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Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.47/$

March 29, 2019--This ahead of an expected credit rating by Moody's later tonight.

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Source: FIN24


What history tells us about the current state of the JSE

March 29, 2019--Markets are long-term machines
After the weak returns on the JSE over the past five years, it's difficult to remember where the market was back in 2014. At that point, South African equities had delivered 19.9% per year for the five years following the 2008 financial crisis.

It was an exceptional period of growth, fuelled by the stimulus injected by the world's central banks. Investors had rarely enjoyed such sustained high returns. However, as Graham Tucker, portfolio manager with the Old Mutual MacroSolutions boutique points out, it was never going to be sustainable.

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Source: moneyweb.co.za


Mixed trading session for the JSE as SARB keeps rates unchanged

March 28, 2019--The South African Reserve Bank left the repurchase rate unchanged at 6.75% as the Monetary Policy Committee indicated that there was little evidence of demand side pressures to the economy.

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Source: Zawya.com


Ethiopia: Africa's Next Powerhouse?

March 29, 2019--Ethiopia's prime minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed-the youngest African leader at 42 years old-has initiated a series of unprecedented economic and political reforms in his first 12 months in office.

The core challenge that he faces is moving the economy from state-led to market-based growth while overseeing far-reaching political reforms. Success is far from guaranteed but his accomplishments so far have created an enormous sense of opportunity within the country.

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Source: /allafrica.com


Markets WRAP: Rand closes at R14.60/$

March 27, 2019--The rand closed at R14.60/$ on Wednesday.

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Source: FIN24


JSE steam rolls ahead despite concerns over Turkey winners and losers

March 27, 2019--The Turkish government has implemented measures to control trading in the lira in an effort to plug the sell-off in the currency by investors looking to flea to safety ahead of the upcoming elections.

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Source: FIN24


Only One Country Needed to Realise Africa Single Market

March 26, 2019--Ethiopia last week ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), leaving only one more ratification for it to take effect.
Twenty-two ratifications are required for the agreement to enter into force and so far 21 countries have ratified their instruments.

Since the March 2018 AU Summit in Kigali when the continental pact was launched and signed by 44 states, eight more---South Africa, Sierra Leone, Lesotho, Burundi, Namibia, Guinea Bissau, Botswana and Zambia ---have signed. Only Eritrea, Benin, Nigeria and Tanzania remain.


In fact, the US dollar price of both palladium and rhodium has increased by 40% and 84%, respectively, since January 2018, and 117% and 310% over the two years since January 2017.

This is the price context driving the recent performance of Standard Bank's rhodium and palladium ETFs which have been, respectively, the first and second-best performing ETFs in South Africa for two years in a row.

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Source: etfstrategy.com


How mobile money can lead a fintech revolution in Africa

If you are reading this blog-drawn by current buzz around financial technology and the "fintech" reference in the title, and its promise to democratize financial services-then it is probably a safe bet to assume that you have heard of M-Pesa.

This mobile payments system started in Kenya in 2007 now boasts 30 million users in 10 countries, with other competitors, such as MTN Money and Orange Money, also operating around the continent.

The use of mobile money has grown exponentially over the past 10 years, making the region the global leader in mobile money innovation, adoption, and usage. M-Pesa services are now offered in countries as diverse as Albania, D.R. Congo, Egypt, Ghana, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Romania, and Tanzania.

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Source: World Economic Forum


Americas


September 10, 2025 SSGA Active Trust files with the SEC-SPDR SSGA My2035 Corporate Bond ETF and SPDR SSGA My2031 Municipal Bond ETF
September 10, 2025 WisdomTree Digital Trust files with the SEC-WisdomTree Private Credit and Alternative Income Digital Fund
September 10, 2025 EA Series Trust files with the SEC-City Different Investments SMID Cap Core Equity ETF and City Different Investments Global Equity ETF
September 10, 2025 ETF Opportunities Trust files with the SEC-Golden Eagle Dynamic Hypergrowth ETF
September 10, 2025 Truth Social Funds files with the SEC-5 ETFs

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Europe ETF News


September 04, 2025 Global X Launches Two High Dividend ETFs, Tracking Solactive European and United Kingdom SuperDividend Indices
September 03, 2025 The T+1 Thursday conundrum pushing instantaneous settlement on traders
September 01, 2025 ETF and ETP Listings on September 1, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt
August 29, 2025 21Shares Launches First ETP Tracking Hyperliquid, the Market Leader in Decentralized Perpetuals
August 27, 2025 ETF and ETP Listings on August 27, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt

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Asia ETF News


September 08, 2025 Samsung Securities Launches Two ETNs Tracking Solactive China Mobility Top 5 Hedged to KRW Index and AI Tech Top 5 Hedged to KRW Index in First Collaboration with Solactive
September 03, 2025 SGX Securities Welcomes The Listing Of SPDR J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF
September 03, 2025 BTIG Begins Offering Access To Tokyo Stock Exchange's CONNEQTOR Platform
September 03, 2025 Exclusive: US trading firm Jane Street files appeal against India markets regulator
September 02, 2025 Hana Asset Management Launches 1Q Xiaomi Value-Chain Active ETF Tracking the Solactive-KEDI Xiaomi Focus China Tech Index

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Global ETP News


September 04, 2025 Infographic-G20 Inflation Tracker: July
September 03, 2025 Ondo Brings Over 100 Tokenized U.S. Stocks and ETFs Onchain, Starting on Ethereum
August 27, 2025 FBS Analysis Highlights How Political Shifts Are Redefining the Next Altcoin Rally

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Middle East ETP News


September 02, 2025 Indxx US Infrastructure Index Licensed by KSM Mutual Funds Ltd. for an Index Tracking Fund
September 01, 2025 Lunate Launches Boreas Solactive Quantum Computing UCITS ETF, the First Thematic ETF to List on ADX, Tracking the Solactive Developed Quantum Computing Index
August 20, 2025 Mideast Stocks: Gulf bourses trade lower ahead of key Fed speech
August 14, 2025 Saudi, UAE drive GCC assets under management growth to $2.2trln
August 12, 2025 Exchanges get religion in pursuit of Muslim cryptobros

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ESG and Of Interest News


August 28, 2025 Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
August 06, 2025 Why investing in Southern Africa's critical minerals is key for the global energy transition
August 04, 2025 World Cannot Recycle Its Way Out of Plastics Crisis, Report Warns
August 02, 2025 The Brain Economy: The New New Thing

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White Papers


September 08, 2025 Economic development, carbon emissions and climate policies

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