Ninety One, a global investment manager with $162bn assets under management, has launched a Sovereign Biodiversity Index, which provides a quantitative way for investors to assess nature and biodiversity risks at the national level.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Absa Group, have unveiled a multi-billion Rand financial package to expand sustainable capital markets and boost economic growth for women-owned businesses, youth entrepreneurs, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Derivatives exchanges in emerging and frontier markets risk not being able to capitalise on international growth opportunities due to the limitations of legacy technology, a study by Acuiti has found.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), Africa's largest exchange, has collaborated strategically with DataBP to launch a ground-breaking cloud Marketplace, which aims to transform the JSE’s data offerings.
FCMB Group has extended its appreciation to key financial regulators and Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) following the successful completion of the initial phase of its transformational capitalisation programme.
Creating the proposed common currency for West African countries, known as the eco, will be a challenging and lengthy process complicated by uncertainty since three countries started the withdrawal process in January, according to S&P Global Ratings.
The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) has announced that the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) has officially joined Phase 2 of the African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP).
The African Development Bank Group’s Country Report 2024 forecasts vigorous economic activity for Madagascar, with expected growth of 4.5% in 2024, climbing to 5.3% in 2025. Growth on the Grande Île was 4.4% in 2023, compared with 4.3% in 2022.
The Fonds Commun de Titrisation de Créances (FCTC) Sonatel bond - backed by the EAIF and IFC as anchor investors - has listed on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM), the West African Economic and Monetary Union’s (WAEMU) regional stock exchange.
In view of the persisting adverse market conditions, the limited stock market liquidity, and the uncertain prospect of achieving positive long-term risk-adjusted returns in the markets within the fund's universe, the Board of Directors of the Bellevue SICAV Funds has decided to terminate Bellevue African Opportunities Fund.
Insolvencies in South Africa have reached a record low, dropping by 13% year on year in 2023, according to the Global Insolvency Report report by Allianz Trade.
Fixed-income investors are more likely than equity investors to view environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria as an important factor in their investment decisions, according to Coalition Greenwich.
Global investment manager PortfolioMetrix has announced that it will list an actively managed exchange-traded income fund, the PortfolioMetrix Active Income Prescient AMETF, on the JSE on January 31.
In 2024, Africa's overall growth is forecasted at 4.0%, a notable increase from 3.3% in 2023, positioning it as the second-highest globally, trailing only Asia (4.8%), according to Stears 2024 African Outlook Report.
