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South African structurers struggle to meet demand for tax efficiency
Changes to the capital gains tax regime in South Africa are skewing returns and could pose increasing problems for product structurers, warn market participants
Absa Capital has launched five exchange-traded notes, providing investors with exposure to precious metals and currencies.
Default fund contributions will be too onerous for South African banks, say conference participants
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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...
South African tax ruling may just be stay of execution, brokers warned
South African brokers are celebrating victory in a dispute over taxes on equity trades, but their relief may be short-lived. The National Treasury has reaffirmed its desire for a stricter regime to be put in place. By Michael Watt
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