The 5th Building African Financial Markets (BAFM) capacity-building seminar is coming to the Nigerian Stock Exchange Event Centre in Lagos on 28-29 April. This is the top seminar for professionals and strategic leaders from capital markets all over the continent, including securities exchanges, clearing and settlement, stockbrokers, investors, government officials and any organisations which are part of capital markets system. It is organized by the NSE and the African Securities Exchanges Association.
The seminar includes a market closing/opening ceremony and focused learning interactive sessions on key topics around driving liquidity in African capital markets. Topics are very relevant, including securities lending, strengthening equity market structures, derivatives and CCP, optimal price mechanism, global reporting standards, information security, and capital markets integration.
Its suitable for seniors from capital and financial markets in product development, regulation and policy, information technology, investor relations, trading, clearing and settlement.
- Role of securities lending in boosting liquidity in African capital markets
- Strengthening equity market structures in Africa to better address low liquidity
- Instituting an optimal price mechanism on African stock exchanges
- Capital market integration – a catalyst for boosting liquidity on African stock exchanges
- Liquidity enabling regulation
- Role and importance of CCP in a derivatives market
- Trading derivatives products – how the products work?
- Rules governing CCP
- Adhering to best global reporting standards
- Information security – protecting your market’s digital assets.
According to the organizers: “As African economies reposition themselves following the significant impact of global headwinds that have challenged the continent’s growth prospects, African capital markets are instrumental in financing the continent’s infrastructure and capital requirements.”
Cost is NGN70,000 plus VAT/$350. For more go to NSE website.
