Nigeria
Nigeria: PenCom’s Updated Investment Rules Strengthen Pension Fund Governance
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has unveiled its 2025 Revised Regulation on Investment of Pension Fund Assets, earning widespread acclaim from corporate governance ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NDIC steps up debt recovery from failed banks
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has vowed to fully use its enhanced enforcement powers granted by the NDIC Act 2023 to recover outstanding ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NDIC insures 99% of Nigerian depositors, says official
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has said that about 99 per cent of depositors in Nigerian banks are fully covered under its enhanced ...
Regulatory
Global: The World Bank flags digital job risks amid weak regulation
The World Bank has warned that while digital jobs are creating new income opportunities across developing countries, many workers remain exposed to significant ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NAICOM, CRC explore data-sharing partnership to boost insurance oversight
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and CRC Credit Bureau have initiated discussions on a potential collaboration aimed at leveraging data and technology to ...
Regulatory
Global: FCA brings in KPMG to assess proposals for new UK open banking body
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed KPMG as an independent assessor to review competing proposals for the creation of a new standards-setting ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: SEC urges civil servants to build wealth through capital market
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called on Nigerian civil servants to take advantage of opportunities in the capital market to build ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Fed Govt adopts ‘investment budgeting’ to drive private-sector led growth
As part of a new Domestic Growth Acceleration Strategy (DGAS), the Federal Government has said it is changing its role in the economy from ...
Regulatory
Global: Fed’s Miran argues tariff impact on Americans has been limited
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran has said recent data suggests US consumers have been largely shielded from the worst effects of the Trump ...
Regulatory
Global: CFTC updates guidance to permit national trust banks as stablecoin issuers
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revised its guidance to formally recognise national trust banks as eligible issuers of payment stablecoins, marking ...