Why entrepreneurs don’t sell to listed companies anymore
The JSE of today reminds me of a hotel under lockdown rules. The infrastructure is there, but the utilisation is low and very few people are making new bookings. The long-standing guests are getting tired of empty swimming pools and boring games nights and are checking out in search of greener pastures. New listings on the JSE are becoming more …
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Magic Markets Ep33: Do Your DiDi
The markets have been all over the place in the past week, with a rollercoaster ride for investors in Chinese tech stocks in particular. Ride-hailing business DiDi has been the catalyst for the latest concerns. In Episode 33 of Magic Markets, The Finance Ghost and Mohammed Nalla chat through some of the companies in their portfolios and the approach they …
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Digging through the JSE dustbin
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. It applies in the markets too. Successful investing is about buying the right shares at the right price. End of story. It doesn’t help to overpay for even the best companies in the world. The markets exist because opinions differ on whether companies are trash or treasure. Often, it’s just a …
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Digging through the JSE dustbin
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. It applies in the markets too. Successful investing is about buying the right shares at the right price. End of story. It doesn’t help to overpay for even the best companies in the world. The markets exist because opinions differ on whether companies are trash or treasure. Often, it’s just a …
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Magic Markets Ep17: Trading the Scandals
Corporate governance failures. Frauds. Accounting misstatements. A “hole in the balance sheet” – unfortunately, these breakdowns in trust happen on the market. When they do, the repercussions are severe not just for shareholders in the company in question, but potentially for the market as a whole. Have you noticed that JSE corporates are doing fewer acquisitions in exchange for shares …
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Steinhoff fine: punishing the wrong people
Steinhoff misrepresented its accounts by literally billions of Euros. It was a scandal that rocked the market when it was uncovered in 2017, putting the Christo Wiese empire into a tailspin and sending shockwaves through the accounting profession. Sentiment of entrepreneurs towards listed companies turned sour. If they couldn’t trust the Steinhoff financials, why should they trust the financials of …
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