02/12/2015
Standard Bank wins South African mandate
Advances in technology have enabled custodians to expand product solutions well beyond their traditional roles of settlement and safekeeping
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02/12/2015
Standard Bank Arranges US$1.25 Billion Eskom Bond Sale to International Investors
Johannesburg-based Standard Bank has partnered with Eskom to sell US$1.25 billion 10 year fixed rate bonds into the international capital markets
02/11/2015
GEPF chooses Standard Bank to provide Master Custody
Advances in technology have enabled custodians to expand product solutions well beyond their traditional roles of settlement and safekeeping
02/09/2015
BRICS to pursue Green Global Fund with World Bank cooperation
In a significant move by BRICS, environment ministers of the five member countries are to meet in Moscow in April to discuss taking forward the proposal for creating a Green Global Fund in cooperation with the World Bank to support initiatives that are en
02/09/2015
Zimbabwe: Govt Should Do More to Guarantee Pension Rights
Under these contracts the insurance company undertakes to regularly advise the subscriber of the state of the contract
02/08/2015
Access Bank Ghana continues to blaze the trail in CSR
Another 12,000 persons are also indirect beneficiaries of the numerous projects which were deliberately targeted at critical areas
02/07/2015
Arqaam Capital initiates coverage of Middle East, African telcos
Arqaam Capital has begun coverage of 29 telecom stocks in Middle East and Africa with combined market capitalization of $220 billion and combined daily value traded of $425 million.
02/06/2015
Access targets top 3 slots in banking industry
In the next two years, Access Bank Plc would join the league of the top three banks in the banking sector as proceeds from its ongoing rights issue would help it achieve that the target
02/06/2015
Leading offshore centre signs MOU With South Africa
The MoU supersedes and updates a previous MoU that the two regulators signed in May 2000.
02/06/2015
Sub-Saharan Africa to get its first Eurobond of 2015
As Ivory Coast prepares to sell sub-Saharan Africa’s first Eurobond of 2015, the strengthening dollar risks curbing issuance across the continent as debt payments for governments grow more expensive.
02/06/2015
Investec and State Street commit to another 7 years
Investec Asset Management has extended its relationship with State Street corporation for another seven years
02/06/2015
German Commerzbank Grows African Presence With New Ivorian Office
Global banking and financial services company, Commerzbank AG, has announced the opening of a representative office in Abidjan, the commercial hub of Ivory Coast
02/05/2015
Sanral warns of more failed bond auctions
THE South African National Roads Agency Limited, which on Wednesday failed to raise the R600m it needed at its first bond auction for the year
02/05/2015
Nigeria’s capital market can rise to 250%, 300% of GDP over time’
Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa, and with the most exciting speed and scale of growth.
02/05/2015
Entrepreneurs invited to South Africa’s 1st Bitcoin conference
South Africa’s first Bitcoin conference has been set for April, with the organisers encouraging entrepreneurs to attend and learn about the opportunities Bitcoin presents for startups.
02/05/2015
Rand Merchant Bank Extends West African Operation To Ghana
Rand Merchant Bank, a division of First Rand Bank Limited in South Africa, will by June this year expand its presence in West Africa by opening a division in Ghana, the region’s second largest economy.
02/03/2015
Swiss Hotel To Start West African Expansion Scheme In Nigeria
Globally recognized hospitality group Swiss International Hotels, has announced plans to expand its hotel chain and management company
02/03/2015
Africa Private Equity Insider: In Pursuit Of Pensions
Pensions are big in Africa — surprisingly so
02/03/2015
Commerzbank Plans to Open Ivory Coast Office to Tap High Growth
The government expects growth of 10 percent as it invests in infrastructure including highways and bridges and expands its ports
02/02/2015
Luxury watches draw Africa’s spenders to SA
SA’s emergence as Africa’s luxury hub has seen the continent’s big spenders splash out on "super-luxury" watches.