By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Benchmark index at Nigerian stock exchange (NSE) Friday dropped marginally 0.03 percent to close the week at 41,517.10 basis points (BPs), while market capitalisation also declined the same margin to close at N13.709 trillion. The NSE reported that four (4) of its indices appreciated during […]

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) application to establish a N160 billion Medium Term Note Programme in the Nigerian capital market has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria. The AfDB is being advised on the transaction by Stanbic IBTC Capital (a member of the Standard Bank […]

Press Release/IOSCO June 12, 2014 The Board of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) met in Madrid this week to drive forward IOSCO’s work on market-based finance. Chairman Greg Medcraft said ‘Capital markets are emerging as a key source of the finance needed across the globe to drive economic […]