THE COMPANY: Cadbury Nigeria manufactures and markets sugar confectionery, food drinks and food products. The company also processes cocoa and exports cocoa products via its subsidiary Stanmark Cocoa Processing. Cadbury Nigeria holds a 90% stake in Stanmark and obtains 100% of its cocoa requirement from...
A long slump in equities has spurred authorities and market participants to try to deepen and diversify types of market instruments in a more concerted fashion. A first milestone was reached in December 2011, when West Africa’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Succeeding in the exchange’s “five...
Separated from other life insurance by the 2004 Pension Reform Act, group life policies have been the most successful product class driving penetration in recent years and now represent the largest pool of investment assets domestically. With the regulator, the Pensions Commission (PenCom), driving consolidation in the insurance sector in 2012, new...
How have closed-end and exchange-traded funds affected investor confidence and liquidity?
The year 2012 has been a time of significant change for Nigeria’s insurance sector, as a majority of banks divest from their insurance subsidiaries and underwriters prepare for the transition to new regulations, such as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The entry of a number of foreign players will likely spur higher growth in the...
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