World to Africa Series - How to increase investment flows into Africa

Our research from the end of last year revealed a compelling story: 50% of global investors are looking to grow their African investments, particularly in the mid-tier asset management sector. We are talking about the potential for hundreds of millions, even billions, of dollars to flow into the continent. Why? Because many feel they are currently underexposed in the region and that there's a huge capacity for growth.

The question that will be on many investors’ minds is ‘how do we make it happen and overcome the key challenges in the African investment lifecycle’? In our second journey to Africa in 2025, we take a look at the latest trends and experiences on the ground in this exciting and compelling region joined by market experts from Standard Bank, Sola Adegbesan, Head of Global Markets and Hari Chaitanya, Head of Investor Services Product Management, alongside Craig Stanley, CEO, Enco Capital who each bring the intermediary and investor experience to life. 

In this report, our experts tackle the big question: how do you truly make a success of investment into Africa? The report explores how underweight investors, policy reforms, and market innovation are reshaping the opportunity set.

• 50% of global investors say they plan to grow their Africa investments
• Nigeria and Ghana reforms are driving renewed confidence
• Bonds are emerging as a stable alternative to equities
• FX restrictions and settlement fails remain the top barriers to growth
• Why speed, expertise, and operational readiness are critical to success

Read the full report