By Philemon Adedeji
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in collaboration with key capital market stakeholders will be organising a workshop to address the major challenges and opportunities in the Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) market.
The NGX ETFs Conference themed “ETFs in the Nigerian Capital Market: Opportunities and Challenges” will hold virtually on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 and will feature major players in the capital market including retail investors; regulators; pension fund administrators; fund managers Issuers; trading license holders and other institutional investors.
“The conference will provide an overview of the ETF Securities framework in Nigeria and enlighten market participants on the regulatory framework of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) around ETFs,” said Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, NGX, Clifford Akpolo.
“It also aims to resolve the challenges experienced by issuers in the Nigerian ETF market. We believe the conference will further complement our efforts to boost liquidity and increase retail participation in the capital market.”
Interested participants can register through this link http://bit.ly/ngx-etfs-forum.
Speaking at the event are Executive Commissioner, Operations, SEC, Dayo Obisan; Divisional Head, Capital Markets, NGX, Jude Chiemeka; Manager, Business Development and Exchange Traded Products, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Adele Hattingh; Executive Director, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc,Adeyinka Shonekan; and CEO, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management, Oladele Sotubo.
Also featuring on the panel are CEO, FBN Quest Asset Management, Ike Onyia; Managing Director, Vetiva Fund Managers Limited, Oyelade Eigbe; President, Fund Managers Association of Nigeria and CEO, Coronation Asset Management, Aigbovbiose Aig-Imoukhuede; Chief Equity Analyst/CEO, Palesa Capital Markets Associates, Nornah Awoh.
The panel would be moderated by Markets Editor, West Africa, CNBC Africa, Wole Famurewa.