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RMB/Africa currency hedging sees ‘substantial’ growth in past 12 months...
Increasing levels of trade between Africa and China have driven the emergence of an increasingly active RMB derivatives market
As the deadline for mandatory central clearing of standardised over-the-counter derivatives draws nearer, South African dealers and regulators face some major infrastructure questions. However, the uncertainty...
Absa Capital has steadily expanded its structured products range in the past few years and is optimistic that new product offerings supported by parent company Barclays’ house views on strategy will...
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Risk South Africa rankings 2011
Few markets have managed to escape the turmoil created by the prolonged eurozone debt crisis and eleventh-hour debt ceiling agreement in the US, and South Africa is no exception. For the second year in a row, Absa Capital took the top spot in the Risk...
Sponsored statement: Absa Capital
Hedge funds are under great pressure to adapt to a much altered landscape following the financial crisis, and hedge funds in South Africa face more challenges than most. Chris Edwards, head of Prime Services at Absa Capital, discusses what hedge funds...
South Africa
They say the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and participants in South Africa's equity markets must have felt their squeaking had paid off in June, when the country's tax authorities not only halted plans to remove a tax exemption that broker members of...
Risk South Africa Rankings 2010
South African banks were shielded from much of the turmoil that rocked global financial markets this year but face plenty of challenges of their own, particularly around regulation. Competition is as fierce as ever, with less than one percentage point...
Sponsored statement: Absa Capital’s equities franchise and equities...
Absa Capital is well known for its ability in the equity derivatives and prime services space, but is now starting to gain traction in cash equities, which includes equity research, sales and trading. Absa Capital has taken the opportunity to talk about...
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