The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has approved the listing of Transsec 5’s five social bonds aimed at improving access to public transport by funding SMMEs, primarily in the minibus taxi industry.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is pleased to announce the expansion of its secondary listings framework, now offering secondary listings from the Singapore Exchange (SGX). This allows companies with a primary listing on the SGX to seek a secondary listing on the JSE, additionally qualifying for the fast track listing route. 

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) together with the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund1 (the Fund) will today ‘Ring the Bell’ to mark the start of this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. The bell is customarily rung to indicate the start of trading on the JSE.

JSE Investor Services (JIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has entered into an agreement with global investor relations firm, Orient Capital.

JSE Investor Services (JIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), has recorded giant strides just 12 months after the bourse decided to incorporate it as part of its inorganic growth diversification strategy.

Shares in the Satrix Capped All Share Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) have listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The Satrix CAPI tracks the FTSE/JSE Capped All Share Index, which gives investors broad market exposure to 140 JSE listed companies spanning large, medium and small shares.

The JSE has joined the Race to Zero Partner Initiative through the Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NZFSPA), and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) to promote and champion sustainability measures within South Africa, and internationally, and has committed to supporting net zero by 2050. These alliances encourage the financial sector to align with a target to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 oC and use their respective mandates in achieving this goal.

A high-level South African delegation comprising senior government representatives and business leaders will outline the country’s wide variety of investment opportunities to US investors and policymakers at a four-day conference next week hosted by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and its co-sponsors, UBS, Standard Bank and Old Mutual.

Young learners are eager to gain the financial skills that will improve their future and give them independence, judging by the calibre of entrants in this year’s JSE Investment Challenge. Every year the competition allows school learners and students from higher learning institutions to invest virtual money in the financial markets, giving them a solid understanding of financial instruments and the freedom to learn and speculate without any risk.

At their annual meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday, the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance issued a joint statement outlining concrete actions for the future.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) invites companies with a R20 million annual turnover to join its JSE Enterprise Acceleration Programme, which aims to support medium enterprises to scale up through growing market share, accessing funding, and improving their competitiveness.

Although South Africans are still recovering from the economic destruction caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, many are becoming financially aware of the ever-changing circumstances that can impact their financial security locally as a result of a global crisis.