Garth Theunissen

African Rainbow Capital Investments (ARC Investments), the empowered investment company backed by Patrice Motsepe, has reported a notable rise in the value of its underlying portfolio.

FirstRand, SA’s largest banking group by market value, raised its dividend by double digits after reporting robust annual results on the back of a solid operational performance.

FirstRand CEO Alan Pullinger has warned of a tough year ahead for the group and its customers as SA's interest rates hover at a 14-year high and inflation continues to bite. Bu

Three of SA's largest asset managers are predicting an uptick in mergers and acquisitions in the sector as falling fees and stagnant savings force fund managers to either buy out smaller players or merge their operations with rivals.

OUTsurance, the property and casualty insurer with businesses in SA and Australia, has declared a special dividend after posting bumper annual earnings from its continuing operations.

OUTsurance is hopeful that its entry into the Irish market next year will see it buck the unenviable track record established by some of its JSE listed peers including Famous Brands, Woolworths, Netcare and Sasol, all of whom have had overhyped offshore forays which ended with burned fingers.

BankservAfrica, the continent’s largest automated payments clearing house, has appointed Stephen Linnell as its new CEO,

TymeBank has partnered with Patrice Motsepe-backed National HealthCare Group to offer an affordable primary healthcare insurance solution for third-party beneficiaries, such as domestic workers, for as little as R139 per month.

Standard Bank says intra-country trade in 10 key African markets remains difficult as currency volatility and international capital flight exacerbate the continent’s historic shortage of foreign currency, particularly US dollars, which is needed to pay for imports.

The JSE on Wednesday asked for nput on its plans to simplify its listing requirements to fend off a wave of delistings that has plagued the operator of Africa’s largest bourse in recent years.