03/11/2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared Republic Bank of Trinidad and Tobago on allegations of insider trading, but has ordered the bank to pay one million Ghana cedis as settlement for breaching the takeover code.
03/11/2015
Hedge Funds now regulated as collective investment schemes by Johan Loubser and Jessica Blumenthal
The Minister of Finance recently exercised his powers under the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act (“CISCA”) to declare hedge funds collective investment schemes from 1 April 2015
03/11/2015
New Advertising Regulations for Collective Investment Schemes by Jessica Blumenthal and Olwethu Gusha
Board Notice 92 of 2014 sets out guidelines on how managers of collective investment schemes may market and advertise schemes to members of the public in South Africa
03/11/2015
When can a decision by the JSE be overturned? by Kirsty Simpson
Whether the JSE Ltd exercised administrative action in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000
03/09/2015
Sarkozy says the document is a forgery.
03/04/2015
The securities lending industry is crucial for maintaining liquidity in South African financial markets
03/02/2015
These documents are said to have been circulated in the office of the president, the public protector’s office as well as in the office of the a national Commissioner of police, Riah Phiyega.
03/02/2015
The Constitutional Court will on Tuesday hear the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) application for leave to appeal a Supreme Court of Appeal judgment in favour of entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth
02/27/2015
Ashurst acted as international legal counsel to Deutsche Bank
02/26/2015
Global law firm expands its footprint in Africa through strategic alliances in East Africa and Zimbabwe
Global legal practice continues to expand its footprint in Africa by agreeing strategic alliances with leading law firms Shonubi Musoke & Co Advocates in Uganda, and Gill, Godlonton & Gerrans in Zimbabwe.
02/26/2015
He sent all the details as requested and, to his surprise, he received a debit alert of the withdrawal of the sum of N6 million from his company
02/26/2015
Section 5(1) of the IAA casts an obligation on a ‘Court’ (as defined thereunder) to automatically transfer an action of which it has been seized to the Supreme Court provided the party who requests the transfer does so “not later than wh
02/23/2015
Investigative journalists leaked info from Swiss Bank HSBC about eight Botswana residents holding Swiss accounts that may not have been declared.
02/22/2015
Local church pastors and others encouraged almost 2 500 to invest in the Carmol fuel distribution business.
02/18/2015
Morocco is to create a sharia board of Islamic scholars to oversee the country's fledgling Islamic finance industry, according to a royal decree
02/18/2015
African Bank is primarily known these days for its unceremonious collapse
02/18/2015
The provisions in the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 (“the Act”) pertaining to the taxation of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) are contained in section 25BB and were introduced into the Act with effect from 1 April 2013.
02/18/2015
Zambia is to host the first International Bar Association (IBA) Legal Practice Division (LPD) Women Business Lawyers Initiative programme to be held in Africa
02/17/2015
Mr Justice Yeboah said it would be an abuse of the court process
02/09/2015
The Italian was arraigned before the court by the police on a five-count charge of advanced fee fraud, forgery and altering of documents by lawyers from the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigerian Police.