Nigerian Stock Exchange Drafts Morgan Stanley for Investor Education Clinic

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has drafted major American financial services institution, Morgan Stanley to collaborate with it on an Investor’s Clinic.

In a bid to restore market confidence and drive investor’s back to the market, Mr. Oscar Onyeama, CEO of the NSE will be flagging off the workshop on Wednesday with participants from Morgan Stanley with the aim of educating market participants on portfolio structuring strategies amongst other lectures.

Top dealers and brokers from dealing member firms across the country are expected to attend the one-day clinic. It is expected that the average retail investor will benefit from the trickledown effect of the knowledge transfer.

According to a statement from the NSE, “This is one of the new investor education initiatives designed by the Nigerian bourse to address the prevailing low investor confidence issue in the market.”

Oscar Onyeama stated, “The Investors’ Clinic will help in educating these investors about portfolio diversification principles and the risks and rewards associated with investing in the market. Their stockbrokers will also be exposed to the ways of helping them restructure their portfolios to enable them make informed investment decisions.

“The clinic will assist investors in understanding and applying this type of information when developing their investment portfolios.”