Tag: Securities & Exchange Commission

Stockbrokers’ Conference Begins Today

The 2012 Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) will begin today in Lagos with the theme: ‘Appraisal of the Nigerian Economy and Agenda for Sustainable Capital Market Recovery.’ The conference would appraise the economy as a whole in terms of which area the government should concentrate on […]

SEC,NSE advised on investor education

The Board of Governors and secretariat of the Pearl Awards Nigeria have called on the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nigerian Stock Exchange to do more towards investor education to rebuild confidence in the market. The President and Chief Executive, Pearl Awards, Mr. Tayo Orekoya, said at a press […]

SEC Plans Independent Director for Broking Firms

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to introduce independent directors to the boards of stockbroking firms as part of efforts to strengthen corporate governance among broking firms and restore investor confidence in the market. Currently, listed companies are required to have independent directors on their board, who are […]