The events of the past few weeks have been unprecedented. COVID-19 has forced us all to make significant changes to our daily lives, including our careers, education and most importantly our finances. Many of us are working from home while others have had to shut down their businesses due to the restrictions of social distancing brought about by the pandemic.

AFRICA is the ‘youngest’ continent in the world. Out of a population of about 1.3 billion people, about 51% are aged 21 and below, and another 30 % are between 21–38 years old.

Women hold 40% of global wealth and are expected to live longer than men, yet 52% of women have never held an investment product, compared to 37% of men in the UK. Women also see their salaries peak faster and historically experienced smaller pay rises as reflected in the gender pay gap (partially due to the fact that many women take career breaks to raise children).

Wealth means different things to different people. The dictionary definition of wealth is “an abundance of valuable assets, resources or valuable material possession”.