ROB ROSE: Inside the JSE’s ‘radical’ overhaul
SA’s largest stock exchange wants to stem the flood of delistings. But will relaxing the rules open the door for a new wave of corporate governance scandals?
25 August 2022 - 05:00
The JSE this week issued what its regulation head Andre Visser says are “quite radical proposals” to stem the exodus from, and woo new companies to, the country’s largest stock exchange.
It’s not an insignificant concern: there are now 304 companies listed on the JSE, compared with 601 in 2001. Which means far fewer options locally in which to invest your pension...
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