Jan 23, 2015/Bloomberg Robert Diamond, the banker who had focused his post-Barclays Plc (BARC) career on investment in Africa, said he now sees a “terrific” opportunity to buy banks in Europe. “The opportunity for us as a merchant bank to acquire banks, not just in Africa, but really in the […]

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-International law firm, Baker & McKenzie on Friday said if companies in Nigerian, South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco and Tunisia who planned to do initial public offerings (IPOs) do so, the number of listings could rise by a quarter in 2015, a Reuters report said. […]

Dematerialisations of share certificates in the nation’s capital market is still low, says Chef Executive Officer, NASD Plc, Mr. Bola Ajomale. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, he said “ One of the challenges being faced in the capital market is that the level of dematerialisation of share certificates is still […]