Capital Market

BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO Publish Consultative Report on Transparency and Responsiveness of Initial Margin in Centrally Cleared Markets

January 16, 2024/IOSCO BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO call for interested parties to comment on ten policy proposals which aim to improve central clearing participants’ understanding of initial margin calculations and potential future margin requirements. The report proposes that central counterparties (CCPs) should provide additional public disclosures on their margin models and increase the […]

COMMENT : Equity Markets Could Hit a Pocket of Volatility before a More Sustained Uptrend Can be Established

January 9, 2024 By Kyle Rodda, Senior Market Analyst at Capital.com “Equity valuations have been juiced by expectations for relatively aggressive interest rate cuts this year. The so-called Powell pivot, combined with a trend of softer than expected inflation data, has loosened financial conditions materially and boosted market multiples. Despite […]

The Stock Market Records 6.54% Increase in First Week of Trade

Image Credit: InvestmentOne January 8, 2024/InvestmentOne Update If you are yet to set your financial plans for the week, we have an interesting update that should encourage you to do so now. Nigerian stocks recorded 6.54% surge last week being the first week of the year! This performance is traceable […]