By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)- The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) estimates that gross notional amounts of outstanding Credit Default Swaps (CDS) at end-2013 were approximately $21 trillion. The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on Thursday mentioned this in its consultation report ‘’Post-Trade Transparency in the Credit Default […]

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Sunday announced six (6) secondary schools have qualified for the grand finale of its fifth National Quiz Competition on Capital Market. SEC in a statement made available to InvestAdvocate said the six schools emerged zonal winners and would […]

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s tier one lender, Access Bank Plc late September said its proposed N68 billion Rights Issue is to shore up its capital base and expand its operations. Shareholders of the bank have endorsed this move at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held October 13. The […]