ABOUT US
I&J RESEARCH INFORMATION SERVICES
I&J Research Information Services is an independent stock market research company. The company is geared to serve all categories of investors - institutional and retail. It has a range of products and services to serve all markets. It provides both a private network and an Internet service.
Although the company specialises in quantitative insights and analysis qualitative information is also provided in a factual manner cutting out "noise" which is the norm on many websites. The site provides a best possible "localised feel" of markets covered through its presentation formats.
Growing numbers and diversity of listed companies in emerging markets have made made research specialisation vital for success. Local capital is becoming increasingly important in terms of being the base-line driver of price movements.
MAIN PRODUCTS & SERVICES
I&J Research Information Services delivers its research in two formats :
1. Over a private network (PN), and
2. The Internet.
PRIVATE NETWORK
The products and services sold over the private network cater to institutional and very high net worth individuals. Known as the "IRIS" range of fund management products, they are designed for active portfolio management and the back-room systems required to support the trading and monitoring activities.
The two main products in the IRIS range are :
1. Quick IRIS (a due diligence product), and
2. IRIS Tracker (a portfolio management and reporting system) for:
- Equities
- Fixed Income
The products are offered in different versions to suit the range of asset managers from insurance outfits to mutual fund managers. These products can also be customised to suit specific portfolio management requirements.
INTERNET SERVICE
The Internet service currently offered (which is still in its proto-type) provides information on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange of Malaysia. The scope of coverage is for all traded financial instruments on the market including equities, bonds, loan stocks and warrants. The service is to enable investors arrive at a well-informed decision.
The Internet service is presented as a single integrated website with features targetted at the different investing styles of the diverse retail investor market.
The Internet product klsetracker.com presents information in sections shown below. The sections have been designed for ease of search and reference and are explained below :
1. FEATURES SECTION
This section provides a large proportion of the qualitative (descriptive) information. It is divided into the
following :
Reviews - Daily & Weekly Reviews of the market are given with an emphasis on tracking the KLCI-100 (Kuala Lumpur Composite Index of 100 stocks).
Briefs - These are based on company disclosures as required under listing rules.
Insight - Articles providing broad pictures of the economy or markets.
Analysis - Articles on specific listed companies or sectors.
Forum - This is an open chat forum for readers who log on.
2. TRACKERSTATS SECTION
This section contains the majority of the quantitative reports (numbers and statistics) of the market and its listed companies. The format of presentation includes the following :
Daily - This section lists out all the daily reports provided by the KLSETracker. It contains both descriptive and statistical reports. This section has been designed for daily reviews of portfolios.
Weekly - This section lists out all the weekly reports provided by the KLSETracker. It contains both descriptive and statistical reports. This section has been designed for weekly reviews of portfolios.
Alerts - Two categories of Alerts are provided (Negative and Positive). The nature and implications of the alerts are explained in the respective reports.
Benchmarks - Various benchmarks are produced in this section to guide the investor. As benchmarks tend to be statistical in nature, they have been simplified for the average retail investor to follow.
Co. Profiles - This is a very powerful search facility. It gives a company’s profile, shareholder breakdown, latest prices and a history of company briefs.
Volatility - This is a "must view" item to time entry and exit of trades. Currently volatility studies are given or moving 52 week highs and lows compared to its latest close.
Reports - This section provides the latest and historical reports (10 years and beyond) of a company. The following reports are available :
1. 10-year EPS/DPS
2. 10-year Price Volatility studies
3. Latest Company Ratios
4. Latest Year Quarterly Reports
3. PORTFOLIO SECTION
This section provides information on portfolio investing. It has 3 sub-sections viz. portfolio models,portfolio actions, individual portfolio watchlist with integrated news feed and articles on portfolio education.
Models - Some of the models provided below have been statistically back-tested. They are a representation of historical price behaviour. They company does not vouch for its future behaviour nor guarantee an expected rate of return.
Benchmark - This portfolio is constructed to follow the benchmark.
Balanced - This portfolio is a mix between capital gain objectives and dividend income.
Small Cap - This is a conservative small cap. stock with a bias towards income stocks with annual volatility ranges typical of the Second Board Index.
Actions - These are trading actions taken or "on watch" in regard to the above portfolios. These actions are not meant to be "buy" or "sell" recommendations. The trading actions are live-based teaching instructions on how to manage a portfolio.
Watchlist - This is a "portfolio watchlist" or bookmark for retail investors. You may key in up to 40 stocks in your watchlist. The previous and daily closing prices together with the relevant daily briefs will be integrated into your personal portfolio.
Education - Articles on portfolio investing are posted with the objective of disseminating valuable educational material.