FSRFirstrand Limited

Before reading any chart for this counter, confirm that the code you have typed matches the company you intend to follow, since the all-share index lists many issuers and a quick lookup avoids mixing up similar tickers. The code FSR belongs to Firstrand, a financial services counter on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Firstrand is the parent entity that owns FirstRand Bank, and it operates as a provider of financial services in South Africa. Its head office sits in Johannesburg, and it was founded in 1998. The company appears among the financial services providers that the Reserve Bank of South Africa, the country's banking regulator, supervises.

Because the business is a bank-holding structure, its identity is tied to banking regulation and to the South African market rather than to any industrial activity. Use the index page and the code lookup to confirm the listing, then treat the company description above as the starting point for anything else you read.