Updated IPEV guidelines
As part of the rhetoric to support Brexit, the “curvy banana and crooked cucumber rules” were highlighted as being the result of overeager Brussels bureaucrats trying to control the every move of the EU member states. Regardless of one’s opinion regarding Brexit, the financial world is becoming subject to ever-increasing regulation. The need for...
AGF Awards 2016
About the awards RisCura’s Heleen Goussard (Associate) and Debbie O’Hanlon (Senior Analyst) attended the 2016 Africa Service Providers Awards gala dinner on Thursday (27 October) presented by Africa Global Funds. RisCura was honoured with the award for Best Advisory Services in Private Equity. The awards are designed to honour and raise...
Has the Zimbabwean pension’s industry really migrated to DC schemes?
One of the most notable changes happening within the pension’s industry not just in Zimbabwe but across the world, is the shift from Defined Benefit (DB) schemes to Defined Contributions (DC) schemes. Along with this shift, comes the transfer of investment risk from employers to employees. From observing general practice in DC schemes in Zimbabwe...
Currency devaluation could be good for private equity
An infographic highlighting 3 private equity opportunities in African manufacturing...
Q & A with Prasheen on Investing in Africa
What are the most popular channels of investment for Africa? Using specialist managers to access the Africa universe, investors can access: Listed (Africa) equity Private (unlisted) equity Fixed income mandates Infrastructure investments The selection and combination of these vehicles would depend on the type of investor and their unique goals. Which...
Bright Africa report – 2015
Investors looking at Africa today want to understand this exciting continent in more detail. RisCura’s third edition of the Bright Africa report, seeks to provide deeper insight into the drivers, enablers and managers of investment on the continent. This report explores: African regions’ GDP compared to imports and exports Infrastructure...
El Niño report – June 2016
Despite its ominous name, El Niño is a natural meteorological event that occurs every seven to eight years. While the impacts of this cyclical event are somewhat predictable, the severity of the latest episode and spill-overs into the socio-economic and macroeconomic arenas have been exacerbated by current market conditions. Low commodity prices, slowing...
Winemag.co.za presents the RisCura White Hot Wine Awards 2016
In conjunction with RisCura, a global financial investment services provider, Winemag.co.za is pleased to announce the fourth annual White Hot Wine Awards featuring Bordeaux-style white blends. The Graves sub-region of Bordeaux excels at under-stated, oak-aged dry whites from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. In simple terms, Sauvignon Blanc provides freshness...
Currency Devaluation, Where are the Opportunities?
While some African countries that are considered great investment opportunities have seen recent currency devaluation, this could create an opportunity for African manufacturers. Import substitution has been a significant part of Africa’s economic growth during the preceding decade, as seen, for example, by Nigerian-based Dangote Group, currently...
Private Equity: A force for good
“What improves the circumstances of the greater part can never be regarded as an inconvenience to the whole. No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.”- Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations Although Adam Smith, often referred to as the father of...
