Securities Lending Forum

In line with its mandate to promote investor participation in the Nigerian Capital Markets, enhance secondary market liquidity, and facilitate the mobilization of savings to spur economic growth, Nigerian Exchange Limited in collaboration with Stanbic Nominees will be organizing a Securities Lending Forum via a Webinar.

The Workshop aims to bring investors (both retail and institutional) and intermediaries in the Nigerian Capital Market under a common forum to understand the securities lending landscape, the product features and benefits for investors and intermediaries as well as the Nigerian Capital Market as a whole.

Specifically, the workshop aims to:

· Provide an overview of the Securities Lending framework in Nigeria.

· Highlight the opportunities and benefits available in Securities Lending

· Build capacity on Securities lending and its role in creating a more efficient market.

· Enlighten market participants on the operational aspects of securities lending

· Improve market liquidity by increasing the volume of securities potentially available for trading.