Over the past few months we’ve been busy collecting your votes on who should make our inaugural Africa Global Funds’ list of Top 40 institutional investors in Africa. With your help we have chosen institutions among banks, insurance companies and development finance institutions, as well as SWFs, endowments and foundations. While these investors differ widely in the strategies and philosophies, they have one thing in common – they commit substantial funds to Africa’s development, promoting job creation and supporting economic growth throughout the continent. The AGF Top 40 Institutional Titans is our recognition of these visionary investors who are shaping up the future of Africa.
The diversity of Africa’s 54 unique countries is a fact which African experts and Africa-facing companies have been stressing for years. The varied effect of the global oil price decline on countries across Africa is simply a case in point, writes Paul Clark.
The major long-term economic trends have intensified the need for new infrastructure and emphasized the huge investment potential that exists across the African continent, finds Anna Lyudvig
Private equity investors are taking into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, helping to drive best practice, attendees heard at the launch of the first Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) Case Study Compendium in Sandton, South Africa last week.
Some of the lowest valuations in decades in the African mining sector are likely to spur a wave of deals in the sector, creating a window of opportunity for private equity players.
The US Federal Reserve is set to tighten its monetary policy for the first time after the 2008 global financial crisis. Anna Lyudvig analyzes the possible implications for African markets
Even simple investment funds such as mutual funds can pose financial stability risks, and regulators need to know more about them through hands-on supervision, and better data and oversight, according to new research from the International Monetary Fund.
Investing in African real estate is an exciting way for investors to support and benefit from Africa’s rising consumer, says David Lashbrook, Head of Africa Investment Strategies at Momentum Global Investment Management.
Trends from the consumer world will drive incremental shifts for investment managers in 2015, say Marius Esterhuysen (left), senior regional manager, and Joel Burnette (right), consultant, at Advent Software.
In Africa, impact investing is critical to the continent's continued economic growth, says Amy Bell, Executive Director of Social Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s announcement on the suspension of its bi-weekly foreign exchange auctions does not come as a surprise and seen as a positive move by industry experts, writes Anna Lyudvig.
Oil & gas explorers must rethink their capital expenditure on exploration activity across the African continent in the wake of the significant drop in the global oil price, according to an analysis on the oil & gas industry in Africa released by PwC.
Offshore investments by Nigeria pensions funds are practically nonexistent at the moment and despite less stringent regulation this is unlikely to change anytime soon, finds Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen.
