Investments

Standard Bank advises CANAL+ on its JSE listing, deepening South Africa’s capital markets and providing CANAL+ with access to new pools of liquidity

Standard Bank is proud to have acted as joint financial advisor and transaction sponsor to CANAL+ on its successful secondary inward listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) – a landmark transaction that brings a globally recognised media and entertainment group to Africa’s premier exchange and provides South African investors with direct access to a leading international content platform.

Uncertain environment puts investors at risk of behavioural biases

How investors interpret shifts during periods of uncertainty depends on recent and generational experience. When these go unchecked, they harden into biases that obscure opportunity and magnify risk.

Exploring the frontier: Why elevated risk offers enticing opportunities

Investors need to consider whether they are being adequately compensated for risk in today’s increasingly uncertain global environment, according to investment managers at Allan Gray, who believe that the perceived risk gap between developed and frontier markets may be narrower than many investors assume, with opportunities opening up in unloved areas.

Acting early: why the SARB can't afford to wait