IRS pays whistleblower $104 million for providing information about overseas tax cheats The Internal Revenue Service has awarded an ex-banker $104 million for providing information about overseas tax cheats  the largest amount ever awarded by the agency, lawyers for the whistleblower announced Tuesday. Former Swiss banker Bradley Birkenfeld is […]
Author: InvestAdvocate
Citi,First Bank awaits SEC’s approval as NSE’s Lending Agents
By Peter OBIORA Investadvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Monday said Citibank Nigeria Limited and First Bank of Nigeria Plc (FBN) are awaiting the approval of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to function as Securities Lending Agents (SLAs) to its Marketing Making programme to be unveiled September 18 […]
NSE to penalise defaulters on Market Short Selling
By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Tuesday said it will penalise defaulters on Market Short Selling. The NSE said this at the Market Making, Securities and Short Selling Workshop organised in Lagos Nigeria for Capital Market Stakeholders. From a Presentation titled “Market Operations-Key Highlights†[…]
