{"id":5994,"date":"2026-09-15T14:31:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=5994"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:31:35","slug":"standard-chartered-opens-new-gateway-to-global-investments-as-kenya-emerges-as-africas-wealth-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=5994","title":{"rendered":"Standard Chartered Opens New Gateway to Global Investments as Kenya Emerges as Africa\u2019s Wealth Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Standard Chartered Opens New Gateway to Global Investments as Kenya Emerges as Africa\u2019s Wealth Hub<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nNew VCC investment platform gives eligible Kenyan investors access to global fund managers and diversified strategies<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>By Jeff Kizzilah Digital Editor\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA03981.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5995\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA03981-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA03981-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA03981-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA03981-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA03981-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260915-WA03981.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Standard Chartered has launched a new investment platform in Kenya designed to give eligible sophisticated investors access to professionally managed global investment strategies through a single, flexible structure.<\/p>\n<p>The Standard Chartered Funds VCC \u2013 Signature Select, approved by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), brings together leading international fund managers and Standard Chartered\u2019s global investment expertise, opening a new avenue for Kenyan investors seeking diversification beyond traditional local investments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WA_1789482185778.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5996\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WA_1789482185778-255x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WA_1789482185778-255x300.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WA_1789482185778.jpeg 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe launch comes at a time when Kenya\u2019s wealth management market is rapidly evolving. The country is estimated to have about 7,000 US-dollar millionaires, while Africa\u2019s millionaire population is projected to grow significantly over the next decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standard Chartered Opens New Gateway to Global Investments as Kenya Emerges as Africa\u2019s Wealth Hub New VCC investment platform gives eligible Kenyan investors access to&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-corporate-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5994"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5997,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5994\/revisions\/5997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}