Nigeria insurers’ investment yield below 10% on inefficient asset allocation
Steve Omanufeme
January 8, 2018
Despite the bullish returns on government securities, which impacted other money market investments positively in 2017, Nigeria’s
Turkish ministers hail economic growth as country focuses on production, investment, exports
Businessam StaffSeptember 11, 2017
Turkey’s economic growth continued in the second quarter with positive contributions from domestic and foreign demand, Deputy
Hedge fund manager Hart finally gives up on China bet after he lost millions
Businessam StaffSeptember 7, 2017
Mark Hart, an investor spent seven years and $240 million waiting on a crash in China’s currency. According to Bloomberg, he lost
When dividends can be harmful to a company’s health
Businessam StaffAugust 13, 2017
Pearson’s self-declared ambition to be seen as “the world’s learning company” came a little more into focus last month as the former
Afreximbank opens shareholding to investing public through $300m depositary receipts issuance
Businessam StaffAugust 10, 2017
In a major innovation in Africa’s capital markets, supranational trade finance bank, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), an
If you want my money, you’ll have to answer to these four questions: Lessons from an angel investor
Businessam StaffAugust 2, 2017
The life of an angel investor is all about managing a deal funnel, which includes three distinct steps: sourcing deals, evaluating
If you must invest in commodities, here is how
Businessam StaffJuly 31, 2017
I recently wrote about how commodities are good for traders, but bad for investors as a useful long-term buy-and-hold financial asset.
U.S. banks’ $150bn investment funds hang on wing of stress test results
Kelvin EgerueJune 19, 2017
Thursday’s expected release of stress test on American banks is expected to open floodgate of investments and stock buybacks by banks,
$7.5bn power investment opportunity opens up in Nigeria for global investors
Businessam StaffJune 7, 2017
A Power Sector Recovery Program (PSRP) document seen by Businessamlive has indicated that Nigeria’s power sector requires an estimated
South Africa avoids a second Fitch cut as rating affirmed
Businessam StaffJune 1, 2017
South Africa avoided a second downgrade in two months from Fitch Ratings Ltd. as the company left its assessment of the nation’s debt