BusinessDay set for Investing and Capital Markets Conference Sept. 10

All is set for the 2020 edition of BusinessDay’s Investing and Capital Markets Conference which holds on Thursday, September 10, with the theme “New Perspectives on Asset Allocation and Behavioural Finance in Volatile Markets”.

Yearly, BusinessDay Media Limited and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) jointly host the Investing and Capital Markets Conference.

The conference which starts at 10am with opening remarks by Frank Aigbogun, publisher, BusinessDay Media, will be followed by a welcome address by Oscar N. Onyema, CEO of Nigerian Stock Exchange. It will be followed by a presentation by Erik Renander, Portfolio Manager, HI EMIM Africa Fund on “Chasing Alpha on a treadmill? A fund manager’s view of trend and bends in Nigerian markets”.

There will also be a fireside chat with Lamido Yuguda, Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Oscar N. Onyema, CEO of Nigerian Stock Exchange. Thereafter will be a presentation by Haruna Jalo-Waziri – CEO, Central Securities Clearing Systems Plc.

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The Panel 1 titled “Row, row, row your boat: An investor’s guide through choppy markets” which will be moderated by Omobolanle Adekoya – Partner, Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services, PwC will feature Haruna Jalo-Waziri – CEO, Central Securities Clearing Systems Plc; Nnamdi Nwizu, Co-Managing Partner, Commercio Partners; Ete Ogun, MD, Anchoria Asset Management; and Uche Val Obi, SAN – Managing Partner, Alliance LP. This will be followed by a presentation by VFD Group.

The Panel 2 themed “Is it all in the mind? Interpretations and perceptions of market events against performance”, which will be moderated by Tosin Ajose – Lead Advisor, Deal HQ will feature Lilian Olubi – CEO, EFG Hermes Nigeria Limited; Niyi Adenubi – Executive Director, Institutional Business and Investor Relations, VFD Group; and Bunmi Asaolu, Head Equities, FBN Quest. There will also be a presentation by Guy Czartoryski, Head, Research, Coronation Asset Management titled “Rediscovering Risk: Not so bad after all”.

Iheanyi Nwachukwu

Iheanyi Nwachukwu, is a creative content writer with almost two decades journalism experience writing on banking, finance, capital markets, and tax. The multiple awards winning journalist is Assistant Editor, BusinessDay. Iheanyi holds BSc Degree in Economics from Imo State University; Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Management from University of Lagos. Iheanyi has attended several work-related trainings including (i) Advanced Writing and Reporting Skills (Pan African University, Lagos); (ii) News Agency Journalism (Indian Institute of Mass Communication {IIMC}, New Delhi, India); and (iii) Capital Markets Development and Regulations (International Law Institute {ILI} of Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA). Other trainings Iheanyi attended include: Economic/Political Risk Analysis (By Thomson Reuters Foundation); International Financial Journalism (IFJ) (By PMA Media Training, UK); Effective Business Writing Skills (By Phillips Consulting); Reporting on Corporate Governance (By International Finance Corporation (IFC) & Thomson Reuters Foundation UK); etc. In addition, he has participated in high-level economy & markets events in Dubai, South Africa, Morocco, and other African countries like Zambia, Ghana and Gambia.