Stockbrokers To Hold October Conference

The Chartered Institute of
Stockbrokers (CIS), said it has concluded plans to hold its conference, which will focus on strategic ways of creating sustainable wealth for economic development, as a support to the federal governments efforts to revamp the nations economy.
According to the Chairman, Organising Committee, Yomi Adeyemi, the conference, slated to hold October 27 – 28, 2016, would address critical issues affecting the growth of the Nigerian capital market and the entire economy.
Adeyemi, who spoke to journalists ahead of the conference, Thursday explained that the conference, coming at this critical stage of the economy is strategically packaged to provide a platform for aggregating robust ideas that would help move the economy forward, adding that it is also aimed at creating a sustainable development and reinforce investor confidence in the capital market.
According to him, the current macro-economic concern portends that sound fiscal and monetary policy, innovation and development of the entire value chain is necessary to revamp the country from its current recession status.
He commented on the theme, “Building New Pillars, Creating New Values for Sustainable Development”, saying it is predicated on the compelling need to strengthen the competiveness of the Nigerian economy of which the capital market is the hub of medium and long-term source of finance.
He noted, “the institute holds annual conference as a strategic forum to articulate issues that can move the Nigerian capital market and indeed the financial market forward, this year’s conference is coming at a period when all hands must be on deck to address the challenges facing our economy and the effects on the capital market”.
He further said, “our partners in this year’s conference will attract finance industry experts who are expected to discuss the theme from various perspectives and proffer workable solutions”.
He also stated, “an integral part of the conference is the awards of Associates and Conferment of Fellowship to members”.