Capital Market

Bears Reign Push Nigerian Stocks to Third Consecutive Loss, as Investors Exit Persist

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Continuous bears reign on Wednesday pushed the Nigerian Stock market to its third consecutive loss as all share index (ASI) declined marginally by 0.4 percent to 29,434.46 points, while market capitalisation dropped by N39.79 billion to N9.82trillion. With today’s marginal loss, current market year-to-date (Y-t-D) […]

Investors need professional help to manage risks – Expert

For investors to mitigate risks, achieve their investment goals and achieve financial freedom, it is important for them to seek professional help, a financial analyst, Mr. Abayomi Adeyeri, has said. According to Adeyeri, savings and investment are meant to be managed carefully through a planned programme of idieas, resources and […]

Finance: West Africa building an appetite for Islamic bonds

March 17, 2015/The Africa Report Despite strong growth in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, Islamic finance has lagged in Africa, home to a quarter of the world’s Muslims, presenting an opportunity for the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the […]