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Axis Know How - Fund Services (Video)

Success doesn't happen by chance, it is built on the right foundations. At Axis, fund administration is more than just ticking operational boxes—it is about being a trusted partner to fund managers at every stage of the journey.

Mauritius Finance

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AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Banks Can Breathe A Sigh Of Relief, As Pretoria High Court Declines To Extend Delictual Liability For Pure Economic Loss

The Sasfin Bank Limited vs SARS judgment delivered last week dealt with the crossroads of tax enforcement, banking regulation and law of delict.

South Africa Finance

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ENS

The Legal Identity Of Debt Instruments: From Promise To Enforceable Right

The legal identity of debt instrument is founded on the principle that what begins as a simple promise to repay evolves through force of law into a legally binding obligation that defines the relationship between the issuer and investors...

Nigeria Finance

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S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

The Viability Of Islamic (Non-Interest) Finance

Nigeria's financial landscape is experiencing a significant and transformative shift through the emergence and expansion of non-interest financial institutions and instruments.

Nigeria Finance

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The Metropolitan Law Firm

Joint Ventures 2025 - Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Finance

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GRATA International

Project Finance Comparative Guide

Ethiopia Finance

Mekdes & Associates

How To Obtain Money Lenders' License In Lagos And Abuja

Nigeria Finance

Ovie Obobolo & Co.

Neobanks In Nigeria: Key Considerations For Market Entry - Part I

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Could Centralizing The Management Of Nigeria's Sectoral Funds Unlock Greater Impact?

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Centralizing The Management Of Nigeria's Sectoral Funds

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

New Mechanisms For Monitoring External Borrowings By Large Enterprises In Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Finance

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Kinstellar

SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance On Amended Private Equity Fund Rules

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Summary Of Key Changes To The Investment And Securities Act 2025

Nigeria Finance

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PwC Nigeria

Neobanks In Nigeria: Key Considerations For Market Entry - Part II

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

How Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASPs) Can Obtain Licenses In Nigeria

Nigeria Technology

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Goldsmiths Solicitors

Corporate Tax Comparative Guide

CMS Prism in association with CMS

Beyond The News: A Deep Dive Into The Nigeria Tax Laws (Policy Analysis Of The 2025 Tax Reform Acts Part 1)

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Tunde & Adisa

Ghana Work And Residence Permit Guide (2025): Requirements, Cost, And Application Process

Ghana Immigration

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Firmus Advisory

What The New Tax Reform Acts Mean For Business (Names) Owners In Nigeria

Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners

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Commodities/Derivatives/Stock Exchanges

Joint Ventures 2025 - Uzbekistan

The economic and legal system of Uzbekistan has been very stable and, as confirmed by various international institutions, including the World bank, it has been showing steady growth since 2017 despite geopolitical turbulence surrounding the region.

Uzbekistan Finance

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GRATA International

Summary Of Key Changes To The Investment And Securities Act 2025

The Investments and Securities Act ("ISA") 2025 marks a significant milestone in Nigeria's capital market regulation, coming into effect 18 years after the Investment and Securities Act 2007 (the "Repealed Act").

Nigeria Finance

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PwC Nigeria

The Investment And Securities Act 2025 Navigating The Key Updates

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) remains Nigeria's apex regulatory body overseeing the capital market.

Nigeria Commercial

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Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Innovating Commodity Finance: The Legal Framework For Warehouse Receipts Under Nigeria's ISA 2025

Nigeria Finance

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Stren & Blan Partners

Regulatory Friction On The JSE: Questioning The Veto On SENS Disclosures

South Africa Commercial

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Andersen in South Africa

An Overview Of Key Provisons In Nigeria's Investment And Securities Act 2025

Nigeria Commercial

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Lexworth Legal Partners

Guardians Of The Rand: Potential Nationalisation Of The South African Reserve Bank

South Africa Finance

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ENS

GAID 2025 Unpacked: Critical Updates On Data Processing, Individual Obligations, And Compliance Measures

Nigeria Privacy

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G ELIAS

Beyond Trading Floors: Securities Exchanges Under A New Regulatory Lens

Nigeria Commercial

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Moroom Africa Legal Consults

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Fund Finance

The FSCA Ushers In A New Era For Pension Fund Administrators After 23 Years

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published Conduct Standard 2 of 2025 (the 2025 Standard), setting out reformed conditions for pension fund benefit administrators under section 13B(1) of the Pension Funds Act, 1956.

