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Welcome to Profile's FINANCIAL MARKETS DIRECTORY ONLINE, the directory of who's who in the South African financial markets. The FMDO is the companion website of Profile's FINANCIAL MARKETS DIRECTORY.
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26 Jan 2012: Capitec to give credit cards; open new branches
Business Day reported that Capitec is undertaking a pilot study on introducing a new credit card in 2013 and will spend close to R200 million on opening...more

24 Jan 2012: Discovery looking to diversify
Finweek reported that Discovery is looking to diversify its revenue stream by growing into new markets and increasing the size of asset management business...more

16 Jan 2012: FirstRand selected as top stock pick of four banks
Business Day reported that, FirstRand is being selected by some analysts as this year's likely top stock pick among the big four banking groups. They...more

 
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17 Jan 2012: EURO-CRISIS - BACK ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE
The first of the three Friday the 13th's of 2012 turned out to be a scary movie for the euro zone last week when nine member states saw their credit rating being notched down. Among them was France, which with Germany has to date been leading efforts to steer Europe out of its sovereign debt crisis...more

17 Jan 2012: ECONOMISTS FORECAST LOWER GROWTH THROUGH 2012 (By Gareth Stokes)
Those holding thumbs for a major economic recovery through 2012 should prepare for disappointment. At an Absa Capital presentation hosted in Johannesburg during December 2011 the group's economists downgraded their South Africa GDP growth forecast for FY 2012 from 3.6% to just 2.8%. This adjustment...more

16 Jan 2012: INSURERS TURN TO EMERGING MARKETS FOR NEW BUSINESS (By Gareth Stokes)
Website wikipedia.org defines an emerging economy as a nation exhibiting rapid growth and industrialisation. The powerhouses emerging market regions include Asia (dominated by China and India), Latin America (mainly Brazil) and Africa. Multinational businesses are flocking to these regions to benefit...more

 
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) & Key Findings: December 2011
[updated 19 January 2012]
The headline CPI (for all urban areas) annual inflation rate in December 2011 was 6.1%. This rate was the same as the corresponding annual rate of 6.1% in November 2011.
From November 2011 to December 2011, the Consumer Price Index for all urban areas increased by 0.2%.
CPI Headline December 2011 = 6.1%
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Interest Rates
[updated 19 January 2012]
Interest is the amount a borrower pays a lender for the use of the funds borrowed. There are a wide range of interest rates, including the various rates on deposits, the prime lending rate of banks, rates on mortgage bonds (home loans), the repo rate of the South African Reserve Bank, rates charged by micro-lenders and the rate on government stock, to mention but a few.
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Producer Price Index (PPI) & Key Findings: November 2011
[updated 9 January 2012]
The annual percentage change in the PPI was +10.1% in November 2011 (ie, the PPI in November 2011 compared with November 2010).
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for domestic output shows an annual rate of change of +10.1% in November 2011 (ie, the PPI in November 2011 compared with November 2010). This rate is 0.5 of a percentage point lower than the corresponding annual rate of +10.6% in October 2011.
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Financial Markets Directory – Review 2011 
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Key Market Indicators
As at 27 January 2012
Indicator Close Move(%)
BRENT 110.80 0.52%
GOLD 1721.50 0.57%
USDEUR 0.76 -0.04%
USDZAR 7.80 -0.95%
EURGBP 0.84 -0.19%
USDJPY 0.77 -0.30%
USALB 1.92 -0.52%
STEFI 2.66 0.02%
BA RATE 5.52 0.00% -
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