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JSE ends higher, Discovery shines

November 10, 2014-South African stocks advanced on Monday with Discovery Ltd

hitting a record high after the insurer announced a $246m deal to increase its presence in Britain.

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Source: FIN24


Rand, bonds firm after weeks of selling

November 10, 2014--The rand has pulled back from five-week lows against the dollar as

softer-than-expected US jobs numbers buoyed risky assets globally.

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Source: FIN24


Richemont leads JSE higher

November 7, 2014--Shares of Richemont has taken the JSE, as investors overlooked disappointing first-half results, focusing

instead on value in a stock seen as oversold.

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Source: FIN24


2014 Africa Prosperity Report

November 7, 20144--The 2014 Africa Prosperity Report ranks 38 countries in terms of prosperity-defined as wealth and wellbeing. The report measures GDP and eight sub-indices such as education, health, and personal freedom.

INTRODUCTION
As African economies grow,a chief concern for many governments is how to ensure that the fruits of growth benefit a majority of the population and contribute to true long term prosperity. Poor infrastructure, weak governance, unfriendly business climates, inadequate healthcare, and safety and security concerns are some of the challenges mentioned that may hinder long term development and prosperity.

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view the 2014 Africa Prosperity Report

Source: Legatum


Softer rand supports JSE resources

November 6, 2014--Short-term selling pressure may continue on the JSE as overseas investors desert emerging markets,

driving the rand and bond prices lower.



Source: FIN24


Nigeria: Panic Offloading of Equities Triggers Massive Slide Stock Market Capitalisation

November 6, 2014--Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, for the third consecutive day maintained a downward trend on Thursday as market capitalisation lost over N261 billion amidst panic offloading of equities by equities shareholders.

The market capitalization, which opened at N12.170 trillion on Wednesday, lost N261 billion, or 2.14 per cent at the close oftrading on Thursday to close at N11.909 trillion.

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Source: allAfrica.com


JSE slips, gold miners in the doldrums

November 5, 2014--South African stocks have fallen for a second straight session,

led by gold mining companies, as the price of the metal fell.

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Source: FIN24


JSE falls as key commodity prices sink

November 4, 2014--South African stocks have dropped as commodity prices kept heading lower,

but domestic bullion companies got a lift from technical factors.

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Source: FIN24


Rand gets some relief before PMI numbers

November 4, 2014--The rand has edged up against the dollar,

arresting a recent slide against a strong dollar before the release of domestic business-activity figures.

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Source: FIN24


Resources stocks star on JSE

November 3, 2014--Despite all indicators being negative for the sector,

resources shares sparkled while financial and industrial shares slipped as expected.

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Source: SEC.gov


Americas


March 06, 2025 21Shares Polkadot Trust files with the SEC
March 06, 2025 Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds files with the SEC-Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF
March 06, 2025 Vanguard New York Tax-Free Funds files with the SEC-Vanguard New York Tax-Exempt Bond ETF
March 05, 2025 GraniteShares ETF Trust files with the SEC-12 GraniteShares 2x Long ETFs
March 05, 2025 Canary AXL ETF files with the SEC

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Europe ETF News


March 05, 2025 European investors dump US equity ETFs in February
March 04, 2025 Euronext plan to consolidate ETF trading venues sparks scepticism

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Asia ETF News


February 17, 2025 ETFs jump to two-thirds of all Taiwan fund assets
February 17, 2025 China explores relaxing rules to allow multi-asset ETFs
February 13, 2025 Mirae Asset's spot gold ETF tops $2.5b in net assets
February 11, 2025 CTBC Launches CTBC U.S. Innovation Technology ETF, Tracking the Solactive U.S. Innovation Technology Index

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Global ETP News


February 17, 2025 ETFGI reports assets invested in the global ETFs industry surpassed the hedge fund industry by US$10.33 trillion at the end of 2024
February 13, 2025 Rising Rates May Trigger Financial Instability, Complicating Fight Against Inflation
February 12, 2025 Bybit and Block Scholes Report: Timing Altcoin Season in a Sea of Uncertainty Bybit Logo (PRNewsfoto/Bybit)

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Middle East ETF News


February 20, 2025 Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange welcomes the listing of Chimera iBoxx US Treasury Bill ETF

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ESG and Of Interest News


February 12, 2025 OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index Policy Trends up to 2025

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