Executive Insight

Executive Insight: Where the African Money Is Going — London’s Quiet Loss of UHNW African Wealth After the Non-Dom Reform

Sawiris's London office closure marks the end of a quiet migration of African UHNW wealth to Italy, the UAE, and Switzerland after the UK abolished its non-dom regime in April 2025.

Executive Insight: Six Months on the JSE — What the Optasia Insider Sell-Down Reveals About Africa’s First Major Fintech Listing

Optasia debuted on the JSE in November 2025 as Sub-Saharan Africa's first major fintech IPO. Six months later, the operating story has compounded — but the founder is gone, FirstRand owns 26%, and a related-party deal is testing the listing's governance architecture.