Tag: Securities and Exchange Commission

IOSCO Board Focuses on Growing Risk of Cybercrime in Global Financial Markets

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has focused on the growing risk of cybercrime in the global financial markets. This is contained in a Statement by Yakubu Olaleye, Head Media of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and made […]

More listings needed for capital market growth –Stakeholders

As Nigeria marked its 53rd Independence anniversary on Tuesday, stakeholders in the country’s capital market said the Securities and Exchange Commission and Nigerian Stock Exchange needed to intensify efforts to increase the depth of the market. Market operators, shareholders and experts, who spoke to our correspondent, all said the focus […]

Ecobank CEO Denies Misconduct Amid Corporate Governance Review

Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI)’s Chief Executive Officer Thierry Tanoh denied allegations of fraud by a senior manager. “The bank’s governance norms are such today that what has been said couldn’t have been done,” Tanoh said in an interview last week in Paris. “We are doing a review because it’s time […]