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Private Placement and How Small Investors can Participate
Private Placement is the offer or sale of securities by an issuing company directly to a limited number of investors. The structure of private placements
Bonds as investments are not risk free
A bond is basically a loan an investor makes to the bonds’ issuer. The investor generally receives regular interest payments on the loan until the bond matures or is called, at which point the bond issuer repays the investor’s principal. All bonds have special provisions and components (Face value, coupon rate, and maturity date). The face value (also called par value) is the value of the bond as given on the certificate or instrument. This is the value the bond holder will receive at maturity unless the issuer defaults. If bonds are retired before maturity, bond holders may receive a slight premium over face value....The Appearance of Selective Recovery within the NSE
The NSE index which began 2010 with very promising up trend appears to be turning into a whimper. Although the NSE all share index gained 1,713 or 8.2% in January 2010, approximately 1,233 or 72% of the gains were made in the first half of the month...TIME TO EXHALE FOR THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
In my March 2, 2009 article, titled “The NSE appears to be in recovery mode”, I indicated that the downtrend in the Nigerian capital markets ...
Weighing The Effects of The CBN Banking Reform On The Nigerian Ecomony
Last week, the National Security Adviser, Lieutenant-General Aliyu Gusau (rtd), made a statement that the banking reforms carried out by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) lead by Lamido Sanusi, CBN Governor, were damaging to the Nigerian economy. Additionally, the NSA represented that the CBN reforms have been selective and partial....
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