Managers of Wealth Africa

SA asset management industry ‘slow to transform’

Black managers often don’t have a strong brand like their mainstream competitors

Humaniq’s CryptoPension a Pancea to Africa’s Pension Worries

There is no way you can also count out the inadequacy of institutions that recognise properties of the poor.

IsDB Group sets out a roadmap to promote the Arab-African trade

The Islamic Development Bank Group is leading a roadmap to strengthen the Arab – Sub-Saharan Africa in the next three years.

Islamic Development Bank sets out roadmap to promote Arab-African trade

IDB’s support for development programs and infrastructure projects in Africa has reached more than $43 billion

Growth is not possible without meaningful economic reform

We are seeing better and more synchronised growth globally’ – Johann Els, Old Mutual Investment Group.

Africa's Top Hedge Fund Starts Food-Focused Private-Equity

That growth will need to access land and infrastructure in Africa.

Morocco's Attijariwafa Bank signs deals with Ivory Coast defence ministry

The deals come over a month after soldiers in Ivory Coast reached an agreement with the government resolving a dispute over bonus payments that sparked a mutiny.

Liberty drags down Standard Bank’s profits

Its personal and business banking division contributed both 56% of the group’s overall R121bn revenue and of its R22bn profit.

Mall of Africa has great start but offshore disappoints Attacq

The Midrand mega-mall — Attacq’s single largest asset— has lured an average 1.1-million shoppers a month

Liberty, Standard Bank developing short-term insurance offering

Analysts express concern about Liberty’s direction.

Barclays Africa Plans Kenya Gold ETF Listing Early This Year

The Kenyan regulator approved the listing of 400,000 gold bullion debentures, each equivalent to 0.01 of an ounce of gold.

Fund manager Cobus Kellermann’s farm fetches R12m at auction

It has been sold but it is subject to the liquidator’s confirmation

Morocco Receives $7.6 Billion from Islamic Development Bank

In 2014, the IDB amounted to MAD 1.8 billion to Morocco in order to carry out drinking water supply projects in the regions of Agadir and Chtouka

Africa Finance Corp seals $150m Nasdaq Dubai sukuk deal

It was also the first use of Nasdaq Dubai’s fast-growing Murabaha platform by an African entity

Private equity in SA: fruitful partnerships

More than 200 African private equity deals were reported over the past year.

South Africa’s insurer eyes 75% equity in Nigeria’s UNIC Insurance

It may be having difficulties now, but everything indicates to us that in the long term Nigeria is going to be a big contributor of growth if you are doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa.

18 Egyptian banks on UAB Top 100 African Banks ranking

According to the UAB, Egypt was ranked first in terms of the number of banks on the list

Private Equity in Africa proves its mettle

Private equity continues to attract significant funding from local and foreign investors.

Hotel real estate assets are catching the eye of African pension funds

These schemes are more interested in purchasing existing hotels that are already up and running, rather than constructing their own from scratch.

The future is not what it used to be

So why are we still thinking about investing the same way?

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