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Bankwest appoints new MD

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... senior executive roles across retail, business and institutional banking businesses. He is currently leading CBA's South African business based in Johannesburg, and has previously served as chief executive for Telstra's BigPond. Commenting on the appointment ...

IRESS to buy data provider for $14m, hire 118 staff

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
IRESS has entered into an agreement to acquire a South African market data and analytics provider. Subject to commercial arrangements, IRESS will acquire INET BFA for $14 million; the company is currently owned by publisher Media24. Following the purchase ...

GBST closes international Composer deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... support an international client via its GBST Composer platform. The partnership will see GBST assisting an unnamed South African-owned retail investment business in boosting its profile and market share through product developments and digital innovation. ...

IRESS profit up 15%

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... integrated products to new and existing customers is presenting revenue opportunities in the United Kingdom. The South African and UK businesses were negatively impacted by foreign exchange movements during the half.

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... the S&P MENA Sukuk Index rose 0.59%. Improve competition in Africa, reduce poverty: World Bank Boosting competition in African consumer markets and key input sectors can help countries on the continent grow faster and alleviate poverty, according to ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... outstanding unpaid medical debts and that 29% of home mortgage borrowers aged 18-34 have been late with mortgage payments. African Americans were found to be twice as likely as white Americans to borrow money from pawn shops or pay day lenders. Regardless ...

IOOF appoints direct equities head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... Miller was a portfolio manager and analyst at Pengana Capital. Before that, he was a hedge fund arbitrage manager at South African firm Gensec. Commenting on the appointment, an IOOF spokesperson said: "Under the stewardship of Matthew Drennan, IOOF ...

TAL appoints GM Health Services

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... in the life and medical industries, bringing a blend of medical and commercial experience from Australian, UK and South African markets. Phillips was head of life product and strategy at CommInsure from January to March 2016, and prior to this she spent ...

Africa to become major alpha source

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... predicted Africa will become the "next big growth region" for global investors. This is largely driven by the rise in African consumer markets, which have become a major profit driver for consumer multinationals, according to Insync chief investment ...

PPS launches life insurance mutual offering

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
South African financial services firm PPS has launched PPS Mutual in Australia, providing access to a retail life risk mutual offering. Under this model, select retail investors within particular professional fields (including medicine, accounting ...