South African financial markets have developed significantly in the past few years notwithstanding the ongoing market abuse.

A recent Ugandan High Court decision, Sendagire Stephen and Nanyombi Gladys v DFCU Limited, Kabiito Karamagi and Kirumira Godfrey Kalule HCCS No. 26 of 2008,

The new Companies Bill contains certain proposals which, if adopted, will fundamentally alter the rights of shareholders arising out of takeovers and mergers.

At common law, a mortgagee plaintiff has a substantive right to realise the immovable property of the judgment debtor in cases where the judgment creditor duly registered the mortgage bond...

The old age saying that change is the only constant has not been more true than it is today. Consumers across the board are navigating challenging times where the cost of living is continuously on the rise.

A mortgage bond is registered when an owner of immovable property uses the property as security to raise funds from a bank or other financial institution.

The South African corporate world recently stood in trepidation of a momentous decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") which could have resulted in most, if not all, share for share offers made to shareholders of public companies concluded during the past few decades being declared unlawful.

In lending transactions, the placement of the interest rate clause within loan and security documents is an important decision that affects legal clarity, enforceability, borrower protections, and market practice

A charge imposed by a municipality upon a property enjoys preference over any mortgage bond registered against that property which, if not paid, may potentially jeopardise a lender's security.

Settling the balance is not the finish line; the bond must be cancelled before you transfer or refinance. We handle notice, figures, and lodgement so the mortgage falls away on cue.

As artificial intelligence ("AI") becomes more topical each day, more organisations are wanting to incorporate AI tools in their business operations...

Few international and multinational companies in South Africa have escaped a section 31 transfer pricing examination by the South African Revenue Service ("SARS").

If you are living outside South Africa and buying a home here, your bond (mortgage / home loan) will almost always include exchange control conditions.

The death of an entrepreneur can turn an already difficult recovery matter into something far more complicated. On paper, a lender or development fund may still have clear rights.

Syndicated loan transactions are a common feature in the South African loan market.

In many cases, sales of immovable property are subject to conditions relating to bond financing or the sale of another property. These are conditions precedents to the sale.

In late June 2004, the Department of Trade and Industry ("dti") published a policy framework of the proposed amendments to the Companies Act ("the Act").

Most sales of property require the purchaser to obtain finance by way of a loan.

The South African private equity industry is well established and, by emerging market standards, is relatively sophisticated.

In the milieu of global financial markets, securities of various types are often classified as either ‘listed’, ‘unlisted’ or ‘quoted’.