The Markets | - Part 213

Nigerian pension funds shift to bonds as currency woes deter equity investors

ABUJA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nigerian pension funds have been selling equities and shifting to local bonds despite cheap valuations as illiquid currency markets limit foreign participation in the stock market. Dave Uduanu, who manages 220 billion naira ($724 million) for Pension Alliance Limited, said his fund had cut its exposure to Nigerian stocks to 10 percent this year, from 20 percent last year, and increased allocation to local treasury bills and government bonds. Nigeria,…

Kenya to sell 15-yr infrastructure bond from October 2016

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NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Kenya will sell a 15-year infrastructure bond to raise up to 30 billion shillings ($296 million) this month to fund road, water and energy projects, the central bank said on Sunday. The bank said that the bond will have a 12 percent coupon. It will take bids until Oct. 18 and auction the paper on Oct. 19.

Anglo’s Top Shareholder Wants More South African Control

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Anglo American Plc’s biggest shareholder wants South African investors to follow its lead and increase their holdings in the century-old miner as it pushes for the creation of a domestic commodities “champion.” “Our role is to make Anglo more South African-owned and controlled,” Public Investment Corp. Chief Executive Officer Dan Matjila said in an interview on Tuesday in the capital, Pretoria. “We have been vocal and when the price was low we…

Top Forecaster Says Gold May Recover ‘Shine’ on Global Risks

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Gold’s worst plunge in 14 months may yet reverse. Looming risks from the U.S. presidential election in November to Britain starting talks to leave the European Union next year may boost its role as a haven, said Barnabas Gan, an economist at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. in Singapore. Increasing shale oil output in the U.S. is also likely to cool the surge in crude prices, curbing inflation, he said. “As quickly as gold…

MTN Said to Seek More Than $1 Billion From Dollar Bond Sale

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – MTN Group Ltd. is seeking more than $1 billion from the sale of two dollar bonds as Africa’s biggest wireless carrier by sales returns to the Eurobond market for the first time since 2014, according to a person familiar with the situation. The Johannesburg-based company is seeking to raise at least $500 million apiece from five- and 10-year bonds, said the person, who asked not to be identified as details…

Africa’s Biggest Money Manager Grows at Slowest Pace in 7 Years

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Public Investment Corp.’s growth in assets under management fell to the slowest pace in seven years after equity markets dropped and South Africa’s economy slowed to levels not seen since the 2009 recession. Assets increased by 2.4 percent to 1.85 trillion rand ($136 billion) in the 12 months ended March 31 from 1.81 trillion rand a year earlier, the Pretoria-based PIC, which manages the bulk of South Africa’s government employees’…

MTN Returns to Eurobond Market With Two Notes to Fund Growth

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – MTN Group Limited returned to the Eurobond market for the first time since 2014 as Africa’s biggest wireless carrier by sales seeks funds for investment. The mobile-phone company is offering a five-year note at a yield ranging from 5.375 percent to 5.5 percent, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. MTN is also marketing a 10-year bond at…

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