Monday, April 27, 2015 7.30 AM / Proshare Corporate Release
The International Finance Magazine (IFM) has named Proshare Nigeria Limited the “Most Innovative Capital Market Service Team, Nigeria 2015”. The Award was confirmed on April 16, 2015 following the short listing of Proshare Nigeria Limited amongst other websites. It has since been featured on the IFM website along with other award winners around the globe.
The 2015 Award recognises the impact of new initiatives that companies develop and deploy to engage and make a difference in the Capital Market, and Proshare has proven to not just be a thought leader in the Nigerian market but remain a service that reaches out to the investing public and the general public.
In a testimonial given by IFM, Mr. Sunil Bhat, Director, International Finance Magazine said, “IFM would like to congratulate Proshare Nigeria for their achievement of winning the award for Most Innovative Capital Market Service Team. Innovation is the best way to stand out in a fast-growing market where competition is tough. We hope that this award motivates Proshare Nigeria to work harder to maintain their leadership position.”
Recall that the IFM in 2014 was awarded First Bank Plc as the Most Innovative Bank, Nigeria 2014, while Dunn Loren Merrifield, First Bank and Jaiz Bank were awarded the Best Investment, Retail & Islamic Bank, respectively.
Some of Proshare’s Milestone over the years which were considered by the IFM Selection team during its short listing exercise include:
· The first and only independent analyst firm that gives a comprehensive UP-TO-THE MINUTE news, data, sentiments, and analysis on the financial market;
· The first dedicated business, economic and investment online television / video Blog – WebTV NG (www.webtvng.com), an internet based service dedicated to events coverage, programming, documentary and Live streaming to the market;
· Launch of #TheAnalyst 1.0, the first-ever subscription based data, analysis and news portal dedicated to the Nigerian capital market and offering the empowerment required by the retail market;
· Launch of the Analyst 2.0 (www.theanalystng.com) an improved and flexible data platform equipped to disseminate real time Live Feeds from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with flexible features that allows you customise your home page to meet your preferences; and
· Launch of the Economy & Politics Website (www.economyandpoliticsng.com) that allows students, researchers and business to engage with facts and data.
Speaking on this award, the Managing Director/CEO, Olufemi Awoyemi expressed gratitude to his team, readers & subscribers to the Proshare Suite. He further added that Proshare has remained an innovative team by furthering its quest to remain relevant to the market it serves, while ensuring that reliable information is readily available to all Capital Market Stakeholders to perform their duties not just for their industry but the Nigerian Economy as a whole.
