SEC to force Finbank to list 2008TO LIST OVERDUE 2008 PUBLIC OFFER

In the consideration of mainstream investment community the public offer conducted by Finbank, (known at the time of the offer as First Inland Bank) has become one of the most storied public offers in the annals of the nation’s capital market activities. So many things seemed to have gone wrong with the offer climaxing, last [...]

SEC TO FORCE FINBANK TO LIST OVERDUE 2008 PUBLIC OFFER

In the consideration of mainstream investment community the public offer conducted by Finbank, (known at the time of the offer as First Inland Bank) has become one of the most storied public offers in the annals of the nation’s capital market activities. So many things seemed to have gone wrong with the offer climaxing, last [...]

Growing Suspicion Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke Is Planning To Transmute From DG To CEO

Not a few capital market watchers hailed the announcement of the demutualization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Literarily, demutualization is the equivalent of the stock exchange transforming from a quasi public sector self regulating organisation (SRO) to a publicly quoted company, accountable to its shareholders and governed by the laws and regulations that other publicly [...]

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPER GETS MANDATE TO RESTRUCTURE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Though it is yet to be made public, it has been confirmed that the capital market apex regulatory agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission is being sized up and re-engineered to cope with emerging challenges of regulating the nation’s capital market.
SEC’s inside source said multinational management and auditing giant, PriceWaterHouseCooper has been mandated to refocus [...]

FORMER MD OF IDEAL SECURITIES SUSPENDED FROM CAPITAL MARKET

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced the suspension of Mr. George Nchendo Okafor, the former Managing Director of Ideal Securities and Investments Limited from all Capital Market activities.

The suspension, according to a notice on the Commission’s website is as a result of the serious allegations made against him by the Board of Directors of [...]

OCEANIC BANK, BANK PHB AND STERLING BANK GET CBN LIFELINE

Nigeria’s version of the global credit crunch might have crystalised into a reality that may not be easily wished away. Reports from sources inside the Central Bank of Nigeria asserted that three banks in Nigeria have been given lifelines to shore up their liquidity standing. These banks according to the source are; Oceanic Bank [...]

NIGERIAN COMPANIES AND THE HERD MENTALITY

Philip Kotler, in his book, Marketing Management, posited that “all companies must look beyond their present situation and develop a long-term strategy to meet changing conditions in their industry. They must develop a game plan for achieving their long-run objectives.” He further opined that there is no one strategy that is optimal for all companies. [...]

FINANCE MINISTER PETITIONED OVER CBN REVERSAL OF BANKS’ UNIFORM YEAR END

A corporate lawyer, Mr. Roy Bassey Ukoh and a forensic accountant, Mr. Ori Adeyemo, have, in a joint petition forwarded to the Minister of Finance, protested the reversal of the adoption of common year end by commercial banks as earlier directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The two petitioners said they were compelled [...]

USING EARNINGS PER SHARE EFFECTIVELY IN A RECUPERATING MARKET

A lot has been said about Earnings Per Share (EPS) but there is still more to be discussed. I have met a number of investors with total misconception of what E.P.S is and what it is not. This write-up is aimed at correcting the “absolute confidence” placed in it by some investors. No doubt, [...]

Delay of Public Offer Returned Money: Wema Registrars Accuses Access Bank of Forgery, Manipulation

Mr. Gbenga Oyebode (SAN) Chairman of the Board of Access Bank Plc was intent at justifying his bank’s decision to change its registrars, so, he announced to shareholders gathered at the venue of the bank’s 2008 Annual General Meeting that because his bank was dissatisfied with the services of its former registrars, Wema Registrars, over [...]