Capital Market

Evaluating SEC’s Market Development Initiatives

April 20, 2020 By Joshua Afolabi The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been providing the regulatory radar in the nation’s capital market through steps that have helped to develop and deepen the market. An assessment of the commission’s transformational strides has reflected remarkable innovations and the attendant positive developments, […]

NSE Releases Guidance on Companies’ Virtual Board, Committee and Management Meetings

April 15, 2020/NSE Background  Meetings, whether of companies’ Boards of Directors, or of their Committees, or Management, are an essential aspect of the decision making process in companies, with firm roots in good corporate governance. Members’ active participation at meetings is extremely important, and it is desirable, asit provides attendees […]

SEC Enhances Standards for Critical Market Infrastructure

April 9, 2020/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to its rules for securities clearing agencies to apply enhanced standards to all SEC-registered central counterparties and central securities depositories. The rule amendments build on rules adopted by the Commission in 2016 pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act to […]