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SEC to deepen retail, institutional investors’ education

By Helen Oji
26 January 2015   |   11:00 pm
ACTING Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Mournir Gwarzo has reiterated its commitment deepen investors’ education for  both retail and institutional investors.    This, according to him would help develop the market and improve the level of  domestic investment  in the country.     Gwarzo who spoke in Abuja when he received members…

ACTING Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Mournir Gwarzo has reiterated its commitment deepen investors’ education for  both retail and institutional investors.

   This, according to him would help develop the market and improve the level of  domestic investment  in the country. 

   Gwarzo who spoke in Abuja when he received members of the Fund Managers Association of Nigeria (FMAN) Monday, disclosed that one of the strategies of the new management is to embark on huge public enlightenment programme with other stakeholders to educate the investing public.

   He said, “Fund management is close to our heart as it is directly under our purview. In dealing with others, we partner with other Self Regulatory Organisations (SROs).

  “We will collaborate with you anytime we want to commence the enlightenment through the use of town hall meetings, radio jingles among others.We are ready to put in money for market development and that is one of the cardinal objectives of this management”.

   Gwarzo also stated that the management is working to empower SROs and trade organisations to enable them handle some complaints cases and dispatch adding that the strategy  of the management is not to create committees but to focus on prescriptions and ensuring that they are executed within reasonable time frames.

   “We have finished the rules on complaints management framework and very soon, it will be exposed. One of the highlights is to allow complaints to be managed at the lower level” he said.

   Gwarzo , who pledged its commitment to ensure that the market remains vibrant in order to attract investors both locally and internationally, added that the current management would strive to develop domestic investment from retail and institutional investors

   He said “We will step up to reach out to the market and improve investment. On the international side, what is most important is the enabling environment. Right now the rules are very friendly and that is why we keep changing them from time to time to suit best practices and attract investors

   The President of Fund Managers Association of Nigeria (FMAN) Michael Adebola,  disclosed that Nigerians need to have a lot of understanding about what mutual funds is all about adding that the enlightenment will assist to boost the industry.

   He said “We have 52 funds in 10 different sectors with the largest being the equity based ones which presently stands at 45. Between 2008 and 2009, all we had invested in funds was about N19billion, but as at last week, we had N152billion.

    He promised that the association would work with the SEC on enlightenment of the investing public which he believes would translate into a bigger fund market in the country.

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