Wealth and Asset Management

Standard Bank to partner with Northern Trust to offer transition management services across Southern Africa

Top 15 richest presidents in Africa 2021

The Forbes Billionaires’ List: Africa’s Richest People 2021

Steven Nathan’s hasty 10x exit: Who believes the Old Mutual spin?

Externalising assets - don’t be driven by fear, Reyneke van Wyk

South Africa is losing thousands of millionaires

Executive Moves

Invesco appoints managing director for Africa

Ecobank Transnational appoints new director

New UMB CEO unpacks corporate journey on Springboard

Net1 scoops Standard Bank’s Lincoln Mali as new Southern African CEO

J. P. Morgan Asset Management appoints head of investment stewardship for EMEA

Stanbic IBTC announces executive appointments across the Group

Legal

Alleged N1.4bn Money Laundering: EFCC Closes Case Against Former NBA President, Paul Usoro

Ex-banker, trader charged with stealing Sh3.5m from the dead

Court dismisses case against CBN’s directives on bank charges

Exclusive-Angola moves to seize Dos Santos-linked asset in Dutch court

Banks face lawsuit over 'unjust' sale of homes

Firm files N12.86b suit against Bank over alleged contract breach

FinTech

Time for a digital scale-up in Africa to unlock the continent’s untapped creative economies, panelists say

South African bank challenger Tyme to launch in Asia

Iress integrates TP ICAP Fusion RFQ into trading platform

What can Mena learn from the African experience in fintech?

Kenya Is Becoming a Global Hub of FinTech Innovation

Priority Activator Consulting Kenya and BankBI collaborate on expanding data-driven analytics solutions

Retail Banking

Standard Bank Group establishes Africa’s first Hedera network node

Access Bank’s N10m for accelerator

Time for a digital scale-up in Africa to unlock the continent’s untapped creative economies, panelists say

FNB voted Africa’s Most Valuable Bank Brand for a second year

Discovery Bank reports ‘pleasing progress’ in difficult trading period

Stanbic IBTC Offers Low-Interest Agric Loans

Investment Banking

United Capital Grows Profit by 61% to N7.9bn, to Pay N4.2bn Dividend

Standard Bank gets more time to buy Stanbic shares

Standard Bank gets more time to buy Stanbic shares

Standard Bank scoops award at SME Bank Of the Year Awards 2020

S.A’s Standard Bank eyes higher share in Angolan branch

JPMorgan gives another endorsement on local banks’ prospects

Alternative Investments

FBNInsurance, Firm Launch Health Insurance Product

Remittances hit record high of Sh30.5 billion for January

Standard Chartered introduces COVID-19 support for entrepreneurs

Kenya plans debt fund to avoid biting cash crunch

TymeBank gets R1.6 billion in foreign investment as it nears 3 million customers

Growing Digital Divide in the Workplace is Forcing Employers to Rethink the Ways They Communicate with Employees

Comment, Analysis & Research

More FDIs forecast for Africa in 2021

Kenya: 912 Wiped Out From the List of Dollar Millionaires in 2020 - Report

Investors are failing African entrepreneurs — it’s time for a change

Kenya’s debt bigger than reported

Two faces of Covid-19 impact

Study shows surprising increase in wealth in South Africa

Tax

Retirement tax changes planned for South African expats

Fix the tax tribunal’s flaws

Treasury tax deal to unlock Sh133bn from stalled cases

COVID-19 and regulatory uncertainty spur greater tax risk for organizations in 2021 and beyond, EY survey finds

Further evidence that South Africans are trying to get their money out the country

Is a corporate excess profits tax on the cards?

Regulation,Tax & Compliance

Will South Africa pass a wealth tax to cover the covid bill?

CBN, SEC anchor cryptocurrency ban on financial system protection

Analysing Financial Accountability Trends at FMBN

CRB freeze halves digital lenders Sh2bn monthly loans

$2,350 set as minimum for banks to seek more client info in Seychelles

SEC urges mentoring to sustain sound banking

ESG

Old Mutual buys majority stake in solar project

Providing Timely ESG Information Is Becoming More Crucial for CFOs

South Africa: DBSA launches green bond for climate projects

West African Development Bank issues first sustainability bond

African Development Bank assists West African countries to deliver carbon emission reductions and meet their Paris Agreement commitments

Privatisation, green financing key to vibrant capital markets

Covid-19

Workplace Stress During COVID-19: 5 Ways to Support Your Employees’ Mental Well-being

Rand continues to slide over fears of Covid-19 variant and tougher lockdown restrictions for South Africa

Africa’s billionaires – from Motsepe to Dangote – fight to stamp out Covid-19

Corona still a threat to Kenya's economy - Oigara

Govt Mulls Inclusion of Covid-19 Tests Into Health Insurance Schemes

Ten Ways Covid-19 Has Changed the World Economy Forever