Unexplained cash problems have dragged a large but unlisted IT firm, African Legend Indigo (AL Indigo), into liquidation.
The JSE proved its resilience this week, with stocks rising to a two-month high on Wednesday, despite concerns about labour unrest.
American stocks soared on the news that United States employers had created 165 000 jobs in April.
The loss of as much as 75% in advertising volume has spurred retrenchments in the business media.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has reached record highs despite forecasts of a fall amid the global crisis and deadly strikes at Marikana mine.
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/ 2 February 2012
The rand has steadied against the dollar after hitting near five-month highs earlier, with dealers seeing it maintaining its firmer tone.
Cosatu has urged the ANC to look at transformation in the JSE, which it says is more than 80% white, capitalist-owned, and increasingly foreign-owned.
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/ 9 December 2011
Listed companies whose empowerment share schemes have come out of their lock-in periods have largely shunned the JSE’s BEE trading platform.
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/ 8 November 2011
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has fired its head of equity derivatives and trading business, Allan Thomson, for irregular trading.
Outgoing JSE chief executive Russell Loubser’s recent slapping of a female <em>M&G</em> reporter’s behind at a press conference serves as a metaphor.
Investors remain wary of the equity market but some shares are benefiting from the global turmoil.
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/ 17 October 2011
Spurred by positive intent shown by European ministers to address the eurozone’s debt crisis, the JSE made early gains in morning trade.
<b>Lisa Steyn</b> explains why she doesn’t care that JSE head Russell Loubser smacked her ass.
Black ownership accounts for 32% of South Africa’s available listed shares, the JSE announced this week.
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/ 8 September 2011
State bonds fell and yields climbed as SA’s benchmark stocks booked their biggest daily gain in 16 months, breaking a three-day losing streak.
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/ 6 September 2011
Red Hot Penny Shares is a legitimate business but don’t get too caught up in their marketing hype because it does not fully explain the risks.
Understand what your online broker offers before you pay for expensive software.
Resources tend to be the best-performing sector during a rate-hike cycle.
Oil and gas company SacOil has said it will not complete a private placing of its shares following recent movements in its share price.
The JSE has introduced a risk-management platform that will oversee hedge fund management.
The rand fell more than 1,7% to a three-week low against the dollar on Wednesday as Europe’s debt problems kept investors wary of risk.
Keen or wannabe investors shouldn’t miss out on these educational sessions.
The rand firmed slightly against the dollar on Tuesday but was seen lacking momentum to push through key levels in the absence of key data locally.
South Africa’s rand steadied against the dollar on Thursday and was likely to trade within a narrow range ahead of SA’s interest rate decision later.
The JSE’s long-time CEO will resign at the end of the year and will be replaced by his deputy, Nicky Newton-King.
Equities, commodity derivatives and information product sales pushed revenue up over the past 12 months.
Derivatives can help you hedge against risk, but you need to ask some smart questions before you introduce them into your portfolio.
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/ 18 February 2011
Asset managers are bullish on shares and believe the rand will continue to weaken. They also think inflation may rise.
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/ 11 February 2011
Value can still be found — but some shares look expensive. Should you stick with local equities?
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/ 1 February 2011
Sasol will list its black empowerment shares on a new trading facility on the JSE, the two parties announced on Tuesday.
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/ 28 January 2011
With shareholder activism on the rise, companies are required to be upfront about remuneration, distribution of wealth and future cash-flow prospects.