Africa
African dream: a profile of Carrick Wealth
Craig Featherby’s start-up, Carrick Wealth, has hit the ground running, benefiting from South Africa’s burgeoning offshore funds market. He shares his inside view on the country’s current economic troubles.
Barclays Africa to expand insurance business into Ghana
Barclays Africa Group (BAGL), one of South Africa’s ‘big four’ banks, is looking to expand its insurance business into Ghana, local media reports suggest.
Old Mutual EM unit moves into West Africa with ETI deal
Old Mutual Emerging Markets (Omem) has teamed up with pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) as part of a move to expand its operations into French-speaking nations such as Senegal and the Ivory Coast.
Expect specialisation to continue to power property market – BlackRock
The South African property market is likely to soon see a transition from the current ‘gobble-up’ diversified approach to a more specialised one, said Steve Ralff, director and global product strategist at the BlackRock Real Estate Securities Group.
Retirement fears still stalk the offshore market
A recent survey by HSBC showed that 50% of its clients currently fear retirement.