecosystems.
11/15/2018
Lawyers to get sukuk deals training
Islamic finance is based on profit and risk-sharing and prohibits the collection and payment of interest.
11/15/2018
Access Bank supports the best of African art
Art X Lagos has built a platform that has helped solidify Lagos as an art capital, and projected the works of many Nigerian and African artists.
11/15/2018
Discovery to launch new bank today
The Post Bank is planning to extend its services to become a full-service bank that can accept deposits.
11/14/2018
South Africa's MTN aims to offer mobile banking in Nigeria next year
MTN aims to offer mobile banking in Nigeria next year
11/14/2018
CISI and Nigerian Stock Exchange partnership provides training boost for Africa-based finance professionals
The CISI is the 45,000 strong, global not-for-profit professional body with members in over 100 countries.
11/12/2018
London Stock Exchange Group Launches Reports On African Capital Markets
The reports will be launched at the African Investment Forum in Johannesburg.
11/12/2018
It’s the right time to diversify offshore
“South Africans are vulnerable at the moment."
11/12/2018
Offshore investing, retirement and estate planning
The performance of emerging markets and developed economies are not necessarily correlated.
11/12/2018
Wealthy Nigerians can invest in a second passport for ease of global mobility- Habila Malgwi
Today, Arton’s global operations are spread in over 15 offices around the world and have helped attract over US $3 billion foreign direct investment to countries, with 12 different CIPs available for investors.
11/09/2018
UK to give Angola $920m for projects
Angola, Africa's leading oil exporter, has a population of 26 million, majority of them impoverished, and surviving on less than $2 per day.
11/09/2018
Africa Investment Forum Calls for Increased Investments Into Pension Funds On the Continent
"So far, we have invested US$25 billion in infrastructure private equity, housing, and pension funds",
11/09/2018
Lusophone Africa sets sight on US$5 billion in projects under new Development Finance Compact
Lusophone countries in Africa have huge resources like oil and gas, yet human development is low, and infrastructure development is low."
11/09/2018
Discovery's directors to partially fund FirstRand deal
Financial services group directors want to subscribe for R240m of new Discovery shares between them
11/09/2018
Multibillion dollar investments to be revealed at Africa Investment Forum
An additional $28-billion in investment projects, that have not yet moved to the boardroom sessions, are also being showcased at the gallery walks.
11/08/2018
WANTED: investors who are ready to seize the day in Africa
But the African Development Bank is tackling this problem head-on by removing barriers that have prevented investment finance from flowing into the continent.
11/06/2018
Ecobank Academy works to enhance Africa’s health systems through financial and leadership trainings
Creating the infrastructure to transform finance managers into leaders of change is the way forward.
11/06/2018
Insurance for SA's super rich proves to be tricky
Managing Director of Elite Risk Acceptances, Christelle Colman says that these individuals face unique insurance and personal risk management challenges – particularly in a high-crime climate such as South Africa.
11/05/2018
Africa should seize opportunity presented by CIIE – Standard Bank
Africa’s developing and emerging economies that rely on an open, inclusive and rules-based global system for the growth and development would benefit from the expo.