JSE reports 12% jump in commodity derivatives trades in 2010
South Africa’s JSE Ltd traded 2.1 million commodity derivative contracts in 2010, up 12% on the previous year but still below the record 2.5 mn ...
South Africa’s JSE Ltd traded 2.1 million commodity derivative contracts in 2010, up 12% on the previous year but still below the record 2.5 mn ...
The new Commodities Exchange of Zimbabwe (COMEZ) opened on 14 January, but no date is set to start trading. The exchange would be managed by ...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange is warning stockbrokers that they must meet capital adequacy requirements. Dealing members and stockbroking firms require a capital base of N1.5 ...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange reported on 19 January that a total volume of 93.3 billion shares valued at N797.6 billion (3.2% of gross domestic product) ...
According to media reports, Zimbabwe’s Indigenization Minister Saviour Kasukuwere is declining to give permission for leading gold miner Duration Gold to raise US$7 mn by ...
The London Stock Exchange is hoping for some love from traders, by announcing 14 February – Valentine’s Day - as the date to switch to ...
Results have recently been released of the share offer of insurance company Alliance Assurances on the Algiers Stock Exchange. The share offer was open from ...
The dynamic Ethiopian Commodity Exchange is further spreading its information feed. Now customers can access general information and their accounts through SMS and voice telephone ...
On IMF forecasts Africa has 7 of the world’s top 10 places for fastest growing economies for the 5 years from 2011-2015, reports the Economist, ...
Nigerian media have reported that Oscar Onyeama has been approved by the Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange to be Chief Executive Officer. Accenture Nigeria ...
This afternoon (5 Jan) the yield on the Cote d’Ivoire US dollar-denominated sovereign bonds climbed back up 60 basis points to 15.68%, according to Bloomberg, ...
What are your wishes for improvements to the African securities markets, including markets for equities and bonds, in 2011?
Who are the key movers and ...
Foreign inflows into South African Government bonds denominated in Rand were R61 billion (US$9.2 bn), up from R2.5bn in 2009, according to figures from the ...
Extracts from interviews with the CEO of the ZSE, Emmanuel Munyukwi, and the CEO of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Alban Chirume and other market ...
Kenya’s stockbrokers and investment banks are moving fast to automated systems. They say that the future of stock trading is going to be via the ...
Markets are nervous about the Cote d’Ivoire bond, worried that the country may not meet a payment deadline. Reuters reports today (27 December): “Ivory Coast's ...
Two big European alternative markets – Chi-X Europe and BATS - are talking about a merger as the European stockmarket sector could start to consolidate. ...
Tunisie Telecom has announced the first stage of registration with the aim of listing on the Tunisian stock exchange Bourse de Tunis and NYSE Euronext ...
Jacana, a UK-based group that supports emerging SME private equity firms in Africa, has launched its second investment, a strategic partnership with Ghanaian fund manager ...
Two African stock exchanges are among leaders in requesting companies to report on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. South Africa’s JSE Ltd this year ...