Capital Market

Investor advocates protest to SEC proposals limiting disclosure

By Francine McKenna Published: Oct 19, 2015 8:47 a.m. ET   FASB proposals may limit what companies reveal in quarterly reports Bloomberg The Securities and Exchange Commission was the site a heated exchange at the Investor Advisory Committee meeting between members and SEC staff presenting a new FASB standard that […]

Collapse and Revival: Understanding Global Recessions and Recoveries-IMF

October 20, 2015/IMF he world is still recovering from the most recent global recession associated with the 2008–09 financial crisis and the possibility of another downturn persists as the global economy struggles to regain lost ground. But what is a global recession? What is a global recovery? What really happens […]

NSE Sustains Upward Trajectory, Index Rises 0.35% Fourth Consecutive Session

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday continued its upward movement as all-share index (ASI) climbed up 0.35 percent to close at 30,325.11 basis points, while market capitalisation increased by N36.46 billion to close at N10.42 trillion. With the fourth consecutive session of gains, today’s […]