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Rob Wesselo Interview with Rob WesseloMANAGING DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL HOUSING SOLUTIONS Lives in: South Africa While many real estate developers avoid affordable housing, Johannesburg-based International Housing Solutions (IHS) has crafted a profitable model for such projects in South Africa and beyond. In a conversation with Jeanette Clark, IHS managing director Rob Wesselo discusses the reliability of … Read More “Real estate investor carves profitable niche in African affordable housing” »
At first blush, a record $100 billion flood into actively managed exchange-traded funds this year raises a tantalizing prospect: A revival of stock picking even as only Big Tech names outperform the market. Yet a look under the hood of popular ETFs shows the boom is almost entirely taking place in passive-looking trades. Active strategies … Read More “Money floods into active ETFs that look somewhat passive” »
South Africa’s rand extended gains on Wednesday, heading for its biggest two-day advance against the dollar since July, as a rally in government bonds lured foreign investors back to the country’s debt. The rally, sparked on Tuesday by cool US inflation data that raised optimism the Federal Reserve is getting closer to a rates pivot, … Read More “Bond rally breathes new life into SA’s currency” »
Unlocking Convenience And Security In The Digital Banking Era Unlocking Convenience And Security In The Digital Banking Era The global landscape is undergoing a remarkable transformation towards digital banking, with an ever-growing number of customers embracing its offerings of convenience, speed, and efficiency. With just a few taps on your smartphone or clicks on your … Read More “Unlocking Convenience And Security In The Digital Banking Era” »
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APO Group, a long-term communications partner of Africa’s Business Heroes (“ABH”) Prize Competition, has announced Hadassah Egbedi, Editor, Ventures Africa, as the winner of the Grand Journalism Excellence Award (Africa), at its inaugural Africa’s Business Heroes Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award. Egbedi clinched the exclusive award for producing the best article overall. The award recognises and … Read More “Ventures Africa’s Hadassah Egbedi honoured for promoting African entrepreneurship” »
Forget about investing in Shiba Inu during its inception in August 2020, not everyone was lucky enough to grab the golden opportunity to take an entry position back then as SHIB was just a novice yet obscure token. However, when SHIB started gaining fame in early 2021, a mere monthly investment of $25 per month … Read More “$25 Investment in SHIB Turns $1.7 Million in November 2023” »
Lackluster performances for recent debutants on US exchanges, and a fast-approaching holiday season, have Wall Street mostly looking ahead to next year as the market for initial public offerings remains anemic. Last week Hamilton Insurance Group and Cargo Therapeutics became the two most recent firms to raise more than $200 million on US exchanges, and … Read More “‘It’s all about 2024’ for would-be IPOs as recent debutants slip” »
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A prominent investor in emerging market debt has become the latest outfit to float the idea of South Africa’s government using its central bank’s foreign exchange reserve gains to tackle the country’s rising debt burden. … Read More “Ramaphosa government faces calls to tap foreign exchange gains to ease debt burden” »
