By Udeme Ekwere and Okechukwu Nnodim Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange appreciated significantly on Thursday as the major indicators rose to a two-week high. This was evident as most banking sub-sector stocks recorded marginal price appreciation compared to the previous day. Analysts traced the development to the bond […]

By Agency Reporter Private equity firms are turning to deep-pocketed sovereign wealth and pension funds as they chase bigger deals, avoiding the often uneasy partnerships with rivals that marked boom-time deals. Debt markets are ‘hotting’ up with high-yield and loan investors ready to step in with billions of dollars of […]

By Agency Reporter Royal Bank of Canada, the country’s largest lender, is seeking buyers for its United States consumer banking operation a decade after entering the market, said three people with knowledge of the talks. Royal Bank is getting advice from JPMorgan Chase & Company on the potential sale of […]