Capital Market

Greg Medcraft of ASIC re-elected IOSCO Board Chair

Press Release Oct 02 , 2014 The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today re-elected Mr. Greg Medcraft as Chairman of the IOSCO Board. Mr. Medcraft was re-elected at the inaugural meeting of the newly constituted Board, during the IOSCO Annual Conference in Rio de Janeiro.  The Board re-elected Mr. […]

Bears Appear as Nigeria’s Equities Market Index Decline 0.18%

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The bears appeared at the Nigerian equities market on Thursday after a two (2) successive positive sessions to begin the week, as all-share index (ASI) depreciated 0.18 percent to close the 41, 135.56 basis points compared to 0.25 percent gain recorded in the previous session […]

Global Infrastructure Spending to Hit $6 Trillion by 2029-Lagarde

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Global capital project and infrastructure spending is expected to hit $6 trillion by 2029, according to Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in her speech on Thursday entitled ‘’ The Challenge Facing the Global Economy; New Momentum to overcome a New […]