The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will next week Tuesday hold a webinar to enlighten Nigerian investors on opportunities and challenges in the capital market.
The Exchange, in a statement on Friday, said it is partnering the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to host a webinar on “Responsible Investing and Economic, Social, and Governance integration”.
It advised interested investors and participants to register at https://bit.ly/NSE-PRI in order to be part of the event on Tuesday, December 1.
It explained that the theme of the webinar is titled, “Responsible Investing: Challenges and Opportunities for the Nigerian Investor”.
The statement reads, “The webinar will lay the foundation for engagements with investors and highlight the most pressing challenges and opportunities for advancing responsible investing imperatives in Nigeria.
“The event will be headlined by Ms. Nicole Martens, Director, Middle East, and Africa, PRI, and will feature Mr. Bola Adeeko, Divisional Head, Shared Services, NSE; Mr. Jude Chiemeka, Divisional Head, Trading Business Division, NSE; and Ms. Anastasia Guha, Director of Northern Europe, Middle East & Africa, PRI.
“These distinguished speakers will share valuable insights on the international and regional trends in responsible investing, as well as introduce participants to tools and resources available for implementing responsible investing in Nigeria.”
The NSE Divisional Head, Shared Services, Mr. Bola Adeeko, said there has been strong growth in sustainable, responsible, and impact-focused finance over the past two decades for investors.
“In response to this, companies are making concerted efforts to improve engagement and provide the information needed by investors to make sound investment decisions.
“The NSE recognises its unique role in promoting the creation of investment instruments and adoption of practices that are focused on achieving environmental and social impact and we will, therefore, continue to provide platforms such as this webinar to foster engagement,” Adeeko said.
He noted that the NSE was pleased to collaborate with PRI, the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment, to deepen the capacity of investors within the country’s ecosystem.
On her part, the Director, Middle East, and Africa, PRI, Ms. Nicole Martens, said the webinar will focus on building capacity in responsible investment across the country.
According to her, “PRI anticipates that the session will present invaluable insights both for the PRI and participants alike in this regard.
“We will also leverage the session to garner valuable feedback from Nigerian investors regarding the potential opportunities and challenges with respect to RI in the local context which would be used to design specialized programmes for future sessions”.
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