http://www.africanir.com/2009/01/17/investor-relations-at-ipo/ Your shareholder community could be your most powerful strategic resource Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:16:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.africanir.com/2009/01/17/investor-relations-at-ipo/comment-page-1/#comment-185 AfricanisCool Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:12:05 +0000 http://africanir.com/?p=43#comment-185 Hi The IPO will be structured in such a manner that it will be guaranteed to be a success. It will be a small IPO by value and all the investors lined up to ensure that the IPO succeeds. This is how we handled the establishment of the Malawi Stock Exchange back in 1996 - I was the first CEO of the first stockbroking firm there. A key issue to concentrate on is whether the listed company actively engages the retail shareholders that purchase shares, actively encourages them to attend the AGM and actively educates them in their rights as shareholders. I think that based on experience token efforts will be made to do this. All the important people involved in the IPO will strut their chests out all proud. To me the first IPO has very significant implications for the rest of the development of the market - priced too cheaply and speculation will come in - uninformed speculation as per the Kenyan IPOs. The Government moral obligation to put in place responsible shareholder education initiatives is significant here to stop this sort of thing. On the other side if the offer is priced to keenly ie expensive then it wont get the interest of investors. The long term motivation for savers in Rwanda is very high and this has to be communicated. Another slant for me is Rwanda's investment into the Internet and IT - if they do not from day one actively promote the internet in shareholder communication then vested interests will hold back the country from its true objectives. Hi The IPO will be structured in such a manner that it will be guaranteed to be a success. It will be a small IPO by value and all the investors lined up to ensure that the IPO succeeds. This is how we handled the establishment of the Malawi Stock Exchange back in 1996 – I was the first CEO of the first stockbroking firm there. A key issue to concentrate on is whether the listed company actively engages the retail shareholders that purchase shares, actively encourages them to attend the AGM and actively educates them in their rights as shareholders. I think that based on experience token efforts will be made to do this. All the important people involved in the IPO will strut their chests out all proud. To me the first IPO has very significant implications for the rest of the development of the market – priced too cheaply and speculation will come in – uninformed speculation as per the Kenyan IPOs. The Government moral obligation to put in place responsible shareholder education initiatives is significant here to stop this sort of thing. On the other side if the offer is priced to keenly ie expensive then it wont get the interest of investors. The long term motivation for savers in Rwanda is very high and this has to be communicated. Another slant for me is Rwanda’s investment into the Internet and IT – if they do not from day one actively promote the internet in shareholder communication then vested interests will hold back the country from its true objectives.

]]> http://www.africanir.com/2009/01/17/investor-relations-at-ipo/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Alice Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:47:20 +0000 http://africanir.com/?p=43#comment-162 As an expert in IPOs, what are your predictions about BRALIRWA IPO? As an expert in IPOs, what are your predictions about BRALIRWA IPO?

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