Managers of Wealth Africa

Abil board beguiled by CEO's toxic charm

The gist of the statement, according to Mr Verster, is this: African Bank’s management made a compelling argument.

South African funds don't invest in their backyard

It is not just European and U.S. pension funds that are slow to invest in the opportunities available on the Africa continent: South Africa-based funds also need encouragement.

Asset managers’ systems ‘couldn’t cope’ with collapse

Wierzycka says administration systems were not capable of dealing with negative yields and had to be overridden manually, which resulted in human error.

Absa ditches African Bank investments

Absa Bank has removed all African Bank Investments Limited investments (Abil) from its Absa Money Market Fund

International Housing Solutions’ second private equity fund creates 20,000 SA homes

The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s Development Finance Institution, has approved $80 million in financing for International Housing Solutions Fund II, the private equity fund that prov

SA Reserve Bank jumps in to deter capital flight

African Bank Investments Limited is no stranger to dire straits – after peaking at R40.49 on April fool’s day in 2012, its share price tumbled erratically to reach R6.88 on August 4.

South African commodity hedge fund to launch two new funds

As a consequence of asset growth and successful investment results, BlueAlpha transferred the investment management function for the Polar Star Funds to a new entity, Polar Star Management

We’re sorry says Coronation Fund Managers

As its stake in African Bank wiped out.

NIGERIA: Sovereign Trust Insurance to Raise Fresh Capital

Sovereign Trust Insurance has been growing its business in the last five years

US hedge fund bet against African Bank in 2013

African Bank has engaged in risky lending practices such as very large unsecured loans

Money-Market Investors Risk Losses on African Bank Debt

Funds may use one day’s worth of accrued interest to offset losses, the Financial Services Board said in a circular to money managers yesterday.

Stanbic IBTC unveils campaign to boost investment in mutual funds

A fund manager is hired to invest the cash the investors have contributed

CBZ sets up off shore fund in Mauritius

CBZ Holdings has set up a fund in Mauritius to mobilise offshore lines of credit to finance its local projects, group chief executive officer Never Nyemudzo has said.

IMF says ready to help Ghana address its economic challenges

Ghanaian President John Mahama last week ordered his government to open talks with the IMF as part of efforts to fix the economy and stabilise the cedi currency which has slumped around 40 percent this year.

Is Africa the New Land of Opportunity for Energy Investors?

The Energy Report, Kelty riffs on shale in the U.S., basement reservoirs throughout the world and the news out of Africa. The investment opportunities are many.

African Bank’s bond yields spike to 47%

Bond investors in African Bank Investments Limited, who sent prices plunging by more than 50 percent last week, are joining shareholders in signalling the local provider of unsecured loans is running out of options.

Alternative investments to grab up to 40 pct of revenues by 2020

Alternatives that are marketed to mom-and-pop investors will remain red-hot

Ex-Im Bank and Angola Sign Memorandum of Understanding To Boost U.S.-Angolan Trade

The three-day summit, which has drawn heads of state and ministers from across the African continent, is designed to advance shared priorities

Seychelles bourse opens up derivatives market

The newly formed Seychelles Securities Exchange, Trop-X, has launched a derivatives market, the latest bid by the bourse to entice investors in the AMEA (Africa, Middle East and Asia) markets.

Insurers generated N179.9bn premium last year –NAICOM

The National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, has said 22 insurance companies in Nigeria generated N179.9bn gross premium income in the 2013 financial accounts.

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