Ecsponent is a listed private equity company, focusing on the financial services sector. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Ecsponent Limited
Short name: Ecsponent
Ticker: ECS
Sector: Venture capital – venture capital
Five top facts about Ecsponent
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Ecsponent’s current investments include credit lending licenses, distressed debt o... ››› more
Yesterday, Apple released its results for its first quarter of 2015.
The impressive results surprised the market. They reflect the popularity of the brand, particularly in China.
The results came out just after the company began selling its new Apple Watch over the weekend.
Let's take a closer look at what the results revealed…
Apple sold over 61.1 million watches over the quarter... ››› more
Deneb Investments is an investment holding company. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Deneb Investments Limited
Short name: Deneb
Ticker: DNB
Sector: Financial services – financial services
Five top facts about Deneb Investments
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Until last year, Deneb Investments was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seardel Investment Corporation [JSE... ››› more
While South Africa may be Africa's second largest economy, it's struggling to stimulate growth. But there are other countries on the continent showing strong economic growth, such as Kenya.
Kenya is Africa's fifth-largest economy. And to ensure its electricity supplies grow with the country's needs, Kenya's sole electricity provider is worth a look at…
Key facts about Kenya
Over the ... ››› more
Cartrack Holdings specialises in car tracking and fleet management. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Cartrack Holdings Limited
Short name: Cartrack
Ticker: CTK
Sector: Industrial goods & services – support services
Five top facts about Cartrack Holdings
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Cartrack Holdings employs 1,200 people across its operations.
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Ca... ››› more
Buffalo Coal Corporation is a coal producer. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Buffalo Coal Corporation
Short name: Buffalo
Ticker: BUC
Sector: Basic resources – mining
Five top facts about Buffalo Coal Corporation
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Buffalo Coal Corporation’s headquarters are in Toronto, Canada. The company was previously known as Forbes Coal.
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BK One invests in different companies in the development and growth sectors of private equity. The company's preference shares are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: BK One Limited Preference Shares
Short name: BK Prefs
Ticker: BK1P
Sector: Debt – preference shares
Five top facts about BK One Preference Shares
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Preference shares are a mixture of equit... ››› more
Atlantic Leaf Properties is a property investment company. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's AltX…
Full name: Atlantic Leaf Properties Limited
Short name: Atleaf
Ticker: ALP
Sector: AltX
Five top facts about Atlantic Leaf Properties
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Atlantic Leaf Properties invests in properties in Western Europe, with a strong focus on the UK. Properties inc... ››› more
Eskom's headed for six days of rolling blackouts.
The South African power grid is at the point of a complete crash. And it's not even winter yet…
Luckily there's some light at the tunnel.
Germany's state-controlled development bank, KfW, announced it would lend Eskom R4 billion in the past week. And it promised another R2 billion to another private local power producer.
In short, the... ››› more
Anchor Group is a holding company in financial services companies. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's AltX…
Full name: Anchor Group Limited
Short name: Anchor
Ticker: ACG
Sector: AltX
Five top facts about Anchor Group
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Anchor Group has a strong focus on asset management through its businesses.
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Anchor Group has a listing on the Joha... ››› more
Alexander Forbes specialises in financial services and risk services. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited
Short name: AForbes
Ticker: AFH
Sector: Financial services – financial services
Five top facts about Alexander Forbes
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Alexander Forbes employs around 3,900 people across its operations.
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Advanced Health specialises in establishing, investing in and managing day hospitals. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's AltX…
Full name: Advanced Health Limited
Short name: Advanced
Ticker: AVL
Sector: AltX
Five top facts about Advanced Health
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Advanced Health establishes, invests in and manages day hospitals based in South Africa and Australi... ››› more
Absa Bank specialises in retail, business, corporate and investment banking services. The company's preference shares are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Absa Bank Limited Preference Shares
Short name: Absabank-P
Ticker: ABSP
Sector: Debt – preference shares
Five top facts about Absa Bank Preference Shares
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Preference shares are a mixture of equity... ››› more
Acsion specialises in property development and is a property holding company. The company has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
Full name: Acsion Limited
Short name: Acsion
Ticker: ACS
Sector: Real estate investment & services
Five top facts about Acsion
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Acsion is a property developer. The company developed all properties within its portfolio.
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Ac... ››› more
March is over and the first quarter is done and dusted. The JSE didn't end the month off on a good note: All Share Index declined 1.28%, while the Top40 lost 2.04%.
The resource sector gave a particularly poor performance with heavy falls from commodities, including platinum dropping 15.3%, gold 8.18% and oil falling almost 10%. The contributing factors to the fall back of the local market we... ››› more