South Africa’s securities exchange war goes to court
Court is the next battleground in a war between securities exchanges in South Africa. New exchange 4AX launched a High Court application to set aside both the decision of the FSB and its Appeals Board to grant a licence to new exchange ZAR X.
New South African stock exchange ZAR X to start 3 October
Trading is to start on South Africa’s new ZAR X securities exchange on 3 October. It gained a licence on 2 September and the first listings will be Senwes and Senwes Beleggings, with up to 5 listings planned for first week October.
About 4AX – new South African securities exchange
South Africa’s second new exchange, which also got a licence according to the 2 September announcement by the Financial Services Board (FSB), is 4AX, also known as 4 Africa Exchange. It plans to trade securities that are currently traded over-the-counter (OTC) and to go live early in 2017.
Exchange trends from World Exchange Congress 2016
Back to the “coffee shops” – exchanges’ new roles in information, bringing together market participants. Trend highlights today at the World Exchanges Congress 2016.
Global community heading to World Exchange Congress 22-23 March
Momentum building ahead of the key event for the stock exchange community, the World Exchanges Congress, now in its 11th year and back in central London from 22-23 March.
Soaring trading on Nigeria’s FMDQ market for fixed income and fx
Nigeria’s booming fixed interest and currency securities exchange FMDQ OTC Plc (“over-the-counter”) recorded market turnover of NGN93.9 trillion ($471.7 billion) for the 8 months to 31 August.