With more than 300 delegates drawn from 30 African and international countries; this year’s conference theme is, “Realising Affordability in Global Markets”

Investment into Section 12J venture capital vehicles has seen a huge uptake over the last 24 months as investors have realised the extraordinary tax incentive offered by SARS.

Hammerson plc has exchanged contracts for the sale of Abbotsinch Retail Park, Paisley to Ashby Capital for £67m. The sale price represents a net initial yield of 7.8% and is 3% below book value as at 30 June 2019.   

The total wealth held in Africa rose by a modest 14% over the past 10 years (2008-2018) with three of the largest economies on the continent, South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria performing poorly on most economic indicators according to the AfrAsia Africa Wealth Report 2019, released today by Mauritius based AfrAsia Bank.

The Nedgroup Investments Global Property Fund has celebrated its three-year anniversary as one of the top-performing global property funds locally and internationally.

Emira Property Fund has reported a 3.1% increase in distributions for its financial year ended 30 June 2019, delivering on its market guidance and continuing its dividend growth for the second consecutive year following its successful turnaround.

The laborious bond application process is even more painstaking for the self-employed and it’s critical that these buyers take the time beforehand to familiarise themselves with exactly what is required and the criteria to be met as applications can easily be delayed - or even declined - due to simple omissions or errors.

Growthpoint Investec African Properties (GIAP), the pan-African real estate investment business managed by Growthpoint Investec African Property Management, has advanced the execution of its strategy to aggregate a quality portfolio of prime income-producing commercial assets in select cities across Africa.

Vukile Property Fund today announced that its listed Spanish subsidiary, Castellana Properties SOCIMI SA, has acquired the high-quality 30,000sqm Puerta Europa shopping centre in Algeciras, Cadiz, Spain.

One of the key ways for Africa to attract significant external investment is to improve levels of liquidity across the continent.