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Africa investor and NYSE Euronext to convene Forum for Emerging Market Analysts
By Shanna | November 30, 2008
Following the success of the Africa investor (Ai) index Series Summit & Awards held at the New York Stock Exchange last September, Africa investor is to host the Ai Analyst Forum in March 2009 at NYSE Euronext, Paris, France.The Ai Analyst Forum in association with NYSE Euronext, will convene global emerging and frontier market investment professionals to share intelligence about the trends shaping Africa’s prospects, contrasting investment strategies with global, emerging and frontier market investment opportunities. The Ai Analyst Forum is a one day, invitation-only event, comprising dynamic interactive sessions moderated by leading financial editors covering Africa and emerging markets. Panellists will include CEO’s of African-listed companies, senior investment analysts and portfolio managers responsible for African equity markets.
Speaking on the Forum, Hubert Danso, Vice Chairman, Africa investor, said: “The Ai Analyst Forum will allow investors to evaluate not only which companies and sectors will do well in 2009, but also the winning portfolio management strategies to counter the uncertain global investment climate. The participation of the international financial media and CEO’s of African listed companies is also an important dynamic to improve investor awareness and informed reporting of the drivers behind African equity markets”.
The Ai Analyst Forum, in association with the NYSE Euronext, is a unique platform for buy and sell side analysts covering African markets to put each other to the test, challenge assumptions and give their predictions for the current financial year in light of the financial downturn. Under the Forum’s theme, ‘Intelligence driving African markets’, participants will assess the risk-reward dynamics of African equity investing, the winning portfolio management strategies, and emerging issues for investment analysts covering Africa. A special working lunch will be dedicated to the role financial reporting plays in informing Africa’s investment profile with the financial media.
Coinciding with the Forum, the Africa investor Financial Reporting Awards will be presented at an invitation only gala cocktail ceremony on the evening of the Analysts Forum. The Ai Financial Reporting Awards will reward analysts, investor relations professionals, and the financial media for their coverage at the country, company, and sector level.
The awards will be given for the following categories:
Best Ai Financial Reporting Company: Banking, Telecommunications, Mining, Cross-sector. Best Ai Financial News Reporting: Banking, Telecommunications, Mining, Cross-sector and Best Ai Analyst: Banking, Telecommunications, Mining, Cross-sector.
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About the Africa Investor Index Series
Africa Investor (Ai) is Africa’s foremost provider of indices. It supplies investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and strategic decisions. Ai produces weekly, value-traded adjusted, market capitalization-weighted indices. It’s Ai100 and Ai 40 Investors indexes capture the top 40 and 100 of the largest and most liquid publicly traded stocks across Africa ranking them by market capitalization and by liquidity as measured by the average daily value traded in US Dollars. For more information visit: www.africa-investor.com
Africa investor
Africa investor is a specialist investment communications firm advising governments, international organisations and businesses on communication strategies for capital market and foreign direct investments in Africa. Africa investor publishes Africa investor, the leading international newsstand magazine for Africa’s investment decision makers; maintains the Ai 40 Investors’ Index, hosts the index series Summit & Awards and Pan- African Infrastructure Project Summit & Awards. www.africainvestor.com
About NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext, the holding company created by the combination of NYSE Group, Inc. and Euronext N.V., was launched on April 4, 2007. NYSE Euronext (NYSE/New York and Euronext/Paris: NYX) operates the world ‘ s largest and most liquid exchange group and offers the most diverse array of financial products and services. NYSE Euronext, which brings together six cash equities exchanges in five countries and six derivatives exchanges, is a world leader for listings, trading in cash equities, equity and interest rate derivatives, bonds and the distribution of market data. www.nyse.com
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