Finance & Services

Before founding Zephyr, Tom Barry was President and CEO of Rockefeller & Co, the investment management arm of the Rockefeller family (1983–1993) and before that, he was employed by T Rowe Price Associates, Inc (1969–1982). Tom Barry, CEO and founder of Zephyr Management LP in New York, is one of…

In its first three years the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange has traded over 221,000t of goods, worth over $1bn – with a default rate of zero. What lessons does the ECX have for the region? MJ Morgan reports.

Four years after their first meeting, African Banker editor Anver Versi renews his acquaintance with one of the most dynamic bankers in Africa – Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, the chief executive of Nigeria’s Access Bank. These have been four dramatic and traumatic years for the industry in Nigeria. Only a…

There has been financial crime as long as there has been financial activity, so the banking sector faces a never-ending task in seeking to stay one step ahead of the criminals in preventing fraud. The need for banking security in Africa is increasing in line with the growing proportion of the popula…

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