Riches for Africa's Africans

The number of high-net-worth individuals grew by 11% in the past year according to the World Wealth Report from Capgemini and Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management. High-net-worth individuals are defined as those people with $1-million or more to invest.

25 Jul 2011

According to the report, most of these wealthy people entrust their money to professional financial and investment managers as this leads to a greater accumulation of wealth over time.

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