South Africa Finance

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Webber Wentzel

The Bank Loan That Disappeared: How One Missed Step Left A Security Trustee Hanging

In Nigeria's corporate finance space, there's an assumption that a few signed documents are enough to protect a trustee.

Nigeria Commercial

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Charis Legal Practice

Breaking The Bank: South Africa's Payment System Shake-up Welcomes Non-Bank Players

The Banks Act 94 of 1990 (the "Banks Act") provides that only a licensed bank may conduct "the business of a bank" in South Africa.

South Africa Finance

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ENS

A 2025 Playbook For Private Capital In Nigeria: Charting Change

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

CBN Suspends Dividend And Bonus Payments And Investment In Foreign Subsidiaries By Nigerian Banks

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

No Shortcut Around The Clock: Tribunal Reaffirms Firm Stance On Condonation In Pension Fund Disputes

South Africa Employment

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Adams & Adams

An Overview Of The Regulatory Changes In The Nigerian Banking & Finance Sector In 2024 And Outlook For 2025

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

The Perils Of Using Funds That Do Not Belong To You

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Erroneous Bank Transfer: How To Recover Mistakenly Transferred Funds Legally

Nigeria Finance

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The Trusted Advisors

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Debt Capital Markets

Banks Can Breathe A Sigh Of Relief, As Pretoria High Court Declines To Extend Delictual Liability For Pure Economic Loss

The Sasfin Bank Limited vs SARS judgment delivered last week dealt with the crossroads of tax enforcement, banking regulation and law of delict.

South Africa Finance

E

ENS

The Legal Identity Of Debt Instruments: From Promise To Enforceable Right

The legal identity of debt instrument is founded on the principle that what begins as a simple promise to repay evolves through force of law into a legally binding obligation that defines the relationship between the issuer and investors...

Nigeria Finance

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

Project Finance Comparative Guide

Project Finance Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Ethiopia, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Ethiopia Finance

Mekdes & Associates

New Mechanisms For Monitoring External Borrowings By Large Enterprises In Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Finance

K

Kinstellar

Summary Of Key Changes To The Investment And Securities Act 2025

Nigeria Finance

PW

PwC Nigeria

TEMPLARS Transcripts: Energy & Natural Resources Digest | November 2025

Worldwide Energy

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Templars

The Investment And Securities Act 2025 Navigating The Key Updates

Nigeria Commercial

SM

Sobowale, Medidem & Bello

Are On-the-road Fees Permissible As Charges In Credit Agreements?

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Understanding The Full Extent Of Amcon's Power To Seize A Property Through Lawsuits Involving The Recovery Of Debts: A Review Of The Decision In Amcon -V- Funmilayo Adeyemi (Unreported: Suit No. FHC/L/CS/1696/2018, Judgement Delivered On 15 July 2020)

Nigeria Real Estate

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Abdu-Salam Abbas & Co

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Project Finance/PPP & PFI

Project Finance Comparative Guide

Project Finance Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Ethiopia, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Ethiopia Finance

Mekdes & Associates

Nigeria Issues 2024 Online Trust And Safety Compliance Report

In 2022, Nigeria issued the Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms and Internet Intermediaries (the "Code"). The Code serves as the primary legal framework for online trust and safety in Nigeria.

Nigeria Media & IT

BH

Balogun Harold

Understanding The Role Of Nigeria's Sovereign Investment Authority In Financing National Infrastructure

Nigeria's monetary growth relies heavily on how well it can build and maintain robust public infrastructure.

Nigeria Finance

Gresyndale Legal

Webinar Insights: African Opportunities - Chasing Returns, Managing Risks

South Africa Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Mauritian National Budget 2025/2026 - From Abyss To Prosperity: Rebuilding The Bridge To Future

Mauritius Finance

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Appleby

Project Finance In Nigeria: Leveraging Step-In Rights To Secure Lender Investments

Nigeria Finance

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

Project Finance In Nigeria: Key Legal Considerations For Lenders

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

Pre-Series Financing: Key Insights For Founders

Nigeria Commercial

BH

Balogun Harold

Operating A Free Trade Zone In Nigeria: Key Considerations

Nigeria International

BH

Balogun Harold

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Latest Videos

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Axis Know How - Fund Services (Video)

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AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Finance Act 2023 Briefings - Part 3 – Financial Services (Video)

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Orison Legal

Axis Finance Act Series 2023 – Business Facilitation (Video)

AF

AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Lawspectives: Debt Recovery By Gabriel Cornelius (Video)

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Webinar | The Financial Sector Code And The Transformation Of Financial Service Providers (Video)

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ENS

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