Author: InvestAdvocate

Sanusi: Nigerian Banks in Better Shapes

  From Seriki Adinoyi in Jos, 07.09.2010   Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday disclosed that despite all the challenges faced in Nigerian banking sector,  “our banks today are in better shapes that many of the European banks”.Presenting a paper on The Challenges and Implications of the Banking Sector Reforms […]

CBN Extends Implementation of Prudential Guidelines

  By Emele Onu, 07.09.2010   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended by two months the implantation date for the new Prudential Guidelines for Banks.The guidelines which were first issued in May, this year was re-issued yesterday and the effective date for implementation moved from May 1 to […]

European regulators talk tough over bank stress tests

  By Jill Treanor, Thursday, 8 July 2010   tried to demonstrate that their health checks on the banking sector were severe enough by revealing that they were assuming a worsening of market conditions during May’s sovereign debt crisis.   But while the Committee of European Bank Supervisors named the 91 […]