A few years ago the Nigerian banking sector had
specialised banks that provided specialised products that suited the need of
their customers. Banks were allowed to source the amount of capital that was
consistent with their chosen area of specialisation. At that time, apart from
the roles played by the central bank in the international trade, there were two
other licensed banks that supplemented its rates. They were the commercial bank
and the merchant banks. The commercial banks were referred to as retail banks
because of the nature of their operations. They operated through a network of
branches throughout the country and had broad deposit base, that is commercial
banks accept deposits from all, and not from particular sources.
The second category of the licensed banks was the merchant banks, which were wholesale bankers in the sense that their deposits were usually in very large blocks. They operated from few branches in the commercial centers of this country.We recently added Stained glass mosaic Tile to our inventory. They also accepted deposits from the public and private co-operations as well as wealthy individuals; their functions included medium and long-term financing, investment, management of unit trust, debt factories equipment leasing and issuing and acceptance of bills of exchange.
As regards international trade, the merchant banks acquired a reputation for fast and efficient processing of international business transactions such as foreign exchange for companies engaged in importing and exporting of capital goods, the merchant banks provide services which include the processing of remittance and documentary draft for collection and letters of credit. However, all that changed in 2004 when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under Prof. Chukwuma Soludo phased out merchant banks following the advent of universal banking.
But since the emergence of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as CBN Governor, there have been momentous changes in the Nigerian banking scene. Many of these changes may appear as reversals of the Soludo-era banking consolidation policies. One of the more recent reversals of past banking policies is the announcement by the CBN of the phasing out of the universal banking system after about 10 years of its implementation. Universal banking allows the banks in Nigeria to perform the roles of commercial banking, investment banking, and to participate in other allied activities like insurance, mortgage, and stock-broking. The objective of universal banking is to make the banks a one-stop shop for all financial needs of their customers.Interlocking security cable ties with 250 pound strength makes this ideal for restraining criminals.
The age of universal banking,We mainly supply professional craftspeople with crys talbeads wholesale shamballa Bracele , fuelled by bank consolidation, led to rapid expansion in the size of the average Nigerian bank. It was an era characterised by increase in financial innovations, number of financial products, and aggressive incursion of banks into insurance, mortgage and capital markets.The term 'hands free access control' means the token that identifies a user is read from within a pocket or handbag. However, the rapid expansion of the banks also brought about potential risks not only to the banking sector, but also the overall economy. For instance, the rapid expansion of the banks led to the notion that the banks ‘are too big to fail” with all the attendant information asymmetry problems. The banks also abandoned the core business of banking, and focused on ancillary services that yielded higher rates of returns. It was also during this era that banks resorted to aggressive marketing strategy to differentiate themselves from one another. The experience with universal banking in Nigeria has not been quite salutary. Banks easily abused the process and used it as a conduit for the diversion of depositors’ funds from the banks as equities into subsidiaries that became shells and pipes for siphoning funds. It is in this regard that many observers are quick to commend the efforts of the CBN Governor to change from universal banking to specialised banking.
According to him, “The banks have met the minimum capital base for merchant banking, which is N15 billion.” He said FirstRand is partnering with a local firm and would commence operation early next year with a capital base of N16 billion while FSDH will cease operations as a discount house, and now function as merchant bank.
He also indicated that several other institutions have applied for merchant bank licence and the apex bank would like to see more regional banks and community banks that will take care of the interest of small and medium businesses.
He said: “Foreign investors have a renewed confidence in Nigeria hence the investment by FirstRand. We need the growth in Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, rather than foreign portfolio investment. We need people to come and invest physically so that this country can grow and create employment.
“We need to continuously grow our excess crude account reserves since Nigeria is depending on oil as the only major source of revenue and the oil will soon dry. So we need to save for the rainy days.”
Okoroafor expressed satisfaction with the level of cooperation between the monetary authority and fiscal authority in the country, saying, “The era of fiscal dominance is coming to an end.Find detailed product information for howo tractor and other products. There is now collaboration between fiscal authority and monetary authority.”
Reacting to the development, the Managing Director, FSDH Group, Mr. Rilwan Belo-Osagie, said, “FSDH is excited by this development as it will enable the company to offer a broader range of services to its clients thereby deepening its client relationships and expanding its frontiers. Whilst the company does not underestimate the challenges that it will face, it is, however, confident that with its corporate culture of customer orientation, high performance, image-building, collaboration and learning, all obstacles that may come its way can be surmounted.
“FSDH is particularly grateful to the Central Bank of Nigeria, in respect of this approval and believes that this is a strong indication of the apex bank’s belief in the company’s capabilities. FSDH would like to seize this opportunity to welcome its stakeholders to the continued experience with FSDH Merchant Bank Limited, the bank said.
