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Mobilizing Global Capital Flows to African Exchanges

Mobilizing Global Capital Flows to African Exchanges. investment development communications. Prepared for the ASEA Conference 2007. 30 October 2007. About us.

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Mobilizing Global Capital Flows to African Exchanges

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  1. Mobilizing Global Capital Flows to African Exchanges investment development communications Prepared for the ASEA Conference 2007 30 October 2007

  2. About us • Africa investor is specialist investment research and communications firm providing services from Lagos, Johannesburg, Cairo and London • We were established to shed light on economic opportunities in Africa to global investors • We are advised by a board of investment experts and work at the intersect of business, government, media and civil society • We publish Africa investor magazine, Ai.com and provide research and investor relations/ financial PR to blue chip African clients and global investors

  3. Challenges expressed by global investors • Access to information • Bloomberg and Reuters cover less than 50 per cent of the market • Listed companies need to improve frequency and quality of reporting • African Stock Exchanges need to raise their profile • The quality, quantity and availability of research and data needs to be addressed • Liquidity and settlement remains an issue “Information does not come to you –you need to go out and get it” John Niepold, Emerging Markets LLC

  4. What we are doing –Africa investor Index Series • Ai 100 • informational: what is happening across a broad range of markets • Ai40 • Investable: includes companies we consider investable to the international portfolio investor by virtue of their size and liquidity “Ai’s recently launched benchmark can help attract attention to African equities” Shilpa Patel, IFC

  5. Valuation: weighting factors based on market capitalisation Ai 100 (5 Jan 07) Ai 40 (5 Jan 07) • How it works • Companies are ranked in order of market capitalisation • Weighting based on position in ranking • Weighting Ranges: • 0.5 to 7% (Ai 40) • 0.2 to 5% (Ai 100)

  6. Ai newswire – support to corporate reporting • A web based news distribution service assisting African companies to secure international media coverage • Reaches analysts, fund managers, the news media, the investment community, government decision-makers, and the general public.

  7. Distribution • Comtex • Factiva • FT.com • LexisNexis • MarketWatch • NewsTex • ProQuest • Thomson Gale • Thomson West • TrackData

  8. Ai index Awards – supported by ASEA 8th June 2007, London Stock Exchange • Categories • Most Innovative African Stock Exchange • Best Performing Ai 100 company • Best Performing Ai 40 company • Best Africa Research Team • Best Africa Fund Manager • Best African IPO • Best Africa Investment Bank of the Year • Best Broker of the Year (new) • Most Innovative Regulator of the Year (new)

  9. Ai Index Series Conference & Awards • The 2008 ceremony will take place at the NYSE September 15 • An opportunity to showcase AfricaPLC to global investors and the international financial media • NYSE have undertaken to deliver Wall Street at its most senior.

  10. MPN Highlight • Support Exchanges in their move towards electronic trading • Support brokers connect to Exchanges and the global investing community

  11. MPN Highlight A NEW PARTNERSHIP TO DELIVER GLOBAL LIQUIDITY TO AFRICA SIGNED AT THE JSE 25 OCTOBER 2007

  12. MPN Highlight • The execution platform to Global Emerging Markets. • Speed, security & competitive pricing. • Marco Polo Network (“MPN”) currently has the most extensive global electronic footprint in the world. • MPN allows transparency and low transaction costs. • Single point of connection. • Complete audit trail of the transactions.

  13. Neutral, Global Electronic Connectivity and Order Routing Services Leader in Global Emerging Markets (“GEM”) Automated Trading Asset Class Supported: - Equities - Traded Derivatives - Foreign Exchange Currently Offers Electronic Connections to Leading Brokers in over 40 Developed and Emerging Markets 24 X 6 support services MPN Overview Client Marco Polo Network TradeTravellerTM AMERICAS ASIA AFRICA Broker Exchange Broker Exchange Broker Exchange

  14. MPN – Network & Services Client FIX VPN / Radianz, etc • Order Management • Market rules validation • Content enrichment • Market hours store and forward • Execution validation • Exceptions Management • Order Capture • Counterparty validation • Order Validation • FIX version normalization • FIX version translation • Service Desk • 24 X 6 staffing • Exception management tools • Global trading experience • Static data support • Technical issue resolution • Connectivity monitoring • Proactive client reporting TradeTravellerTM VPN / Radianz, etc TradeTravellerTM FIX Local Broker Execution

  15. MPN – Value Added

  16. MPN – Trading/Execution Options MPN Connectivity Supports a Wide Range of Trading/Execution Options Including Direct Market Access as well as “Managed Flows” Client Cash Equities DMA Program Trading ELECTRONIC ACCESS ELECTRONIC ACCESS • Execution instructions • Speed • Audit trails • Fill information • Speed • No touch • “Low touch”* Local Emerging Markets * “Low Touch” refers to situations where local regulations require brokers to “see and release” trades.

  17. MPN – Connection Ease 1 CONNECTION = GLOBAL CAPITAL FLOWS

  18. MPN Highlight THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION HUBERT DANSO & PETER JARDINE

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