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| Profile's Stock Exchange Handbook |
Print / Media |
Profile's Stock Exchange Handbook is the leading market reference on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), South Africa's only stock market, ranked 17th in the world in terms of market capitalisation. Favoured by nine of the top ten brokerage firms in South Africa, the circulation of Profile's Stock Exchange Handbook is more than double that of its nearest competitor.
As JSE listed companies are only required to submit financial statements twice per year (interims and finals), Profile's Stock Exchange Handbook is published bi-annually.
Contents of each issue include:
• Abbreviations and definitions
• JSE dealing costs
• Gold mines working costs
• Contracts listed on the SA Futures Exchange
• Beta values for major market cap shares
• Constituents of main JSE indices
• Charts round-up of major indices and markets
• SA unit trusts performance figures
• Complete list of stockbrokerage members of the JSE
• Contact details for transfer secretaries
• Contact details for all unit trust companies
• Comprehensive notes on convertible securities
• Complete listing of bond and semi-bond stocks
All companies listed on the JSE (over 650) are covered in detail, and brief notes are retained for companies that have delisted, merged, or changed name in the last two years (also now summarised in table format, for quick and easy reference). Companies are organised alphabetically by name. Information provided for each company includes, where available:
• Nature of business
• Sector
• Number of employees
• Directors
• Major shareholders
• Controlling shareholder(s)
• Important subsidiary and associate companies
• Full contact details (addresses, telephone, fax)
• Contribution by activity (where applicable)
• Capital structure
• Dividend distributions
• Liquidity figures
Comparative summarised income statements and balance sheets for up to five years are provided for every company. Five different financial models are used for industrial, mining, insurance, banking, and property companies. Per share statistics include EPS, DPS and NAV. Standardised ratios include Return on Shareholders' Funds, Operating Profit Margin, Debt-Equity Ratio, Interest Cover, and Dividend Cover.
A closing price graph (five years where available) and relative strength chart is included for each listed company. The book is fully indexed, enabling the user to located companies by long name or short name.
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| ShareData / Listed Companies |
Print / Media |
Profile's ShareData is the electronic version of the popular Stock Exchange Handbook, which is a database of information on JSE listed companies.
ShareData has masses of information on each JSE listed company.
Listed Companies is the "free-to-view" version of ShareData, it requires no registration, but has a limited data set
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| JSE Results & Earnings |
Print / Media |
Profile's JSE Results & Earnings aims to provide a single, semi-permanent, desk-top reference which contains "results-as-published" for South Africa's top companies plus consensus forecast earnings.
Results of market research
The content of JSE Results & Earnings was extensively brain-stormed with broking firms, institutions and serious investors, and the resultant design reflects their feedback.
Formal surveys conducted by PROFILE and further ad hoc market research reveals that investors want quick, easily available information in four main areas:
Results as published
• Consensus earnings forecasts
• Key historical statistics and ratios
• Important non-financial information
JSE Results & Earnings sets out to meet these requirements in a quarterly, full colour journal size publication.
Anticipated circulation and readership
JSE Results & Earnings is a top quality publication aimed at professionals and serious investors. As a targeted, prestige publication the objective is not wide circulation, but to reach investment decision makers in the financial markets. An initial circulation of 5 000 copies per issue is envisaged. Based on our other products, a readership of 12 500 to 16 500 is expected.
A new standard in Investor Relations
The challenge of investor relations is to communicate with and influence key players (both existing shareholders and prospective investors) regarding events and prospects in an effective and cost-efficient way.
JSE Results & Earnings provides an ideal way for listed companies to publish their results so that they are reliably available to investors and investment professionals.
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| Financial Markets Handbook |
Print / Media |
A comprehensive directory of the South African financial markets, covering all major financial institutions. Full contact details are given, including direct numbers for key personnel, and areas of operation. The book also contains contract specifications and a review of the SA financial markets for the previous year.
