The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing a new sub-rule specifically seeking to reduce the cost of organising meetings...

Shareholders are the owners of companies whether listed or not. They have claim on a portion of the assets owned by the company. As these assets generate profits, which are ploughed back for further growth, shareholder value increases which capital markets reward through rise in stock price.

Capital market operators have stated that the review and amendment of rules guiding margin lending will go a long way in providing needed liquidity and boost activity in the capital market. A margin or investment loan is a form of gearing that lets operators and investors borrow money to invest in approved shares or managed…

Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reconstitute the board of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enable it operate in line with global best practices. The association also stressed the need for the President to order that the report of the panel of inquiry set up by…

To further reduce the quantum of unclaimed dividend in the Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has urged beneficiaries of deceased investors to step up efforts to claim the monies.     The Commission had recently stressed the need for capital market investors to enrol in the edividend registration platform, to stem…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed plans to align the 10-year capital market master plan with current economic realities and ensure that the planned review is concluded on time. Acting Director General of SEC, Ms. Mary Uduk, stated this during a meeting with capital market stakeholders in Abuja at the weekend. She disclosed…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has resolved to strengthen collaboration with other regulators...

The efficient operation of the capital market anywhere, both at the primary and the secondary markets have been conditioned on the availability of a strong and well-functioning regulatory system, which will create room for market confidence both for the issuers of securities and the investors. The role of the regulators, the Securities and Exchange Commission…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in collaboration with capital market stakeholders have urged the federal government to accelerate market growth by introducing pro-capital market measures into the national budget.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stressed the need for all registered shareholders’ associations in the Nigerian capital market to form alliance through mergers. This would ensure that the 125 shareholders’ associations become a force for positive change in public companies, develop the capital market and economy. Acting Director General of SEC, Ms. Mary Uduk, stated…

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, yesterday said the Federal Government would set up a committee to advise it on how best to mobilise savings to boost capital market liquidity. Addressing members of the Capital Market Master Plan Implementation Council (CAMMIC) in Abuja, she charged Nigerians on savings for the growth of the national…

Following approval of its book build by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Access Bank Plc is set to issue the first corporate green bond in Africa.     The book build commenced yesterday, and will be concluded in exactly one week, after which the funding of commitment will begin on Friday, March 1, 2019…