Small African stock exchanges are likely to stay small
December 13th, 2016 by Tom Minney
Africa’s stock exchanges have too few listings and too little trading, and regionalization may be one way to grow, argues The Economist magazine.
Tag Archive for 'Liquidity'
Building African Financial Markets seminar
March 30th, 2016 by Tom Minney
The 5th Building African Financial Markets (BAFM) capacity-building seminar is coming to the Nigerian Stock Exchange Event Centre in Lagos on 28-29 April, organized with the African Securities Exchanges Association.
New global rules for collective schemes from IOSCO
March 4th, 2013 by Tom Minney
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published on 4 March a report on liquidity risk management for collective investment schemes (CIS)
Africa’s bourses should work together to channel investors
December 14th, 2012 by Tom Minney
Africa’s 24 stock markets should learn to work together better if they are to seize high levels of investor interest, said Nicky Newton-King, CEO of South Africa’s JSE Ltd. She told an interviewer that plumbing, – technology and other links between exchanges and clearing and settlement – were more likely routes to more liquidity than trying to create a single exchange.
Nigerian Stock Exchange launches market-making today
September 18th, 2012 by Tom Minney
Today the Nigerian Stock Exchange is to launch its market-making programme. This will be a hybrid process, with market makers offering 2-way (buy-sell) price quotes in selected securities and a continuation of the current process in which licensed broker/dealers of the NSE submit orders.
Is lack of liquidity driving African issuers to list on London Stock Exchange and others?
November 3rd, 2011 by Tom Minney
Reuters newsagency has put together stories on issuers’ and investors’ difficulties with African stock markets. These include lack of liquidity and sinking currencies. It notes that African companies are increasingly dual listing on international stock exchanges.
JSE sets new trading record – 230,797 trades on 10 August
August 10th, 2011 by Tom Minney
South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange says that a record number of trades were executed on the exchange today (10 August). The new record is 230,797 trades, valued at more than $4 billion.
Nairobi Stock Exchange and FTSE work on new market indices
May 6th, 2011 by Tom Minney
The Nairobi Stock Exchange and FTSE International are to create new FTSE/NSE share and bond indices. These could be marketed to international investors.
Merger talks for European securities markets
December 27th, 2010 by Tom Minney
Two big European alternative markets – Chi-X Europe and BATS – are talking about a merger as the European stockmarket sector could start to consolidate. The two issued a joint statement on 22 December confirming they “have entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the potential sale of Chi-X Europe to BATS Global Markets.”