Managers of Wealth Africa

South African hedge fund managers expand into new strategies

South Africa's hedge fund industry is changing. New regulations have increased operational costs and placed limits on what hedge fund managers can do

One of the Biggest Diamonds in History Has Just Been Dug Up

Gem sold a 357-carat stone for $19.3 million in 2015 and in 2006 found the 603-carat Lesotho Promise.

Chinese consortium plans to invest in Huíla province, Angola

Zheng, who did not disclose the amounts that would be invested, expressed interest in getting involved in the region’s development plan

Morocco loosens its currency peg in bid to attract investors

Gross domestic product expanded faster than the majority of countries in the Middle East and North Africa in 2017

Top Energy Trends 2018 in South Africa

Siyabonga Mbanjwa, SENER Southern Africa Regional Managing Director

Bidvest unit agrees to buy Cannon Asset Managers

Financial services division makes third deal in six months.

South African Steinhoff Unit Mulls Early Redemption of Bonds

Steinhoff Services has three notes due to mature in 2018

Ghana: OPIC Executive Vice President Travels to Ghana

They have partnered with Appolonia City developer Rendeavor to build a pilot project of 100 affordable homes

Old Mutual gets green light for a return

Omem and the Economic Development Department have reached an agreement in relation to three critical public interest issues that Old Mutual Limited will address

Defending Pension Assets in 2018

The point cannot be overstated; every working man and woman must get fatigue one day.

Bank official, tech exec announce Mali presidential bids

The state is still absent from vast swathes of its northern territory where in 2012 jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda mounted an insurgency on the back of a separatist uprising.

Afreximbank taps Islamic finance to support Africa trade

Afreximbank said it would use the facility to provide sharia-compliant financing to small- and medium-sized enterprises across its member countries

Nigeria’s economy needs pension funds, says commissioner

Having a pension scheme that could pay out benefits in the form of a life annuity, he explained, would offer workers protection against longevity risk.

AfDB achieves 100% investment in green energy projects in 2017

We will help Africa unlock its full energy potential, while developing a balanced energy mix to support industrialisation.

Nairobi bourse investors book billions as bear run ends

The full year 2017 market statistics compiled by the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Standard Investment Bank also show that foreign investors were keen to cash in on the higher share prices.

AfDB approves 3rd sovereign lending instrument

“The approval of the RBF policy comes at a critical juncture where countries are increasingly harnessing resources for structural transformation"

Competition Commission gives conditional nod to Old Mutual restructuring

The deal is part of the restructuring of the group, which will lead to Old Mutual Ltd housing the group's emerging-markets operations.

France Invests N150bn In Nigeria

“Available records also state that at the end of the first quarter of 2017, the trade volume between France and Nigeria stood at N668 .75 billion (1.9 billion euros).

Naspers and Steinhoff: Why I won’t invest in the JSE Top 40

Brush up on your Chinese for a better retirement?

Kenya’s real estate to recover after 2017 difficulty

According to the 2017 report by Cytonn Real Estate, development activity reduced evidenced by the 18.4 per cent reduction in the value of building approvals

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