Tag: Investors

INTERVIEW-Nigeria to expand stock exchange range to lure investors

Thu Feb 11, 2016/Reuters By Chijioke Ohuocha and Ulf Laessing Nigeria’s stock exchange, Africa’s second-largest, is looking to attract investors spooked by a weak currency and oil price by offering more products ahead of a possible listing. “We would like to give exposure to asset classes that we are not […]

Global stocks hit the rocks after Asian markets slump

Tue Feb 9, 2016/Reuters By Alistair Smout A drop in bank shares kept European shares under pressure on Tuesday, after losses in Asian markets sent investors scurrying for safe havens. After a choppy morning, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 flattened out, having touched its lowest levels since October 2014 in […]

SEC receives 1,500 petitions on bank charges, others

In the last one month, the Securities and Exchange Commission has received over 1,500 complaints from shareholders of quoted companies, investigations have revealed. Our correspondent gathered on Sunday that the complaints bothered on bank charges, non-payment of dividends by some quoted companies even after declaring profits, and delays in getting […]