[JOHANNESBURG, FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2012]

Profile Media is delighted to announce that Financial Express (FE) has won the "Best in Investment Analysis" award in metroBox magazine's Prime Awards for Banking and Finance Corporation 2012.

FE was judged by metroBox's editorial board and a panel of judges based on six criteria: brand awareness and customer loyalty; accomplishments and achievements; product uniqueness; quality and standards; staff training and marketing and development.

Receiving the award, Michael Li, director and head of Asia Pacific at FE, said: "It’s a great honour to be awarded such an accolade which helps endorse FE's reputation as a leader in the provision of investment data and analytical investment solutions."

The awards are organised by metroBox in association with Hong Kong's local language newspaper, Metro Daily.

In 2008, Financial Express and the Profile Group formed a joint-venture to introduce Fund Analytics for the South African market. The South African version incorporates local fund information supplied by ProfileData Research, updated daily.

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