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First Rand up

First Rand up

03 December 2004

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its long-term local currency counterparty credit and certificate of deposit ratings on South Africa-based FirstRand Bank to 'BBB+' from 'BBB'.

The boom continues

The boom continues

03 December 2004

South Africans have surely learned to do one thing right and that is to spend cash, whether it is their own or the bank's.

Two in a row…

Two in a row…

02 December 2004

Gerbrand Smit, analyst at The Efficient Group, says that the major performers were the platinum (+1.40%) and information and technology (+2.58%) stocks.

Nudged firmer

Nudged firmer

24 November 2004

The rand nudged firmer yesterday, supported by dollar weakness and comments by the Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni against intervention but lacked the momentum to break out of its recent range.

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As an adviser reading this article, which discipline do you find most important for retirement planning?

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Turnaround...

Turnaround...

24 November 2004
Choices…

Choices…

22 November 2004
Tides?

Tides?

19 November 2004
A rampant rand

A rampant rand

17 November 2004
Q4

Q4

17 November 2004
Currencies

Currencies

17 November 2004
Another choice

Another choice

16 November 2004
Phone home...

Phone home...

15 November 2004