SEC, EFCC Partner On Capital Market Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Wednesday that it had engaged the staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on capital market training in a bid to tackle financial crimes in the market.
SEC described the training,...
36 Firms Delisted From Stock Market In Five Years
A total of 36 companies have delisted from the Nigerian stock market between May 2016 and May 2021, even as five more are currently undergoing delisting process.
The latest data collated from Nigerian Exchange Limited showed that...
SEC Targets $85bn Global Social Bonds Market
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has commenced moves to ensure that Nigeria and Nigerians benefit from the fast growing global social bonds market currently estimated at $85 billion.
Social bonds are types of debt issues which proceeds are...
SEC Sets June 30 Deadline For Crowdfunding Platforms Registration
The Securities and Exchange Commission has directed all existing investment crowdfunding portals/digital commodities investment platforms to note the requirements and eligibility criteria for raising funds through and/or operating a Crowdfunding Portal and comply with the registration requirements or...
SEC Adopts guidelines on Sustainable Finance for CMOs
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted the Nigerian Sustainable Finance Principles (NSFP) as developed by the Financial Services Regulation Coordinating Committee (FSRCC) for the capital market.
This was contained in a statement released by the Commission in...
Firms Borrowed N258.59bn From Bond Market Amid COVID-19 – SEC
More companies tapped the Nigerian bond market in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic as they raised a total of N258.59bn, the highest on record, according to data from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SEC data...
