Set against the stunning backdrop of Stellenbosch, the SAVCA Venture Capital Conference 2024 focused on the theme of adaptability in the face of change. This was captured in CEO Tshepiso…
Industry leaders and economists gathered at the Houghton Hotel in Johannesburg for the CFA Society South Africa Annual Investment Conference. Themed, “2024: Investors at the Polls”, the event focused on…
Policymakers in Africa are seeking to improve social stability and create jobs through the use of regulation to increase the country's exposure to the real economy, according to Gerald Gondo,…
RisCura, in partnership with the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business, launched the 6th edition of the African Investing for Impact Barometer (AIFIB) in April 2022. The report…
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing is gaining increasing investor interest and momentum – a 2020 OECD report shows that portfolios with ESG integrated elements exceeded USD17.5 trillion for that…
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the African institutional investment community of sovereign wealth and pension funds committed to making a constructive contribution, playing a leadership role in building…
Our Bright Africa research initiative was launched in 2013. Access updates on Africa’s infrastructure development, imports and exports, institutional investors and both listed and unlisted markets. Download the Bright Africa…
Multiples sector focus shows how both the consumer discretionary and consumer staples industries fetch the highest multiples across all sectors. The consumer sector has been identified time and time again as one…
On a recent trip to Morocco to attend the 15th Annual Africa Venture Capital Associaiton (AVCA) conference, I had the pleasure of being seated next to and in front of…
Risk versus reward is the key determinant of investment activity. Cost of equity is representative of the investor’s evaluation of the risk that the enterprise is exposed to. Elevated cost…
