Tag: Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)

The JSE has identified focus areas for listed companies to consider when raising capital to weather the COVID-19 crisis, including the amount of information they need to disclose. Over the last few months, many issuers have approached investors to raise capital to weather the COVID-19 storm or are in the process of doing so.

On Tuesday Stats SA announced that SA’s GDP had contracted 51% between April and June (using annualised quarter on quarter numbers – in other words, this is a 17% decrease for the quarter) as a result of the lockdown imposed in response to Covid-19. The contraction was shocking – but not unexpected. Given that government took the decision to implement one of the harshest and longest lockdowns globally, the severity of the economic contraction should not come as a surprise.  

Despite the hurdles, opportunities abound in Africa for private equity - but innovation and a long-term approach are needed.

On 5 November, the JSE Limited (JSE) announced amendments to its Listings Requirements to strengthen the regulation of primary listings and secondary listings. The amendments follow an extensive consultation process with the market and the public that kicked off in September 2018 after the JSE released a consultation paper (Paper) on "possible regulatory responses to recent events surrounding listed issuers and trading in their shares" (click here to read the e-alert on the Paper).

The video entertainment group says its strong balance sheet will support a maiden dividend at the end of the year. MultiChoice says it remains on track to pay a maiden full-year dividend amounting to R2.5 billion following a strong start to its 2020 financial year. And it's almost halved trading losses at its African operations outside of South Africa as it continues to draw more viewers.

The luxury goods group says if local depositary receipt holders have not received their reclaim forms by month end they should get in touch.

The rise of new technologies and fin-tech has made investing simpler, more transparent and cheaper than ever before, leading many to adopt a DIY-approach to their finances. So, in a world where investing is as easy as ordering take-out, what are the dangers of self-managing your investments, and why should you consider seeking professional financial advice?

SA investors taking up stock in Prosus when it lists next month may be liable for capital gains tax. Naspers has cautioned investors on the tax implications ahead of next month's listing of its international assets in Amsterdam.

Naspers says the top 10 consumer internet giant will have an estimated market capitalisation of $100 billion on day one. Naspers says Prosus will have a market capitalisation of about $100 billion when it lists the business housing its international internet businesses on Euronext Amsterdam next month. Releasing its prospectus ahead of the 11 September flotation, the group said its international assets, currently housed in Myriad International, made it one of the top 10 largest consumer interest groups in the world, with businesses and investments serving more than 1.5 billion people in 89 markets. It claims to be market leader in 77 of those.

Over the last few years we have seen various changes being made with regards to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) accounting framework, which includes new standards such as IFRS 15 (Revenue), IFRS 9 (Financial Instruments) and IFRS 16 (Leases), replacing the old IAS 18, IAS 32 and IAS 17 respectively.