SOUTH AFRICA: JSE Lists First ESG Focused ETF to Its Main Board

Monday September 14 2020

On 10^th September 2020, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) announced that it has become the first South African stock exchange to list two global ESG focused Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), the Satrix MSCI EM ESG Enhanced ETF and the Satrix MSCI World ESG Enhanced ETF.

The two ETFs will track the MSCI EM ESG Enhanced Focus Index, and the MSCI World ESG Enhanced Focus Index, respectively. Both these ETFs are designed to maximise exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics. Both ETFs offer investors the chance to evaluate their desire for emerging   or developed market equity and combine it with an aspiration to invest responsibly.

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