Capital Market

IOSCO Identifies 9 Sound Practices on Investment Risk Education

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Board of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on Tuesday identified nine (9) sound practices for investment risk education initiatives in its final report on Sound Practices for Investment Risk Education. The global securities regulator says it has long recognised investor education as […]

Bears Resurface on Nigerian Bourse as Equities Dip 0.91%

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Bears Tuesday resurfaced on the Nigeria bourse as the equities market declined 0.91 percent to close at 30,311.77 basis points, while market capitalisation dipped by N20 billion to N10.42 trillion. This is coming on the heels of profit-taking activities on banks and consumer goods stocks […]

Progress in Africa Will Help Ease the Global Migrant Crisis-Tony Elumelu

September 15, 2015/The Time Magazine Tony O. Elumelu is chairman of Heirs Holdings and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation ‘Africapitalism’ is the key to creating more economic opportunities in Africa Images of refugees attempting to reach Europe through any and all possible means have dominated global media for weeks. […]