The Markets

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) –  “The principal worry I would have is really global growth,” said Fed Chair Jerome Powell. He’s not the only one. Our view, though, is that the trade truce, Fed patience, and strong U.S. labor markets, mean concerns are overdone. Global growth is set for a slowdown, not a meltdown. There’s no shortage of troubling signals on the world economy. Looking at the economic data, factory gauges for China point to contraction, industrial…

LAGOS (capital Markets in Africa) – Three Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Ltd. executives have resigned as the South African retirement, investment and insurance-services provider pushes ahead with a strategic review of its market position and business model. Chief Executive Officer at Alexander Forbes Investments Leon Greyling, Group Chief Risk Officer Vishnu Naicker and Chief Human Resources Officer Christian Schaub plan to pursue other business interests, the company said in an emailed response to questions. The departures all took effect around the start of…

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – MTN Group Ltd. executives may have expected investors to cut them a little slack after they got potential liabilities of $8.1 billion in Nigeria reduced to $53 million last month. Not so. MTN stock has risen just 2.8 percent since the settlement on Dec. 24, still 20 percent below its price in late August. That’s when Nigeria’s central bank first alleged that the Johannesburg-based wireless carrier had illegally repatriated funds…