Wealth and Asset Management

Old Mutual shows first signs of a struggling insurance sector

Work reimagined: a two-geared approach to reopening and transforming your business

South Africa's Investec says well placed to support clients

Finding scaling solutions for the masses

Exploring AI in Wealth Management

Billionaires supporting fight against COVID-19

Executive Moves

South Africa: Abel Sithole new boss of Africa’s largest asset manager

D. K Mensah set to retire from Ghana Association of Bankers

JP Morgan DCM syndicate head departs for Citi

Credit Suisse appoints head of AM investment strategy Switzerland & EMEA

John Awuah appointed Deputy CEO of Ghana Association of Bankers

Lawyer Wafula Nyongesa sworn in as Tax Appeals Tribunal Chair

Legal

The African movement tracking coronavirus cash corruption

Kenyan elite accused of stashing Sh320bn abroad

Kenya’s elite cart away Sh328bn of World Bank aid

GT Bank Liberia Reputation Questioned, For Allegedly ‘Stealing Monies’ From Ex-President Sirleaf Son’s Accounts

Bureau-de-change operator bags 7 years for fraud

P&ID: FG may file fresh charges against Diezani

FinTech

African ATMs to run software developed by Fife fintech Renovite Technologies

South Africa’s Mama Money Expands Global Reach with Western Union

The quest for cyber sovereignty is dark and full of terrors

This Bitcoin Documentary From Africa Is Streaming on Amazon Prime

Binance Launches Fiat Gateways for South Africa

Why it is imperative that Africa looks into cryptocurrencies and Blockchain

Retail Banking

Equity Bank Q1 profit drops 14pc to Sh5.2bn

Access Bank Urges Customers to be Wary of Scams

CBK holds benchmark lending rate at seven percent

OIGARA: KCB Group remains resilient even in the face of a difficult period

Absa posts 3pc profit growth in first quarter

Access Bank urges customers to be wary of scams

Investment Banking

Kenya: €188m African Development Bank loan to boost COVID-19 response

Investec Bank CEO sees no sector-wide relief to come from South African banks

UBA’s Investment in Safety

Morocco’s Credit Agricole Workers Pledges $1.5 Million to COVID-19 Fund

FBNQuest holds 5th Annual General Meeting, reports N4.2 billion PBT

Sub-Saharan Africa M&A transactions totalled US$4.8 billion in Q1 2020

Alternative Investments

Deal Making In East And Horn Of Africa Amidst The Current Pandemic

Should investors join the rush?

Carlyle spins out African team as it ends plans for new fund

An income for life: Understanding living annuities

Zambia hires Lazard to advise on $11bn debt burden

Equity halts Sh9 billion dividend on Corona fears

Comment, Analysis & Research

Laureen Kouassi-Olsson : a new wave of female leaders

Don’t Allow AfDB’s Governance to be Hijacked, Obasanjo Writes Ex-African Leaders

CFOs of FUGAZ and their 3-year performance record

AfDB’s Akinwumi Adesina hits back, denies allegations against him

R400bn decline in pension funds affects South African household wealth

Achieving business resiliency in the new reality of work

Tax

Mauritius: key taxation implications of the COVID-19 Act

Johannesburg tax advisor moves for Baker McKenzie and ENSafrica

Tax penalties waiver plan good for business

Detectives on trail of possible Sh5 billion tax evasion racket in mobile phone theft

Here’s how South African tax residents and non-South African tax residents are taxed differently

Debating a wealth tax: 'It raises a moral question in SA's unequal society'

Regulation,Tax & Compliance

African Development Bank: 'No Decision' Yet on Demands for Probe

SA’s developmental finance bodies fall short on transparency

South Africa faces ‘historic’ Covid-19 economic shock

Ramaphosa wants a debt freeze for Africa - and others agree

Cabo Verde: African Development Bank Group approves 30 million euros loan to fight COVID-19

AU, Ecobank decry limited support to MSMEs

ESG

Age of extinction: the race to save the planet

Saint or sinner? 3 questions Investment Managers need to consider when developing their ESG proposition

COVID-19 could be catalyst for ESG adoption by tech companies, finds KPMG analysis

Confronting climate risk

Nedbank offers climate resolutions in first for South Africa

Nedbank offers climate resolutions in first for South Africa

Covid-19

Remote workers present a new security threat in the age of COVID-19

How Covid-19 will impact African economy

Concern in South Africa as job losses pile up

The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic On The South African Financial Regulatory Landscape

Coronavirus: Why Africans should take part in vaccine trials

East Africa: COVID-19 Leaves Region in $2.3 Billion Debt Hole in Three Months