Flexible and bespoke WOW Data Feed Services enable automated integration of Who Owns Whom’s extensive
and reputable content sets into clients’ internal CRM, Procurement, Risk, Compliance or other management
systems. Benefits include:
Enriched business intelligence;
The maintenance and currency of critical data sets;
Optimal data structuring and hygiene;
The corroboration of information supplied by clients / suppliers; and
Cross-ownership and cross-directorships amongst clients / suppliers are highlighted.
Legislation in South Africa follows the international trend of maintaining accurate information on
suppliers and customers. Recent relevant legislation includes:
New Companies Act of 2008;
B-BBEE Amendment Bill 0f 2012;
Financial Intelligence Centre Act of 2016; and
Preferential Procurement Regulations of 2016.
While the objectives of these laws are to support the global fight against corruption and money
laundering and the local objectives of supporting SMMEs, their implementation also achieves operational
efficiencies and maximises the benefits of sales, marketing and supply chain management efforts.
KYC and the BEE scorecard are two key drivers for clients using WOW Data Feed Services which encompass:
Comprehensive profiles on 15,000+ companies, 10% of which are stock exchange-listed
and the balance private companies or multinationals, operating in more than 280 key industries
across the African continent;
Ownership relationships of over 170,000 companies, including all significant listed
and unlisted groups as well as multi-national companies, empowerment groups and state
corporations operating in Africa. This data shows how companies are connected, however remotely,
which identifies business development opportunities as well as possible conflict of interest; and
The details of more than 70,000 directors and management of listed and unlisted companies,
multinationals and state corporations operating in Africa, including South Africa.
Cross-directorships link companies which identifies business development opportunities
as well as possible conflict of interest.
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WOW DATAFEED CATEGORIES
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Classification Information includes:
Company ID
Company Name
Trading Name
Dormant/Deregistration status
IsWebProfile
Comment
Company ProfileDate
Company WOWEB Profile URL
Main Siccode/Siccodes/Major Division/Industry
Stock Exchanges
Company Registration Number
VAT number
Tax number (where international)
Country of Domicile
Continent
Entity Type
Contact Details include:
Registered Address
Physical Address
Postal Address
City
Province
Telephone
Fax
Website
Email
Supplementary Information includes:
Professionals
Auditors
Bankers
Attorneys
Legal Advisors
Medical Aid
Financials - subset (i.e. for co size indicator purposes) include:
Up to 10 financial line items/fields, i.e.
Turnover
Employee numbers
Audit Fees
Company Year End
Directors and Management include:
Full Director Names
WOW unique Director Identification Number
Designations
Key Position & Note
Director Type
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Nature of Business
History
Annual Reports (where published) include:
Chairman Statement
PDF Reports
Financials include:
Balance sheet, Income Statement, Cashflow for Listed Co's in Africa and SA SOC's
Turnover and Profit for Unlisted Companies in Africa where disclosed
Employee Figures
Directors and Management Profiles include:
Subject to a Directors and Management data category subscription
CV's
Qualifications
Schooling
Nationality
Appointment Date
Gender
Race
Birthdates
Star Sign
Directors Holdings (JSE Listed) - Latest include:
Subject to a Directors and Management data category subscription
Subject to a Directors and Management data category subscription
Breakdown of Remuneration
Committees include:
Subject to a Directors and Management data category subscription
All Committee information
BEE Rating information includes:
Expiry Date
BEE Rating
Ratings Agency
Scorecard Download URL (subject to relevant WOWEB subscription)
Empowerment Stake
BBBEE Recognition Level
Black Ownership
Black Female Ownership
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Activity includes:
Take Over Talk
Notifiable Changes
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Classification Information include:
(Note: Each shareholder/subsidiary is also a company in its own right in the WOW database.
Thus, where relevant, shareholder/subsidiary information will equal that company's information,
i.e. Shareholder/Subsidiary ID = Company ID, Shareholder/Subsidiary Name = Company Name, etc.)
Company ID
Company Name
Trading Name
Company Registration number
Company VAT number
Company Main Major Division
Company Main SIC Code (SIC = Sectorial Industrial Classification)
Company Main SIC Code Description
Company SIC Codes
Stock Exchange listings
Company Country of Domicile
Company Continent
Entity Type
Company - Web Profile status
Ownership - Direct and Indirect
Shareholder Reporting Group ID
Shareholder Reporting Group Name
Shareholder Reporting Group Registration Number
Shareholder Reporting Group Country
Shareholder Reporting Group Effective Holding
Shareholder Legal Group ID
Shareholder Legal Group Name
Shareholder Legal Group Registration Number
Shareholder Legal Group Country
Shareholder Legal Group Effective Holding
Subsidiary Reporting Group ID
Subsidiary Reporting Group Name
Subsidiary Reporting Group Registration Number
Subsidiary Reporting Group Country
Subsidiary Reporting Group Effective Holding
Subsidiary Legal Group ID
Subsidiary Legal Group Name
Subsidiary Legal Group Registration Number
Subsidiary Legal Group Country
Shareholder Legal Group Effective Holding
Subsidiary Reporting Group ID
Subsidiary Reporting Group Name
Subsidiary Reporting Group Registration Number
Subsidiary Reporting Group Country
Subsidiary Reporting Group Effective Holding
Subsidiary Legal Group ID
Subsidiary Legal Group Name
Shareholder Legal Group Registration Number
Shareholder Legal Group Country
Shareholder Legal Group Effective Holding
Subsidiary Reporting Group ID
Subsidiary Reporting Group Name
Subsidiary Reporting Group Registration Number
Subsidiary Reporting Group Country
Subsidiary Reporting Group Effective Holding
Subsidiary Legal Group ID
Subsidiary Legal Group Name
Subsidiary Legal Group Registration Number
Subsidiary Legal Group Country
Subsidiary Legal Group Effective Holding
Effective Direct Holding % *
Due to the volume of the Data, the Ownership data feed file will include the direct holdings and not
the indirect holdings. However, the structure of the Data enables the Subscriber to determine the
indirect holdings as follows