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Enhancing corporate governance through investor relations in Africa.

Malawi Stock Exchange Listed Company

"The launch of innovative information dissemination and investor relations solutions using the Internet is long overdue in African markets and NITL's pioneering steps in this direction will hopefully improve corporate governance and increase awareness in African capital markets and result in enhanced equity valuations."

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African Shareholder Portal

Client Quotes

"We had been looking for a way to streamline our communications with investors but had not fully appreciated the substance and value behind "investor relations" practices prior to implementing a solution for Celsys. These products add real value, especially where companies do not have resources to manage and supervise corporate communications. Well done"

Geoff Goss - CEO Celsys Limited

"....you made the marketing of MPICO IPO unique by developing and professionally managing – the first of its kind corporate website which provided an opportunity to read the prospectus and request for an application form. This was classic."

Chimwemwe Matonga - The Privatisation Commission (Malawi)

Our products

	A complete investor relations solution The IR Governor is a complete set of products and services (described below) designed to make use of the latest Internet technologies and investor relations practices to enable listed companies to satisfy their stakeholder communication and reporting obligations efficiently and at low cost. Examples of the IR Governor are as follows:- AfricanShareholder.com – investor outreach for Africa’s listed companies MPICO – Malawi’s largest property company NITL – a listed collective investment scheme in Malawi Celsys Limited – a listed company in the telecommunications sector in Zimbabwe "We had been looking for a way to streamline our communications with investors but had not fully appreciated the substance and value behind "investor relations" practices prior to implementing a solution for Celsys. These products add real value, especially where companies do not have resources to manage and supervise corporate communications. Well done" Geoff Goss CEO Celsys Limited The software used by the IR Governor is used by over 250 companies on 5 continents and additional references will be provided on request
	African CEO Blog The African CEO blog is a forum that seeks to connect investment community individuals with one another, gain publicity for CEOs and the topics they report on and educate readers. Blogs provide commentary or news on various subjects or they may be more personal online diaries combining text, images, and links to other blogs or websites An example of our client’s CEO blog is available on Active Thought - Celsys CEO Blog
	Corporate Governance Appraisal Online CG appraisal is an online corporate governance appraisal module based comprehensively on the King Code 2002. It contains governance guidelines and information and is a valuable tool for listed companies (and groups) to assess and appraise their governance practices and report meaningfully thereon in their annual reports. Clients can sample how the module works before signing up. Login details for the corporate governance appraisal module are available on request.
	Free African Stock Exchange News Service African SENS enables listed companies to post their news and corporate announcements online to www.africanshareholder.com, Africa’s free investor portal. The advantage? Immediate, broad, non-exclusionary dissemination of corporate news – a core obligation of companies to ensure equal access to information and to reach out to an identified investment community. This information dissemination platform will be functional soon
	Governance Series Governance series is a compendium of continually updated articles, policies, guidance notes on all of the issues likely to be of relevance to listed companies’ CEO’s and boards of directors when dealing with their shareholder and stakeholder communication responsibilities. The Governance Series also includes the African Investor Relations Newsletter which provides insights into investor relations trends and issues worldwide and in the African context. The series has been launched in Zimbabwe and Malawi and will be launched within the next few weeks in Botswana, Zambia and Uganda
	Interactive Online Annual Reports The ability of investors to view and search text and images online without having to wait for the download of large documents (in separate parts or otherwise) is an important and useful tool to secure a two way relationship with your stakeholders. We offer this capability as part of our services and offer a 24 hour turnaround ie we convert your annual report pdf at the click of a button. Click here for an example of this state of the art technology >>
	Interactive Online Charting Add value to investors’ activities and bringing them to your investor relations website with online charting - a tool to add value to investment decisions: a key part of building a secure two way relationship with investors and exposing your investment story. Share prices, volumes, market indices and other key data are displayed and can be amended to meet the individual needs of our clients.
	Investor Relations Communications Plan An annual report to the Board sets out measurable goals and objectives to be achieved by companies adopting investor relations practices. The products and services offered through the African IR Governor are reviewed in the IRCP annually and enables tangible future goals to be set and measured An outline of an IRCP can be provided on request
	IPO Online Marketing IPO Online Marketing provides companies the ability to market their IPO effectively at low cost using the power of the Web. Online interactive prospectuses, the ability to download application forms online in compliance with securities legislation, the ability to communicate directly with prospective investors during an IPO, and diaspora investor outreach are unique product characteristics. "....you made the marketing of MPICO IPO unique by developing and professionally managing – the first of its kind corporate website which provided an opportunity to read the prospectus and request for an application form. This was classic." Chimwemwe Matonga - The Privatisation Commission (Malawi)
	Media Review Knowing what the media is saying about your company and how your company is perceived relative to your peers enables you to appraise your initiatives and adjust strategy. Media Review provides a catgorised periodic summary of how your company and competitors use and are perceived by / in the media. An outline of this report, incorporated as part of the IRCP can be provided on request.
	Web Maximiser Internet use is growing at more than 40% per annum in African markets (in countries with stock exchanges). The Internet should be part and parcel of marketing, reporting, compliance and public relations initiatives of any listed company. The Web Maximiser enhances and optimizes your company’s Internet visibility at low cost but with maximum effectiveness. A summary of the initiatives used to achieved enhanced web presence can be provided on request.