Contents of each issue include:
• Directory of financial markets participants
• Contract specifications for derivative financial instruments
• Major financial exchanges
The Financial Review section of the 1998 issue includes chapters on:
• SA banking: Industry salient points
• SA banking: "Big four" continue to lose market share
• Monetary policy and the new reserve bank accommodation procedures
• The bond market
• Regulatory changes in the financial services sector
• The implications of new global accounting trends
• East Asian markets: Investment threats and opportunities
• The JSE enters the global market
• The investor's guide to strate
Contact information is provided for companies in each of the following categories:
• All registered banks
• Asset and portfolio managers
• Financial trading companies
• Corporate treasurers
• Structured finance companies
• Corporate finance services
• Financial advisers
• Accounting & auditing firms
• All approved futures fund managers
• Stockbrokerage firms
• Members of the SA Futures Exchange
• Development funding
• Unit trusts management companies
• Long-term insurers
• Short-term insurers
• Insurance brokers to the financial markets
• Rating agencies
• Legal Firms
• Business Schools
• Controlling bodies
• Clearing houses and depositories
• Information systems
• Financial publications
• Treasury outsourcing
• Safex Agricultural division members
• Bond Exchange of SA members
Profile's Financial Markets Handbook is fully indexed, allowing the user to locate companies or individuals by name.
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| Financial Markets Directory |
Print / Media |
The FMD contains an exhaustive listing of organisations that operate in the South African financial markets, including Banks, Asset managers, Fund managers, Stockbrokers, Corporate treasuries, Traders, firms specialising in Structured finance and Corporate finance, Futures traders, Options dealers, Insurers, Rating agencies, Bond traders, Regulatory authorities, and so on.
Most major firms are participants in the directory, and provide comprehensive details of products and services offered, key staff (often with direct numbers, postal and physical addresses, departmental fax numbers, and much more.
Use the FMD to find the right company and the right person -- first time!
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| Unit Trusts Handbook |
Print / Media |
Profile's Unit Trusts Handbook is the only exhaustive reference to all unit trusts (mutual funds) registered in South Africa. The only reference to the South African industry which covers lump sum and annuity returns, dividend payouts, fund objectives, min and max contributions, detailed initial and switching charges, portfolio structures, and more.
Information on each fund includes:
• Fund objectives and focus
• Management information and track record of portfolio manager (where available)
• Formation date
• Income declaration dates
• Detailed charges and commissions
• Historical performance figures for both lump sum and annuity investments
• Actual dividend payouts for the last three years
• Handy assett allocation and risk/return charts
• Price graph and comparative relative strength chart for each fund
Detailed portfolio structure showing individual holdings, sector totals, year-on-year movements in holdings, total size of fund, and percentage held in cash.
Contents of the latest issue include:
• Glossary of terms
• Money market funds
• Offshore investment
• Unit trust linked products
• Wrap Funds
• Outsourcing Companies
• Linked products
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| FundsData / Unit Trusts |
Print / Media |
Profile's FundsData is the electronic version of Profile's Unit Trusts Handbook. This site lists all South African unit trusts, with performance figures, portfolio holdings, management details, and much more
Unit Trusts is the "free-to-view" version of FundsData, it requires no registration, but has a limited data set.
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| Offshore Unit Trusts |
Print / Media |
With the offshore allowance for SA residents increased to R750 000, it is not surprising that offshore unit trusts are becoming as popular as domestic funds. Nearly 200 offshore funds are now registered in South Africa, and the investment community has requested a comprehensive and detailed reference volume in the same style as Profile's well known Unit Trusts Handbook.
Profile's Offshore Unit Trusts handbook is aimed primarily at members of the investment community - such as brokers, agents, and other financial intermediaries and serious private investors - high net-worth individuals interested in investing offshore.
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| Understanding Unit Trusts |
Print / Media |
Understanding Unit Trusts is a companion volume to the handbook which explains how the industry works, how to choose the right unit trust, and all you need to know about linked products.
Some of the chapters include:
• Placing your bets in the investment race
• Assessing individual investment needs
• What is a unit trust?
• How to get the best out of a unit trust investment
• Property investment
• Interest bearing investments
• Equity unit trust investment
• Introduction to equity investment
• Financial products with underlying investments in unit trusts
• Offshore investment
• Tricks of the trade
• Fund managers and investment style
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| Unit Trust Equity Report |
Print / Media |
Profile's Unit Trust Equity Report is available free on-line.
The report contains information under the following headings:
• Top 100 Holdings
• Top Value Gainers
• Top Bought (by Number)
• Top Value Losers
• Top Sold (by Number)
• New Listings Support
• Domestic Equity General Aggregate Asset Allocation Graphs
• Domestic Asset Allocation Flexible Asset Allocation Graphs
• Overall Industry Asset Allocation Graph
• Most Popular Funds
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