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Unlocking Capital – Creating Security Interests In Nigeria's Upstream Petroleum Sector

The enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 and the subsequent Nigerian Upstream Petroleum (Assignment of Interests) Regulations...

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Regulatory Update: Highlights Of The Guidelines, Letters, Circulars And Notifications Issued In September 2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN"), the National Pension Commission ("PenCom"), the Nigerian Immigration Service ("NIS"), the Federal Inland Revenue Service...

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Too Big To Regulate: Who Guards The Giants? Inside South Africa's SIFI Rulebook

Building on our earlier publication discussing the designation of systemically important financial institutions ("SIFIs") in South Africa, this article outlines the roles of regulators and public bodies (the "Guards")...

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Regulatory Update: Key Legal And Compliance Changes In The Cbn Guidelines For The Operations Of Agent Banking In Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, October 6 2025, issued new operational guidelines for Agent Banking in Nigeria. The purpose of the Guidelines is to strengthen and secure the enabling environment for providing...

Nigeria Finance

PL

Pavestones Legal

FSCA Unveils OMNI-Risk Return: A New Era For Risk

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Liberalization Of Ethiopia's Banking Sector To Foreign Investment

Ethiopia Finance

AP

Aman & Partners Legal Services LLP

Secured Lending Comparative Guide

Zimbabwe Finance

CM

ChimukaMafunga Commercial Attorneys

Examining The Prohibition On Financial Assistance And Its Impact On Leveraged Buyouts

Nigeria Finance

GE

G ELIAS

Private Debt In Africa: Unlocking Growth For SMEs And The Broader Economy

AK

Anjarwalla & Khanna

Analysis Of The Tax Changes Introduced By The Finance Act, 2025

AK

Anjarwalla & Khanna

Central Bank Issues New Directive Setting Out Framework For Foreign Currency Transactions

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ENS

Breaking Borders To Combat Financial Misconduct

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Proliferation Financing: The Silent Threat Mauritian Financial Institutions Must Confront

Mauritius Finance

AF

AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Climate Financing: Debt-To-Nature And Debt-For-Climate Swaps

Worldwide Finance

ALP NG & Co

Continuing Conversations At Horizon 2.0

Nigeria Commercial

SB

Stren & Blan Partners

The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence And The Future Of Businesses

Nigeria Technology

Gresyndale Legal

Setting Aside Arbitral Awards: Strategic Roles Of Legal Counsel And Judiciary In Nigeria

Nigeria Litigation

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Legal Perspective On Rent Review In Nigeria

Nigeria Real Estate

TT

The Trusted Advisors

Leave To Appeal Landmark Crypto Judgment Granted

South Africa Technology

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ENS

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Commodities/Derivatives/Stock Exchanges

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

The Investments and Securities Act 2025 (the "Act" or ISA 2025), signed into law in March 2025 by President Bola Tinubu marks a significant overhaul of Nigeria's capital market framework.

Nigeria Commercial

LL

Lexworth Legal Partners

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

The South African Reserve Bank Amendment Bill of 2018 (the "SARB Amendment Bill") has again become the subject of a vigorous debate following the public hearing held by Parliament of South Africa on 2 July 2025.

South Africa Finance

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ENS

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

On March 20, 2025, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission ("NDPC") released the General Application and Implementation Directive 2025 ("GAID"), superseding the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019.

Nigeria Privacy

GE

G ELIAS

Beyond Trading Floors: Securities Exchanges Under A New Regulatory Lens

Nigeria Commercial

FS

Moroom Africa Legal Consults

Rwanda Enacts New Law To Smooth Out The Enforcement Of Close-out Netting And Financial Collateral Arrangements

Rwanda Commercial

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ENS

An Overview Of The Nigerian Investment And Securities Act 2025

Nigeria Finance

Gresyndale Legal

Understanding The Investment And Securities Act 2025: Key Innovations And Implications

Nigeria Commercial

PA

PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors

Review Of The Investment And Securities Act Of 2025

Nigeria Commercial

TT

The Trusted Advisors

ISA 2025: What Investors Need To Know About Nigeria's New Capital Market Law

Nigeria Commercial

TA

Tope Adebayo LP

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Securitization & Structured Finance

Unlocking Capital – Creating Security Interests In Nigeria's Upstream Petroleum Sector

The enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 and the subsequent Nigerian Upstream Petroleum (Assignment of Interests) Regulations...

