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Editor's Note
Natalie Wassung

Dear Readers

Welcome to the Spring edition of MarketViews!

First off, I must apologise for an error in last month’s issue. The email address listed as part of our ‘New! Ask our Expert’ launch was not receiving emails correctly. This problem has been rectified and you will now once again be able to direct your investment questions to editor@sharenet.co.za and we will forward them to our panel of experts.

This month we have four great articles that we hope will be useful to you:

HSBC-Nedbank PART II - Charles Wilson continues his analysis of the HSBC-Nedbank takeover, looking at the potential for regulatory approval, the likely price and structure of the deal, and what HSBC might do with Nedbank.

How to identify companies that can grow - Nicholas van der Meer examines the long-term drivers of revenue growth, and explains how to use pricing power and demand inelasticity to identify solid companies to invest in.

Can You Profit from IPOs? - AJ Cilliers discusses the process of an Initial Public Offering (IPO), and looks at the possible investment options this may present.  

PoliticalViews - Ryland Fisher comments on the recent public sector strike, and mulls over the possible rupture it is causing to the tri-partite alliance of the ANC, Cosatu and the SACP.

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This month’s voting question: This poll is sponsored by SharenetCFDs - Supecharge your trading

What do you want most from online trading?
(a)    Unlimited live prices
(b)    Market depth
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(d)    Low commissions

Last month’s poll results:

Should HSBC or SChartered obtain Old Mutual’s controlling stake in Nedbank?

Yes, both companies would be better than Old Mutual..33%
Yes, either company is a good fit for Nedbank..31%
No, a foreign takeover would increase risk..20%
No, neither bank has sufficient experience in Africa..16%

Warm wishes for sound investing in September,

Natalie Wassung
Editor


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HSBC-Nedbank PART II
Charles Wilson
The potential deal between HSBC, Old Mutual and Nedbank is a landmark for the South African corporate landscape, far more than the Barclays takeover of ABSA...

Columnists
PoliticalViews
Ryland Fisher
The public sector strikes have come at a huge cost to the economy, but the biggest cost might be in terms of the rupture that has formed between the tri-partite alliance of the ANC, Cosatu and the SACP.
Articles
Can You Profit from IPOs?
AJ Cilliers
Can you, as an ordinary investor, benefit from an Initial Public Offering (IPO)? The answer is a cautious yes...
How to identify companies that can grow
Nicholas van der Meer
In the short term, share prices are driven by sentiment, which is impossible to predict. As long-term investors we focus our attention on earnings, because in the long run, share price growth tracks earnings growth.
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