Author: InvestAdvocate

U.S. warns of plan to attack hotel in Nigerian business hub Lagos

* U.S.: Plan targets Sheraton hotel near Lagos * U.S.: “Groups associated with terrorism” behind the plot * Lagos has not been attacked by Islamist militants before * Capital Abuja to host World Economic Forum next week   The United States has warned its citizens of a plan to attack […]

Economic Recovery: Irish Banks Stabilised-IMF

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday reported that due to the stabilisation of banks in Ireland, its economy is beginning to recover. Craig Beaumont, IMF Mission chief to Ireland said this at the end of his mission’s visit to the country as part of the […]

Barclays’s Stephenson Leaves for UBS as Departures Mount

UBS AG (UBSN), Switzerland’s biggest bank, hired Ros Stephenson from Barclays Plc (BARC) to be global chairman of corporate client solutions, reporting to Andrea Orcel, the investment bank’s chief. Stephenson, based in New York, will join the executive committees of the investment bank and the Americas starting in September, according […]