What the unbundling of Naspers means for benchmarks and investors
Index tracker funds, in particular, will be affected by the change in weighting in the FTSE/JSE all-share index
18 September 2019 - 19:04
The recent listing of Prosus, the new company that holds the international online assets of SA media and internet group Naspers, will have a significant impact on investors as key, commonly used indices are set to change.
The new listing is the latest step in the unbundling of Naspers which holds the biggest weight on the FTSE/JSE all-share index, the primary measure of the SA stock market’s performance...
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