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Recent Topicals

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Review of the Real Estate Regulation Bill 2023

Oct 15, 2023

For several years, the Kenyan Real Estate industry has been marred by controversies of land and housing companies, as well as unscrupulous developers and Real Estate agents who have swindled buyers through failed promises, and undelivered projects. Despite the Real Estate sector being a major contributor to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and surpassing perennial major contributors to GDP such as transport to become the second largest contributor to the economy, there is still the lack of proper regulation and oversight over developers activities and other stakeholders in the sector. This poses significant challenges that could claw back the gains. In our topicals namely, Real Estate Developers Regulatory Framework and Of...

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Q2’2023 Unit Trust Funds Performance

Oct 1, 2023

Unit Trust Funds (UTFs) are Collective Investment Schemes that pool funds from multiple investors and are managed by professional fund managers. The fund managers invest the pooled funds in a diversified portfolio of securities such as equities, bonds or any authorized financial securities, with the aim of generating returns to meet the specific objectives of the fund. Following the release of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Quarterly CIS Report - Q2’2023, we analyze the performance of Unit Trust Funds for the period ending 30th June 2023, whose total Assets Under Management (AUM) have been steadily increasing, and are among the most popular investment options in the Kenyan market. We will further analyze the performance of Money Market Funds, a product under Unit Trust Funds. In our previous focus on Unit Trust Funds, we looked at the

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Kenya Listed Banks H1’2023 Report

Sep 24, 2023

Following the release of the H1’2023 results by Kenyan banks, the Cytonn Financial Services Research Team undertook an analysis on the financial performance of the listed banks and identified the key factors that shaped the performance of the sector. For the earnings notes of the various banks, click the links below: Equity Group H1’2023 Earnings Note KCB Group H1’2023 Earnings Note Standard Chartered Bank Kenya H1’2023 Earnings Note ABSA Bank Kenya H1’2023 Earnings Note

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Kenya’s Balance of Payments

Sep 17, 2023

Section I: Introduction One of the key priorities for the government lies in ensuring a harmonious balance between various aspects of its economic policy, particularly in the context of the Balance of Payments (BOP). This includes fostering a stable trade environment, effectively managing capital flows, and addressing inflation, all while maintaining a well-balanced exchange rate system. These efforts are geared towards fostering economic growth, creating employment opportunities, and implementing strategic commercial policies, all of which play pivotal roles in Kenya's pursuit of a robust and sustainable economic trajectory. As such, we saw it fit to focus on Kenya’s balance of payments to analyze the current state and what can be done to improve it. We have previously tackled the subject of balance of payments in our topical titled Kenya’s Balance of Payments - rel...

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Investment Risk Analysis

Aug 27, 2023

Due to the state of the market and the unique characteristics of individual firms, all investments carry a certain amount of risk. Investment risk tends to rise during periods of high uncertainty and fall during periods of low uncertainty. The current state of the Kenyan economy is characterized by heightened inflationary pressures, sustained currency depreciation, and growing anxiety over the public debt of the government. In order to ensure that investment returns are closely matched to risk expectations, this week we turn our attention to investment risk, where we analyse the various ways investment risk can be managed. We shall cover the topic as follows: Introduction Types of Inves...

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