Ford’s fired CEO Mark Fields is in line for big payday

Businessam StaffMay 28, 2017

Mark Fields, the CEO of Ford who was ousted as the company’s stock price slid near 40% of its value during his tenure, could see a payout of $57.5 million, according to Bloomberg. The news service reported that Fields, who was replaced this week by former Steelcase CEO Jim Hackett, will receive unvested stock awards […]

Basel III reforms package closer to being finalised

Businessam StaffMay 26, 2017

A long-awaited package of reforms designed to stop banks gaming post-crisis rules will be finalised “in the near future”, according to the head of the committee that sets global standards. But Bill Coen, Secretary General of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, said after a speech in London that the reforms package would have a […]

Mobile money companies in Ghana to be merged by November 2017

Businessam StaffMay 26, 2017

Mobile money companies in Ghana to be merged by November 2017

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana, has been tasked by government to interoperate all mobile money companies by November this year. When done, mobile money users could send and receive money across networks. “So we will fully interoperate the four mobile money companies by November so that we can […]

African markets – Factors to watch on May 25

Businessam StaffMay 25, 2017

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May 25 – The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. – – – – – GLOBAL MARKETS Asian shares scaled two-year highs on Thursday while the dollar and U.S. bond yields slipped after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled a cautious approach […]

Markets wrap: Stocks, currencies on hold as traders await federal reserve

Businessam StaffMay 24, 2017

Markets were largely in a holding pattern Wednesday, with U.S. equities little changed near record levels and the dollar edging lower as investors awaited fresh insight on the path for borrowing costs in the world’s biggest economy. The S&P 500 Index was sitting at the 2,400 mark, within points of its all-time high. European shares […]

Robo-advisers battle Wall Street for rich investors

Businessam StaffMay 24, 2017

Citigroup Inc. doesn’t think its richer customers will drop their high-priced money managers in favor of automated investing, but Betterment LLC is betting it can prove the big bank wrong. The robo-adviser—the largest among independent digital advice startups that popped up after the 2008 financial collapse—has overhauled its entire brand. The shift in marketing and […]

U.S. home prices rose 6% in 1st qtr as supply tightened

Businessam StaffMay 24, 2017

Home prices in the U.S. increased 6 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier as competition heated up for a scarcity of listings. Prices rose 1.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous three months, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said in a statement Wednesday. In March, prices climbed 0.6 percent […]

African markets – Factors to watch on May 24

Businessam StaffMay 24, 2017

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Wednesday. – – – – – GLOBAL MARKETS China’s main stock index fell one percent and the Australian dollar slipped on Wednesday after Moody’s cut its sovereign credit rating on China. WORLD OIL PRICES Oil […]