Agency set to watch more bank clients in terror cash hunt The Treasury has moved to boost the fight against terrorism financing by widening the scope of investigation to include most of the bank transactions. Treasury secretary, Henry Rotich has empowered the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC)…

  Old Mutual gets approval to acquire UAP Holdings stake Old Mutual can now acquire a 37.3 per cent stake of UAP Holdings, following approval of the transaction by regulators.The acquisition is expected to hand Old Mutual a 60.7 per cent stake in UAP Holdings on completion.Old Mutual in January…

Barclays Africa buys stake in First Assurance for Sh2.9bn Johannesburg-based Barclays Africa is set to acquire a controlling stake in Kenya’s First Assurance for Sh2.9 billion in a transaction that opens the door for the bank’s Kenyan subsidiary to gain a foothold in the insurance market.Barclays Africa on Wednesday announced…

Equity runs ahead of rivals with takeover of DRC bank Equity Group has announced plans to acquire a 79 per cent stake in a Democratic Republic of Congo bank, ProCredit Bank, for $60 million (Sh5.8 billion), marking the Kenyan lender’s entry into central Africa. The acquisition is partly being financed…

Barclays win over KRA saves banks hefty tax demand Barclays Kenya has won a protracted legal battle with the Kenya Revenue Authority, which was demanding tax payments on fees remitted to Visa, Mastercard and American Express for electronic money transfer services […] NSE…

South Sudan instability hits CfC Stanbic profit CFC Stanbic Bank has reported a 28 per cent drop in profit after tax for the three months to March this year attributable to a decline in income from its South Sudan branch. CFC is in the process of converting the South Sudan…

Tobacco firms seek Senate help to suspend strict rules British American Tobacco (BAT) and Mastermind Tobacco have picked 10 clauses they want declared unconstitutional before the rules come into effect in two weeks. Appearing on Thursday before the Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation, the two firms…

Centum to inject Sh1.2bn bond proceeds into K-Rep Centum is set to inject Sh1.2 billion additional capital into K-Rep Bank from the proceeds of its Sh6 billion bond whose sale kicked off on Monday. The listed investment firm disclosed in its information memorandum for the fixed-rate and equity-linked notes that…

James Ndegwa to stay at NIC Bank amid conflict of interest fears Newly appointed Capital Markets Authority (CMA) chairman James Ndegwa Thursday said he will not resign as chairman of listed NIC Bank to avert conflict of interest as demanded by critics. NIC Bank owns stock market intermediaries, including…

KRA to miss capital gains tax target by Sh6.8 billion The government is set to miss nearly all of the Sh7 billion it expected from charging capital gains tax (CGT) on stocks and property this financial year, official statistics show. The taxman is expected to collect a paltry Sh200 million…