In today’s part of the marketing series we will focus attention on how to market a professional services company.

Demutualization is coined from the word “Mutual”. A mutual organization is an association set up by members to satisfy their narrow interest or to serve public interest under a charter.

The quality of creative talent abundant among Nigerians is aptly reflected in the story of the Ikorodu Boys.

By Ikuomola Adebisi   Insurance, like other sub-sectors in the financial ecosystem, was birthed to create a mechanism where the burden of one person or a nation will be borne by another (the insurers) through payment of compensation upon the happening of the insured’s event subject to fulfilment of premium obligation by the customer. The […]

Globally, matters pertaining to taking care of retired and aged citizens are of great concern to government. The concerns bother majorly on the non-availability of funds to pay the aged citizens who worked for the government, resulting in huge pension liabilities. The schemes in Nigeria prior to the commencement of the Pension reform were Pay As You Go and Defined Benefit in the public sector and Provident Fund/Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) for the private sector. Whilst a few private organisations have some forms of exit benefits, these were not sustainable pension arrangements as they do not provide for savings to cater for the employees’ livelihood during old age.

The capital market is, generally, regarded as a safe haven for investment. There, your money works for you. The market is a setting for income without stress. Smart and daring speculators can make fortunes there and can also lose a fortune through poor judgement.

Recession has in the last few years become something of a buzz word in Nigeria to describe the harsh economic conditions in the country and its resultant effect on the income, spending power and businesses of the people.

Capacity building is one of the statutory functions of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), even as the high-profile Institute is on a definitive journey towards changing its name to reflect the wider duties of stockbrokers. With the Theme: “ Derivative Markets, Instruments and Contracts”, the Institute held a two-day successful virtual training on Wednesday, February 24 and Thursday, February 25.

One of the best things you can do in your financial life is to transfer your source of livelihood from active to passive income. Active income is any income that requires ongoing work and your physical presence to thrive. Passive income is income that can thrive without your physical presence at work on it.

• Liquidity ratio improves, money supply expands • Capital adequacy declines, bad loans increases • CBN chiefs say all is well with slight warnings By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor   The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, staff report has indicated that the banking industry ended 2020 in a mixed performance. But members of the apex […]

By Sola Oni On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) , Mr Godwin Emefiele addressed the first  press conference in the year where he unfolded the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on the  rates that will drive operations in the money market.  Expectedly, all the key indicators were retained. […]

By Adebisi Ikuomola   Insurance has always been seen as a business that exists for continuous sustainability of other businesses. That said, the impact of COVID-19 which affected virtually every sector of the economy has defied economic projections and permutations. The world economic outlook was projected at 4.9 per cent in 2020, whilst global growth forecast […]

By Uju Obuekwe   At this time it’s still not too late to strategise or re-strategise for 2021 business year, let’s talk about that now. Let’s say you are a very talented chef, teacher or tailor and so you decide you want to start your own business and be your own boss. You may not […]

By Grace Agada One of the biggest financial dilemmas for many people living in the world today is that there is a big gap between what they plan to do each year, and the results they achieve at the end of the year. The reason for this gap is that there are certain factors that […]

Nearly every investment instrument in the world has some level of risk associated with it – some are less risky than others like mutual funds, while some instruments like derivatives carry very high-risk elements – which make them only suitable for experienced investors or speculators. One cannot simply make an investment without considering the risk […]