By Peter Egwuatu

In pursuit of its determination to strengthen the operations of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), the Governing Council of the Institute has inaugurated 12 committees with 148 members.

The Committees which have been specifically set up to drive the activities of the Institute are: Education Committee, Research and Technical Committee, Membership Committee, Finance Committee, Programmes Committee, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Committee, Board of Fellows, Investigating Panel, Supporting Member Investigators, Disciplinary Tribunal, Nominating Committee, and Presidential Nominating Committee.  The Committees have a two-year tenure.

Addressing the Committee members at the inauguration ceremony at the Institute’s Council Chambers recently,  the President, Mr. Oluwaseyi Abe explained that their appointment was the outcome  of a careful due diligence conducted by the Council to ensure that people who are fit and proper are given an opportunity to serve the Institute.

Abe noted that the Institute had many talents that were willingly ready to drive its array of activities. According to him, the Committees’ performance shall be based on the quarterly implementation of their terms of reference which form the deliverables. “The Council is of the strong view that the Institute must be developed in order to adequately meet the expectations of its stakeholders in line with the global best practices,” Abe said.