Africa

Standard Bank Group collected 18 prestigious awards that validate its client-centric philosophy and extensive network in Africa, at the recent Sibos conference in Boston.  Two of the accolades were awarded to Standard Bank at the…

    PFP Insurance Broker’s (PFP) focus on support for local brokers, service mentality and innovation in African markets has resulted in significant income growth in 12 months, reports Paul Lewis, PFP’s head of African…

From the largest institutions to the smallest boutiques, today’s asset managers all face similar, well-documented challenges: regulatory requirements, pressure on fees, shrinking margins and more cautious investors. But for the start-up boutique, one overarching challenge in particular can create a major barrier to entry – the ‘institutionalisation’ of the industry.

Private equity investments into Africa were up by 136% in 2013 (with a huge chunk of that going to power and infrastructure projects). Pension funds and sovereign wealth funds are also increasingly looking into long term power projects to fund, with lenders working hard to develop debt financing models to keep up with Africa’s power market.

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can now look forward to a new business insurance offering, courtesy of Stanbic Bank Botswana. The Bank today launched BIZPROTECT, a first for Botswana, which bundles various major insurance risks into one product.

Londisizwe Capital is on a quest to rectify these misconceptions, using 3 of the leading pioneers on the subject in the industry, in a gathering called Takaful Insurance Master class, to be held on 29 & 30 of September at Intercontinental Hotel, in Nairobi Kenya

South African corporate borrowing is being driven through expansion into Africa coupled with refinancing activities, especially as a slower domestic economy curbs the need for bank loans and bond issuance required for local expansion, according to Standard Bank