1 Apr
News > Funds > Launches
Access Infra Africa, a developer, owner and operator of power assets in Africa, has launched the Access Co-Development Fund (ACF), a $5m competition designed to bridge the gap between early stage renewable energy projects in Africa and the expertise and funding they require to come to operation.
31 Mar
News > Funds > Launches
The Dreyfus Corporation, the mutual fund arm of BNY Mellon Investment Management, and CenterSquare Investment Management have launched the Dreyfus Global Infrastructure Fund, which provides individual investors with the opportunity to invest in the growth potential of infrastructure assets.
30 Mar
News > Funds > Launches
Computershare, as the administrators, and etfSA.co.za, as the portfolio managers and financial advisors, have launched a new tax free product in South Africa, using only Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as the investment constituents.
27 Mar
News > Funds > Launches
Business Partners, a specialist risk finance company for formal small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has launched two specialized SME funds for the property sector, both aimed at driving property ownership and enabling entrepreneurs to grow their equity base.
26 Mar
News > Funds > Markets and Industry News
Regardless of who wins the next Nigeria's presidential election, the West African economy is heading for further macroeconomic adjustment, according to Jan Dehn, Head of Research at Ashmore.
20 Mar
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The Kenya government, businesses, conservation groups and utilities have launched Africa’s first water fund, designed to provide a sustained water supply and to generate $21.5m long-term benefits to Kenyan citizens including farmers and businesses.
19 Mar
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Nairobi-based ICEA LION Asset Management (ILAM), an affiliate of the pan-African Imara financial services group, has exceeded $1bn level in assets under management (AUM).
18 Mar
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Global megatrends, such as rapid urbanisation and demographic changes, will drive growth opportunities in the real estate industry across the African continent over the next five years, according to PwC.
18 Mar
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Standard Bank Private Clients will be renamed ‘Wealth and Investment’ to reflect its commitment to adapting its service offering to the evolving needs of its customers as well as to align to global standards for high net worth wealth management.
17 Mar
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North African cities of Cairo, Tunis, Algiers and Casablanca are believed to be among the most dynamic and future focused on the continent, according to the PwC’s first edition of the ‘Into Africa – the continent’s cities of opportunity’ report.
16 Mar
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The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has started working on the second phase of improving the over the counter (OTC) market mechanisms.
16 Mar
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Egypt has secured $60bn of direct investments and soft loans commitments to drive social inclusion and job creation in the country.
16 Mar
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CfC Stanbic Bank and Markit, a financial information services provider, have launched the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for Kenya, a composite index premised on providing the earliest, most accurate and most comprehensive suite of economic indicators in the country.
12 Mar
News > Funds > Markets and Industry News
Global pension funds have a good reason to look at African infrastructure, according to Nicolas J. Firzli, co-founder and Managing Director of the World Pensions Council.