Nigeria Finance

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

Securitisation Comparative Guide

Securitisation Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Zimbabwe, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Zimbabwe Finance

Dube, Manikai & Hwacha Legal Practitioners (DMH)

Debt Securitisation As A Form Of Financing

Due to developments in the financial sector, new and innovative financial techniques and instruments have been introduced to supply capital resources.

Nigeria Finance

TT

The Trusted Advisors

A Constrained Budget Compels A More Ingenious Financing Option For Nigeria's Infrastructure Development Securitization

Nigeria Finance

PG

Perchstone & Graeys

Bank Loans In Nigeria: Types Of Collateral And Loan Documentation

Nigeria Finance

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Securitization & Types Of Security For Bank Loans In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

R

Resolution Law Firm

Banks Taking Security Over Shares – A Review Of The Consent Requirements Under The Banks And Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020.

Nigeria Finance

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AELEX

Cliffton Limited Raises US$450 Million Through Senior Secured Notes

Mauritius Finance

A

Appleby

Raising Capital For Companies: Securitization As An Option In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

AS

Aekley Solicitors

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Fund Management/ REITs

FSCA Unveils OMNI-Risk Return: A New Era For Risk

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority ("FSCA") published the draft OMNI-Risk Return and an Explanatory Guide on 30 September 2025, kicking off a two-month consultation period until 30 November 2025.

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Raising The Bar For Pension Fund Benefit Administrators

Section 13B(1) of the Pension Funds Act, 1956 permits the Financial Sector Conduct Authority ("FSCA") to prescribe conditions for persons who administer the receipt of contributions...

South Africa Finance

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ENS

A 2025 Playbook For Private Capital In Nigeria: Charting Change

As African private capital markets emerge from a period of volatility, the first half of 2025 has signalled a phase of stabilisation and renewed investor focus.

Nigeria Finance

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Insider Dealing: A Review Of The Treatment In Mauritius, EU And US Federal Law

Mauritius Commercial

A

Appleby

Investment Funds 2025

Mauritius Finance

E

ENS

New Private Equity Rules In Nigeria – New Updates

Nigeria Finance

BH

Balogun Harold

Highlights From UUBO's Private Wealth Breakfast Session On The Topic, Strategic Wealth Structuring In A Globalised World: Compliance, Tax, And Asset Protection

Nigeria Wealth Mgt

UU

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Bond Registration Process

South Africa Finance

FW

Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

How To Protect Your Wealth In Nigeria: A Smart Guide For High-Net-Worth Individuals

Nigeria Wealth Mgt

Acuity Partners

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Listing Rules & Flotation

Capital Markets Comparative Guide

Capital Markets Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of South Africa, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

South Africa Commercial

FS

Fasken South Africa

Guide On How A Private Company Can Go Public And Trade On The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX)

Going public is a significant milestone for any private company, offering access to capital, increased visibility, and enhanced credibility.

Nigeria Commercial

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Capital Markets Comparative Guide

Capital Markets Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Ghana, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Ghana Commercial

KK

Koranteng & Koranteng Legal Advisors

Capital Markets Comparative Guide

Nigeria Commercial

CL

CLP Legal

Redefining The Bond Market In Mauritius

Mauritius Finance

OL

Orison Legal

Listing On The Growth Board Of The Nigerian Stock Exchange

Nigeria Commercial

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AELEX

Proposed Comprehensive Amendments To The JSE Debt Listings Requirements Move Closer To Implementation

South Africa Finance

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ENS

King IV: JSE Listings Requirements Update And Implementation Dates Announced

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Proposed Amendments To The JSE Debt Listings Requirements

South Africa Finance

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ENS

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Latest Videos

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The Premier Compliance Event Returns To Mauritius! (Video)

AF

AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

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

OL

Orison Legal

Axis Finance Act Series 2023 – Business Facilitation (Video)

AF

AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Lawspectives: Debt Recovery By Gabriel Cornelius (Video)

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Webinar | Treating Customers Fairly – COFI's Effect On Lending (Video)

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ENS

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