Wealth and Asset Management

Investec Asset Management acquires Egyptian retailer

Bank renews commitment for wealth creation, sustainability

Wealth report glosses over South Africa’s growing wealth gap

Ecobank empowers customers to sustain wealth

Matjila: ‘I am prudent with other people’s money’

Global wealth continues to build beyond Europe

Executive Moves

Credit Suisse hires Goldman banker for Middle East, Turkey, Africa job

JPMorgan Hiring in Africa as More Firms Seek London Listings

Stanbic Bank appoints new CEO

Nigerian Merchant banks should look beyond wealth management

Appointment of Dr Ng’andu positive but it’s a case of different messenger, same message-Standard Bank

ALSF appoints board members and new chair

Legal

Diamond Deal - Famous Actor and Accomplices Head to Court

Why Looted Assets Are Difficult to Recover

Well-known financial advisor Thomas Stringfellow arrested

ANC accused of pressuring public pension fund for money

South Africa: Mkhwebane vs Reserve Bank - No Sign of Life At the ConCourt

Nigeria court orders former minister forfeits $40m jewelry

FinTech

Richer countries urged to help Africans gain access to mobile banking

Internet a distant dream for many in oil-rich

Checking in with recently launched digital bank Hello Paisa

Robotics in hedge fund administration

Mauritius – Playing in a tropical, Fintech sandbox

Guaranty Trust Bank’s sharpened focus is a boon to its digitalisation drive

Retail Banking

Access Bank UK balance sheet up 36%

Standard Bank Namibia wins Best Bank at the Euromoney Awards

Access Bank launches new payments platform

KCB & Equity Bank emerge winners in the African Banker Awards 2019

Access Bank gets Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance award

Ecobank Workers Protest Termination of Contract; Bank Insists Action Taken Without Prejudice

Investment Banking

JP Morgan eyes Africa for growth

Citigroup Disappointed by South Africa Investment as Deals Stall

HSBC launches issuer services in the UAE and Egypt

Barclays seeks to calm layoff fears

Standard Chartered launches digital banks and social banking solution in Africa

2019 has been 'a pretty good year', says StanChart MENA CEO

Alternative Investments

InsuResilience Investment Fund acquires stake in Royal Exchange General Insurance Company

Rhinos Come to the Bond Market, and Other Species May Follow

South African State Pension Fund to Invest More Offshore

Investor confidence in Africa is returning

FNZ acquires German investech Ebase for €154m

Africa free trade: $1b fund to offset losses

Comment, Analysis & Research

World Bank contradicts Tanzania's growth estimates

Give it cash now and swop Eskom debt later, proposes Nedbank

Investor confidence in Africa is returning

Kenyan banks face lower earnings as bad loans rise

SA Entrepreneurs Must Consider These Things Before Emigrating

Financial Emigration Demystified: South Africans Need The Full Picture

Tax

Andersen Global Enters Senegal, Expands Presence in Africa

Global Forum on Tax Transparency assists Morocco to implement Exchange of Information on Request

Mauritius to green light offshore funds in 60 days

10 tax trends SARS is clamping down on

Five questions about SA’s upcoming expat tax answered

Rwanda prefers a wider tax net to raising levies

Regulation,Tax & Compliance

Bank boards to pay heavily for cybercrimes in new regulations by CBK

Stanbic Kenya, China partner to ease imports

Combating financial crime - KPMG

In Zimbabwe, risk perception trumps orthodoxy as inflation soars

Sino-Africa partnership holds much potential

CBK bets on single clients database to rein in fraudsters

ESG

UK aid: Largest single direct climate investment in Africa

Private Wealth: Banking On Climate Change In Africa

Solar energy is a gold mine investors in EA region will soon scramble for

French development agency to promote sustainable digital solutions

Rethink environmental regulations in Africa, study urges

African Development Bank participants at Blue Economy conference in Mozambique