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Introduction
South African bankers are eager to point out that subprime lending was never a focus for the country's financial institutions. This is just as well, but South Africa has not escaped the chaos left behind...
Since October last year, extreme movements in South Africa's foreign exchange rate have caused offshore hedge funds to exit the market, while dealers have been reluctant to take on risk. Those that remain...
Sterling Waterford is providing a four-year carbon credit note in South Africa for which capital is protected at maturity, although illiquid assets may make the product hard to value at the end of the...
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Topsy curvy
Hawkish remarks by the central bank governor and a rethink in the way inflation is calculated created a rocky trading environment in South African rates earlier this year, catching virtually everybody in the market by surprise. By Mark Pengelly
Gathering confidence
South Africa's securitisation sector is finding its feet again, with spreads tightening and a smattering of fresh issuance coming to market. But rising domestic interest rates and breaches in arrears triggers on existing issues are raising the spectre...
Introduction
Systemic risk continues to be a watchword for regulators. But while it is now frequently associated with the carnage wrought by US subprime mortgages, the term was formerly reserved for regulatory debate concerning hedge funds.Some of these fears live...
Under scrutiny
South Africa's Financial Services Board has set about officially licensing more than 100 of the country's hedge fund managers during the past year. Although industry reaction to the exercise has been positive, some managers disagree over what form future...
Dividend funds tempt investors in South Africa
The formidable returns earned by South African investors on local equities are being invested in high-paying and tax-favourable dividend funds instead of being routed into structured products. Equity investors have generated annual returns of around 33%...
Treasury-plus
With the movement of South Africa's budget from deficit into surplus during 2007, the priorities of its National Treasury have also shifted. By Mark Pengelly
A retail focus
South Africa has developed one of the world's biggest single-stock futures markets by volume. But the increasing popularity of over-the-counter contracts for difference, much of it driven by retail traders, is challenging the market's growth. By John...
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