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London Stock Exchange Group’s Lipper unit is investigating an unusually large transaction in a US investment-grade bond fund after the movement distorted closely watched fixed-income fund-flow data and created what…

South Africa's banking sector could soon welcome one of the world's largest lenders. First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the United Arab Emirates' largest bank, has confirmed that it intends to…

German aviation group Lufthansa has reaffirmed its strong interest in acquiring a minority stake in TAP Air Portugal, signalling renewed institutional appetite for strategic aviation investments as Portugal advances plans…

South Africa is accelerating the modernisation of one of the continent's most important financial infrastructure systems, with the South African Reserve Bank advancing upgrades to the South African Multiple Option…

A Tel Aviv-based artificial intelligence and cyber defence company has closed one of the most significant government-technology funding rounds of 2026, signalling a structural shift in how institutional capital is…

Italy's banking sector entered a new phase of consolidation on Thursday after Intesa Sanpaolo launched an unsolicited €30.6 billion bid for Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), creating one of…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a $125 million investment into the African Trade and Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI), a move that will make the continental lender the institution's…

Zimbabwe’s government has intensified its economic localisation strategy by enforcing new foreign investment thresholds that require international investors in selected sectors to commit at least $20 million and employ a…

Johannesburg-based investment manager Sango Capital has completed the acquisition of more than $120 million in net asset value across four African private equity funds, acquiring the portfolio from a non-African…

Prosus NV, the Amsterdam-listed technology investment group with a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has agreed to sell a 5% stake in German food delivery company Delivery Hero…