The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is excited to welcome the first listed Social Bonds in South Africa to its Sustainability Segment. The four social bonds valued at R609 million are listed by TUHF Limited (“TUHF”) in partnership with Standard Bank through a securitisation vehicle, Urban Ubomi 1 (RF) Limited.

Leading South African private healthcare provider, Netcare, in partnership with Standard Bank has listed the continent’s first self-labelled sustainability-linked bond on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

FSD Africa (FSDA) has today signed a Co-operation Agreement with the Committee of SADC stock Exchanges (CoSSE) to support the development of a green bond market in the SADC region. The agreement will support the SADC’s 16 member countries to leverage domestic and international capital markets for investment in green projects.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has the best gender balance on boards of any developing country in the G20., according to a report released on International Women’s Day.

DEUTSCHE Konsum Reit-AG (DKR), a German property company, has today listed on the Main Board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), becoming the third company to join the exchange this year.

In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD), the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has joined other stock exchanges and financial services institutions from around the world to ring the bell for gender equality at this morning’s virtual market open.   

JSE Group CEO Leila Fourie has been recognised in the inaugural World Federation of Exchange’s (WFE) Women Leaders for 2021 for her outstanding leadership as she steered the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) during the COVID-19 pandemic.