BUSINESS DAY TV: Brexit and Trump add to local factors in spurring activity on the JSE
Donna Nemer, head of capital markets at the JSE, discusses a pick-up in market activity over the past year with Brexit, Donald Trump’s election as US president and home-grown factors increase volatility
Donna Nemer is head of capital markets at the JSE. BUSINESS DAY TV: In a year marred by Brexit, Trump and constant back and forth between Gordhan and the Hawks, the JSE managed to come out on top outstripping the 2015 growth with increased activity across most markets. But can the performance be sustained particularly with the Dow crossing 20,000 for the first time. Joining us to discuss this is Donna Nemer, director of capital markets at the JSE. Donna ... so let’s not confuse strong markets for busy markets because I suppose we have had flat markets for the past couple of years, particularly on the JSE but activity seems to really be on the rise. Can you pinpoint specific events? Do you watch those lines as they go up and down? Donna Nemer: Many of the drivers of this market activity you will have already talked about this evening, and I think they’re still with us and will carry us through this year. But last year was very unique. We started the year with the overhang as opposed ...
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