Tag: Bonds.

Nigeria funds switch to bonds as risk appetite wanes

* Fears over central bank, elections dampen risk appetite * Central bank governor Sanusi to stand down next June * Funds switch to short-term bonds and t-bills * U.S. Fed tapering likely to hit emerging markets After a bumper year for Nigerian stocks, investors are selling riskier assets and moving […]

Yields on T-bills, FGN bonds to rise

Following the increase in inflation rate, financial experts have said that the yields on short-tenored Treasury Bills and FGN Bonds may rise as temporary reaction to the increase. A report made available to our correspondent on Wednesday by FSDH Merchant Bank, however, stated that the yields were likely to drop […]

NSE’s Retail Bonds Trading Open to Foreign Investors

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Tuesday said that its proposed Retail Bonds Trading is open to Foreign Investors. Oscar Onyema, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigeria’s Exchange made this affirmation in Lagos Nigeria at the Retail Bonds Trading and Fixed Income Market Making (FIMM) […]