06/20/2022
Stanbic IBTC Urges Women to Engage in Wealth Building Investments
"Despite the challenges women face, we continue to play a significant role in driving the economic, social and cultural development of our communities."
Alternative Investments
06/20/2022
New fund manager I&M Capital assets grow to Sh700m
I&M invested Sh6.6 million in the subsidiary that will be contributing to the group’s non-interest income consisting mainly of fees and commissions.
06/17/2022
Board partners NEXIM bank on $40m women in energy fund
The industrial parks according to him, had been developed as a low-cost manufacturing hub for equipment, component parts, spare parts, chemicals, consumables and other products.
06/17/2022
Afreximbank earmarks $40b to support intra-African trade
Oramah said that Afreximbank had intervened to help the continent implement African solutions during challenging times, some with the support of other development partners and African institutions.
06/16/2022
Ghana places 8th in top 10 Africa largest gold holdings
Central banks worldwide bought 272.9 tonnes of gold, according to data reported by the World Gold Council data
06/15/2022
South Africa’s biggest landlord reveals the truth about a return to the office – and work from home trends
Growthpoint is the largest South African primary REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) listed on the JSE and a 50% stakeholder in the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
06/15/2022
Development Bank Ghana Secures U.S.$800 Million From Shareholders
The media engagement was also to introduce the board and management of the bank, namely Dr Yaw Ansu, chairman of the board, Charles Boamah, Mary Boakye, Nora Bannerman Abbott, Rosemary Yeboah, Stephan Leudesdorff, and Yaw Nsarkoh.
06/14/2022
Japan’s Dai-ichi Life’s latest impact investment focuses on Africa
Dai-ichi Life had 37.46 trillion yen of total assets as of March 2022.
06/14/2022
South Africa Update - Grant McLeod, June 2022
Guernsey has proved to be a successful jurisdiction for South African wealth managers seeking to establish investment funds outside of their country in recent years.
06/14/2022
Wema Bank Shows Commitment to Women Empowerment
According to her, empowered women are good managers of resources, good business managers and great contributors to the household economy.
06/14/2022
Nine Banks Report N226.12bn Insider Loans to Directors, Related Entities
Fidelity Bank in its 2021 financial statement disclosed N194.33billion loans and advances from related parties, representing an increase of 20.7 percent from N194.33billion reported in 2020.
06/13/2022
African Development Bank to invest €10 million in reinsurance firm Conférence Interafricaine des Marchés d’Assurances (CICA-Re)
The investment is expected to strengthen the underwriting capacity of CICA-Re and contribute to the financing of its development and expansion across Africa.
06/13/2022
FirstBank partners Eloy Foundation to support female-owned small businesses
The support from FirstBank will be carried out through FirstGem, a loan scheme designed for female-owned or partnered MSMEs, and SMEConnect.
06/13/2022
Afrexim Bank to support African projects with $3bn
This is coming just as the bank had earlier provided the sum of $500m to support Central Banks across the West African sub region to be able to fund projects and settle transactions within the region.
06/10/2022
Experts urge stakeholders to practise sustainable insurance
The R3Lab offers a three-tiered approach towards building the technical capacity and skills of the regulator on innovation and sustainable insurance
06/09/2022
TAJBank Plans Maiden Private Sector N100bn Sukuk Offering
“Our aim is to raise the needed funds that would be invested in targeted high-impact sectors that spur job creation and enhance the standard of living of Nigerians.”
06/09/2022
Private sector firms yet to leverage AfCFTA
“Some of these things need a re-look for solutions and also realignment of the national psyche. The success of AfCFTA will be determined mostly by collaborations,”
06/07/2022
South African advice firm sets out growth plans in UK
Needham said Alpha Wealth had established a track record of recruiting and training former sportspeople to become financial planners.
06/07/2022
South African rand firms as global sentiment improves
The dollar index , which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.23%.
06/06/2022
GCB Bank posts profit before tax of GH¢831.9m
GCB Bank recorded a Profit before Tax of GH¢831.98 million in 2021 from GH¢602 million in 2020, representing an increase of about 36.2 per cent.