tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37479680.post1070426815568409903..comments2023-11-02T16:07:58.430+00:00Comments on Kenya Capital Investment Group: Is NSE getting tired of retail investors?MainaThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266497232119983697noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37479680.post-70829481259376560132007-12-02T05:31:00.000+00:002007-12-02T05:31:00.000+00:00Ssem,I think many of the brokers can't cope with t...Ssem,I think many of the brokers can't cope with the increase in numbers over the last couple of yrs.MainaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266497232119983697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37479680.post-51956005946593950112007-12-02T05:29:00.000+00:002007-12-02T05:29:00.000+00:00Pesa-tu, I believe JSE is actually the odd out and...Pesa-tu, I believe JSE is actually the odd out and mainly due to historic reasons. US and UK markets are very much pro-retail. UK, you can invest £4,000 tax free. US has I believe similar tax-incentives for the retail investor. Japan and even continental Europe also encourage retail investors. Of the emerging markets, China and India are seeing booming retail accounts.MainaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266497232119983697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37479680.post-10356218873184271482007-12-02T04:44:00.000+00:002007-12-02T04:44:00.000+00:00I call this the colonial mentality whereby commone...I call this the colonial mentality whereby commoners don't share the same privilages with the aristocrats. It is the right of every Kenyan to own shares.<BR/><BR/>Brokers should not behave like they are doing retail investors a favour. As long as people can pay the commissions, so be it.The Black Mambahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093261923557991519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37479680.post-37246653634426598202007-12-01T08:46:00.000+00:002007-12-01T08:46:00.000+00:00The large markets ie JSe aren't for retailers JSE ...The large markets ie JSe aren't for retailers JSE has less than 120,000 CDS equivalent Accounts.<BR/>In SA if u r a retailer they direct u to mutual funds.Generally, retailers are expensive to service in terms of admin +other costspesa tuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489188603541487272noreply@blogger.com