Bubble trouble: Lessons from three centuries of boom and bust August 6, 2020 While 2020 has seen its fair share of market turbulence, it has some way to go to match the volatility of 1720. This month marks the 300th anniversary of the peak of the South Sea Bubble — one of the first financial bubbles, and still one of history’s greatest. The bubble began when the South [...]
Kodak shares soar 1,500 per cent on coronavirus drug loan July 30, 2020 Shares in Kodak have surged by 1500 per cent since the end of trading last week on the back of a Donald Trump deal that will see the photography company develop drugs to treat coronavirus. Trump made the announcement of the $795m funding yesterday, sending Kodak’s stock price on the New York Stock Exchange soaring [...]
Crypto exchange Coinbase aims for Wall Street listing July 9, 2020 Coinbase, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is said to be preparing to publicly list its shares in New York. The listing could come as early as this year, sources told Reuters. Should its application be approved by US regulators, Coinbase would be the first major US cryptocurrency exchange to go public. It would [...]
Egypt and Morocco capital markets attract growing international recognition July 7, 2020 Heidi Raubenheimer, PhD, CFA, is head of Journal publications at CFA Institute. Experienced Board Member with a PhD focused in Business Management and Administration from University of Stellenbosch. CFA Institute has examined Africa’s 10 largest capital markets in a major report compiled by Heidi Raubenheimer, CFA, our senior director for journal publications. Here we highlight key [...]
Exclusive: Elixirr seeks London IPO to end coronavirus drought June 19, 2020 Management consultancy firm Elixirr, whose clients have included Barclays, O2 and RBS, is seeking a London IPO, ending a two-month drought in flotations on the London Stock Exchange. Elixirr will seek a listing on London’s junior AIM exchange this summer, City A.M. can reveal. The company, founded in 2009, plans to go on an equity-funded [...]
Unilever to end Anglo-Dutch structure to prioritise London base after failed Amsterdam move June 11, 2020 Unilever today announced plans to end its joint Anglo-Dutch structure to unify under its UK listing, after failing to persuade British investors to approve a shift to its Amsterdam HQ in 2018. The consumer goods giant would swap Dutch shares for its London-listed Unilever PLC stock, with Unilever PLC becoming the single parent company it [...]
Traders return to NYSE floor after two months May 26, 2020 Traders returned to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for the first time in two months after closing due to the pandemic. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo rang the opening bell to restart in-person trading, but it was not a complete return to normal. Due to safety concerns, only a quarter of brokers will return [...]
US stocks jump as investors welcome easing of coronavirus restrictions May 26, 2020 US stocks extended gains seen across Asia and Europe as the global easing of lockdowns boosted optimism among investors. The Dow Jones index was up 2.47 per cent higher. The S&P 500 rose 1.93 per cent to bring 3,000 while the Nasdaq edged up 1.39 per cent. European stocks opened higher this morning, as investors [...]
Stock Exchanges in Nigeria and Ghana aim to deepen West African capital markets May 26, 2020 CFA Institute has examined Africa’s 10 largest capital markets in a major report compiled by Heidi Raubenheimer, CFA, our senior director for journal publications. Here we highlight key developments in the West African states of Nigeria and Ghana. Download the full report here. LSEG partnership boosts confidence in Nigerian exchange The economy of Nigeria – the [...]
Coronavirus: New York Stock Exchange trading floors reopen May 26, 2020 The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) will today reopen its trading floors following a two-month closure caused by the coronavirus outbreak. In March the bourse announced it would close its trading floor and move to electronic trading for the first time in its history after one employee and a trader tested positive for Covid-19. In [...]