Standard Investment Bank

07/09/2026

"After learning more about the fund and understanding how it worked, I felt it aligned well with my financial goals. That gave me the confidence to take the step and invest.” Ambrose Mutinda, teacher & Mansa-X investor.

To learn more visit: https://sib.co.ke/mansa-x/

07/09/2026

"Quite recently, we changed our auditor from Chartafai LLP to our new auditor, Grant Thornton.” — FA Nahashon Mungai, ACI, Executive Director for Global Markets, Standard Investment Bank.

07/09/2026

CMA Approves FourFront to Live Test Short Selling in Kenya

FourFront Management Limited, a division of Standard Investment Bank, has received regulatory approval to conduct live testing of its short-selling platform. The new Securities Lending and Borrowing (SLB) platform, owned by FourFront in collaboration with the Central Depository & Settlement Corporation (CDSC), began a six-month pilot on 1 August 2026, enabling testing of securities lending and borrowing arrangements under the regulatory framework established by the
Capital Markets Authority - Kenya and Central Depository & Settlement Corporation Limited.

Mr Donald Wangunyu, CEO of FourFront Management Limited and Executive Director at Standard Investment Bank, says, “We didn’t just build another investment product. We’re helping build a new way to trade the Kenyan stock market, including the ability to profit when share prices fall.”

A new way to trade. A new chapter for Kenya’s capital markets.

07/09/2026

In the space, August PMI Drops to 49.7 but Kenyan Firms Stay Upbeat on Growth.



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07/09/2026

The market closed the week in the green, with the NASI, N10, NSE 20, and NSE 25 rising by 2.8% w/w, 5.0% w/w, 4.5% w/w, and 4.2% w/w, respectively.



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The market closed the week in the green, with the NASI, N10, NSE 20, and NSE 25 rising by 2.8% w/w, 5.0% w/w, 4.5% w/w, and 4.2% w/w, respectively.

07/09/2026

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05/09/2026

The Mansa-X story, from growth to scale.

What does it take to build Kenya’s largest Special Fund and grow it to over KES 210 billion?
Tune in to KTN News's Trading Bell on Tuesday, 8th September 2026 at 8:00 PM EAT as Nahashon Mungai, SIB Executive Director, Global Markets & Portfolio Manager of the Mansa-X Special Fund, joins host Maina Chege.

He’ll unpack:
📈 The growth journey of Mansa-X
💰 How the fund grew to over KES 210 billion
📊 Mansa-X’s performance and returns
🏆 What it means to be Kenya’s largest Special Fund
🌍 The broader growth and outlook of Kenya’s Special Funds industry

Don’t miss the conversation as we go beyond the numbers and explore the strategy, growth and opportunities shaping the Special Funds market.
Tune in. Know your markets. Build your Mansa Mentality.

02/09/2026

How are Mansa-X’s returns independently verified? 📊

Winding up the conversation on NTV Kenya's Business Redefined, host
Julians Amboko asks Nahashon Mungai, SIB Executive Director, Global Markets and Portfolio Manager of Mansa-X Special Fund, about the reassurance investors can have amid discussions around special funds, market activity and reported returns.

Nahashon emphasizes that regulatory oversight is an essential part of the capital markets. Regulators conduct regular inspections of funds, engage portfolio managers and provide clear guidelines on how returns should be calculated and communicated, including annualization and reporting across different periods.
But regulatory oversight is not the only layer of verification.

Mansa-X’s returns are subject to multiple independent checks, including annual audits by external auditors, oversight by trustees who monitor the fund’s strategies and divergence in returns, and monthly verification of assets by custodians.
CMA also conducts detailed inspections, including reviewing how returns are calculated, verifying cash flows and confirming the underlying assets supporting the reported performance.
For investors, these layers of oversight are designed to provide greater transparency, accountability and confidence in reported fund performance.

🎥 Catch the full conversation in the link below;
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hi2tN7PgROE

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02/09/2026

How does Mansa-X Stress-test its portfolio? 📊

In NTV Kenya 's Business Redefined, host Julians Amboko
asks SIB Executive Director, Global Markets and Portfolio Manager of Mansa-X Special Fund, Nahashon Mungai, how often Mansa-X conducts stress testing.

Nahashon explains that while stress testing is conducted monthly, the fund goes further by carrying out more comprehensive stress tests daily.
Given the fund’s growing investor base, exposure to multiple markets and constantly changing market conditions, Mansa-X deliberately stress-tests more frequently..
This proactive approach helps the team assess how the fund could respond to different market scenarios and strengthen risk management.

🎥Catch the full conversation in the link below;
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hi2tN7PgROE