Money Market

UBA London subsidiary gets wholesale banking licence

March 28, 2018/Punch The United Bank for Africa on Tuesday announced that its London subsidiary had obtained regulatory approval to carry out wholesale banking activities in the United Kingdom. Following this authorisation, UBA is now the only sub-Saharan African bank to conduct banking activities in New York and London, as […]

CBN, Banks to Rollout 500,000 Shared Agent Network in Two Years

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Banks, Mobile Money Operators, and Super Agents said on Tuesday they are set  to roll-out a 500,000 Shared Agent Network to deepen financial inclusion and create jobs in Nigeria within two years. Herbert Wigwe,  chairman of the body […]

CBN Exposure Draft – Licensing of Private Asset Management Company

March 27, 2018/CBN Developments in the Nigerian banking industry have necessitated the need for the licensing of Private Asset Management Companies (PAMCs) to play complementary roles in the management of non-performing assets of the industry. We forward herewith, an Exposure Draft of the Framework for Licensing, Regulation and Supervision of […]