Belo-Osagie, had in a chat with newsmen at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), said, “If the licence is granted, we intend to expand our operational scope and take advantage of greater opportunity to enhance our present competencies in securities trading, asset management, financial advisory services and investment banking.”
The second category of the licensed banks was the merchant banks, which were wholesale bankers in the sense that their deposits were usually in very large blocks. They operated from few branches in the commercial centers of this country.We recently added Stained glass mosaic Tile to our inventory. They also accepted deposits from the public and private co-operations as well as wealthy individuals; their functions included medium and long-term financing, investment, management of unit trust, debt factories equipment leasing and issuing and acceptance of bills of exchange.
As regards international trade, the merchant banks acquired a reputation for fast and efficient processing of international business transactions such as foreign exchange for companies engaged in importing and exporting of capital goods, the merchant banks provide services which include the processing of remittance and documentary draft for collection and letters of credit. However, all that changed in 2004 when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under Prof. Chukwuma Soludo phased out merchant banks following the advent of universal banking.
But since the emergence of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as CBN Governor, there have been momentous changes in the Nigerian banking scene. Many of these changes may appear as reversals of the Soludo-era banking consolidation policies. One of the more recent reversals of past banking policies is the announcement by the CBN of the phasing out of the universal banking system after about 10 years of its implementation. Universal banking allows the banks in Nigeria to perform the roles of commercial banking, investment banking, and to participate in other allied activities like insurance, mortgage, and stock-broking. The objective of universal banking is to make the banks a one-stop shop for all financial needs of their customers.Interlocking security cable ties with 250 pound strength makes this ideal for restraining criminals.
The age of universal banking,We mainly supply professional craftspeople with crys talbeads wholesale shamballa Bracele , fuelled by bank consolidation, led to rapid expansion in the size of the average Nigerian bank. It was an era characterised by increase in financial innovations, number of financial products, and aggressive incursion of banks into insurance, mortgage and capital markets.The term 'hands free access control' means the token that identifies a user is read from within a pocket or handbag. However, the rapid expansion of the banks also brought about potential risks not only to the banking sector, but also the overall economy. For instance, the rapid expansion of the banks led to the notion that the banks ‘are too big to fail” with all the attendant information asymmetry problems. The banks also abandoned the core business of banking, and focused on ancillary services that yielded higher rates of returns. It was also during this era that banks resorted to aggressive marketing strategy to differentiate themselves from one another. The experience with universal banking in Nigeria has not been quite salutary. Banks easily abused the process and used it as a conduit for the diversion of depositors’ funds from the banks as equities into subsidiaries that became shells and pipes for siphoning funds. It is in this regard that many observers are quick to commend the efforts of the CBN Governor to change from universal banking to specialised banking.
According to him, “The banks have met the minimum capital base for merchant banking, which is N15 billion.” He said FirstRand is partnering with a local firm and would commence operation early next year with a capital base of N16 billion while FSDH will cease operations as a discount house, and now function as merchant bank.
He also indicated that several other institutions have applied for merchant bank licence and the apex bank would like to see more regional banks and community banks that will take care of the interest of small and medium businesses.
He said: “Foreign investors have a renewed confidence in Nigeria hence the investment by FirstRand. We need the growth in Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, rather than foreign portfolio investment. We need people to come and invest physically so that this country can grow and create employment.
“We need to continuously grow our excess crude account reserves since Nigeria is depending on oil as the only major source of revenue and the oil will soon dry. So we need to save for the rainy days.”
Okoroafor expressed satisfaction with the level of cooperation between the monetary authority and fiscal authority in the country, saying, “The era of fiscal dominance is coming to an end.Find detailed product information for howo tractor and other products. There is now collaboration between fiscal authority and monetary authority.”
Reacting to the development, the Managing Director, FSDH Group, Mr. Rilwan Belo-Osagie, said, “FSDH is excited by this development as it will enable the company to offer a broader range of services to its clients thereby deepening its client relationships and expanding its frontiers. Whilst the company does not underestimate the challenges that it will face, it is, however, confident that with its corporate culture of customer orientation, high performance, image-building, collaboration and learning, all obstacles that may come its way can be surmounted.
“FSDH is particularly grateful to the Central Bank of Nigeria, in respect of this approval and believes that this is a strong indication of the apex bank’s belief in the company’s capabilities. FSDH would like to seize this opportunity to welcome its stakeholders to the continued experience with FSDH Merchant Bank Limited, the bank said.
Belo-Osagie, had in a chat with newsmen at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), said, “If the licence is granted, we intend to expand our operational scope and take advantage of greater opportunity to enhance our present competencies in securities trading, asset management, financial advisory services and investment banking.”
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