capital markets and securities law

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE HANDBOOK 2007
Monday, March 05, 2007
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE HANDBOOK 2007

SHOULD DIFFERENT RULES APPLY TO THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP IN CERTIFICATED AND UNCERTIFICATED SECURITIES?
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
The new Companies Bill, 2007, that was published in February 2007 and is intended to replace the Companies Act, 1973, differentiates between the methods of transfer of ownership of certificated and uncertificated securities. Although this differentiation is necessary for the transfer of membership in a company, there is no reason for such a differentiation where the transfer of ownership is concerned.

RULING UNDER THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
Friday, November 24, 2006
When a company is the subject of an "affected transaction",

THE 2006 CORPORATE LAWS AMENDMENT BILL
Monday, September 18, 2006
The Bill was passed by the National Assembly on 19 June 2006 but was again sent to the NCOP for concurrence.

CELL CAPTIVES TAKE OFF IN SOUTH AFRICA
Monday, July 10, 2006
Recently many companies have chosen to “self-insure” by owning a class of shares (or a “cell”) in special purpose vehicle insurance company (cell captives). This a fairly recent trend in South Africa, and while the legal framework in South Africa does not specifically cater for these structures, it is capable of supporting most of them.

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• Consumer Protection Act
• Proposed Labour Law Amendments
• New Companies Act
• NHI