THURSDAY, 12.00NOON:
SOUTH Africa has been included for the first time in the influential government bond index published by the international JP Morgan investment bank.
The index is used by fund managers worldwide as a benchmark to achievce optimum exposure to capital markets around the globe.
latest index, published on October 1, SA was listed as one of 18 world capital markets in which fund managers should invest. It is hoped the listing will boost SA capital markets, which have already seen foreigners pour inR18-billion so far this year.