Tag: Investor

SEC Exclude Bank Stocks as Collateral for Margin Activities

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday said it has excluded bank stocks from being used as collateral for margin trading transactions on the Nigerian Bourse. This is according to a News Release from the Commission signed by Yakubu Olaleye, Head, Media of the SEC […]

IOSCO inaugurates investor education initiative

The International Organisation of Securities Commission has inaugurated an investor education initiative aimed at protecting the investors. A statement by IOSCO explained that the initiative was inaugurated on its website on Tuesday. It said the online tool was part of IOSCO’s broader investor education initiative  aimed to enhance the sharing […]

SAC Capital up 4 percent this year as probe continues

Hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors has gained about 4 percent this year, beating the industry average at a time the $15 billion fund is still very much in federal investigators’ crosshairs. An investor with the Stamford, Connecticut-based fund said the firm’s flagship portfolio had risen about […]