Firm Moves To Boost On-line Trading

Investment One Financial
Services Ltd, formerly known as GTB Asset Management, said the company had developed an innovative online trading platform to boost investment in the nation’s bourse.
A statement signed by the company’s Head of Communications, Mrs Aderayo Bankole, said the trading portal would be inaugurated soon by its subsidiary, Investment One Stockbrokers International Ltd.
It said the initiative would facilitate the investing public’s access to trading on the nation’s stock market, adding that the company’s array of new functions confirmed its profile as one of the leading stockbroking firms in the country.
It said that Investment One Financial Services Ltd had expanded organically through acquisition of Kakawa Asset Management Ltd., (KAML).
KAML, it said also is a former subsidiary of Kakawa Discount House, and expected to assist the company provide effective and efficiency service delivery to its customers.
KAML was registered by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a corporate investment adviser and fund manager.
It is also a dealing member and stockbroking firm on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
“The acquisition of KAML brought its Kakawa Guaranteed Income Fund (KGIF) into the portfolio of bespoke investment products of Investment One,” it said.
According to the statement, with the acquisition of KAML and KGIF, the clients and unit holders of the company and fund respectively will benefit from the expertise and technical know-how of the Investment One stable.
Investment One provides asset management, trusteeship, securities brokerage and financial advisory services to individual and corporate clients.