Search

Stanbic Bank Kenya Enters Unit Trust Market with New Investment Funds

Subscriber only Subscriber only
Allen dreyfus Logo
© Allen Dreyfus
  • Stanbic Bank launches two funds, offering returns in local currency and USD
  • Kenya’s unit trust market sees rising competition and growing retail investor interest

Nairobi, Kenya – Stanbic Bank Kenya is the latest commercial bank to enter the country’s competitive unit trust market after securing regulatory approval to launch two new funds. Targeting investors seeking returns in both local currency and US dollars, the bank’s KSh fund offers a yearly return of 15.12%, while the USD fund offers a 5.56% yield. Investors can start with amounts as low as KSh 1,000 ($7.74) and $100, according to the bank.

You need an active subscription to continue reading this article.

Recent Business

Africa map @ Unsplash
Is Africa’s $1.8 trillion debt crisis choking its resource future?
Read More »
A typical African house. Photo by Kristin Wilson @ Unsplash
West Africa mortgage fund posts robust H1 earnings
Read More »
Mining site @ Pexels
Zambia seeks $11.6bn energy push to power mining boom
Read More »

Recent Politics

Kenya youth protest. Photo by Hassan Kibwana @ Unsplash
Is East Africa’s opposition under siege?
Read More »
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, former vice president is a frontrunner in the opposition NPP flag bearer race. Photo: Courtesy Campaign Office of Bawumia/Facebook
Ghana’s opposition NPP flagbearer race risks ethnic split
Read More »
Ivory Coast supporters of a political party on the street. Photo by Yanick Folly @ Unsplash
Ivory Coast opposition boycott raises election risks for investors
Read More »

Latest Posts

Latest news insights