David Hannah Professional Services

05/05/2016

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said it is making moves to make Nigeria self-sufficient in the supply of petroleum products, as the country suffers from constant fuel shortages.Read more: https://goo.gl/bc9Luf

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said it is making moves to make Nigeria self-sufficient in the supply of petroleum products, as the country suffers from constant fuel shortages. The Group Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer, GED/COO, Commercials, NNPC, Dr. Babatude Adeniran, sa...

04/05/2016

The Nigerian capital market on Tuesday, appreciated by 3.20 per cent following MSCI Index provider decision that it would not implement changes for any of the nation’s securities from its frontier market index.Read more: https://goo.gl/xnTHIK

03/05/2016

People who buy their home tend to save for their old age at a lower rate according to research that suggests Britain’s housing market is diverting investment away from more productive uses.Read more: http://goo.gl/nCLgrx

People who buy their home tend to save for their old age at a lower rate according to research that suggests Britain’s housing market is diverting investment away from more productive uses. Rising house prices may be driving a fall in long-term

02/05/2016

The federal government has reduced the frequency of meetings of part-time chairmen and members of committees, boards of statutory corporations and government-owned companies from eight to four times annually.Read more: https://goo.gl/TFuUxI

The federal government has reduced the frequency of meetings of part-time chairmen and members of committees, boards of statutory corporations and government-owned companies from eight to four times annually. The government, by this move, hopes to save over N1 billion per annum from sitting allowanc…

30/04/2016

We help draw together some financial planning for a reader in the latest in our Money Makeover series.Despite working in an unusual and insecure industry for decades, Captain Trevor Childs is in a comfortable financial position. Read more: http://goo.gl/lX3HG2

We help draw together some financial planning for a reader in the latest in our Money Makeover series. Despite working in an unusual and insecure industry for decades, Captain Trevor Childs is in a comfortable financial position. Mr Childs, 60, has spent 35 years working as a captain on diving boats…

29/04/2016

Apprehension heightened in the equities market yesterday as the deadline for withdrawal of Morgan Stanley Capital International, MSCI, foreign investment index from the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, expires today. Read more: http://goo.gl/0THWTc

Apprehension heightened in the equities market yesterday as the deadline for withdrawal of Morgan Stanley Capital International, MSCI, foreign investment index from the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, expires today.

28/04/2016

The firm, which is widely held among UK equity managers such as Fidelity's Alex Wright, reported pre-tax profits for the quarter was £654m, a 46% fall on the same period a year - in the three months to 31 March 2015, pre-tax profit was £1.2bn.Read more: http://goo.gl/6ph7hd

27/04/2016

The head of the UK’s largest commercial property company by capitalisation has warned that a British exit from the EU would result in a sustained shock to demand for real estate in London. Read more: http://goo.gl/rtYuaX

The head of the UK’s largest commercial property company by capitalisation has warned that a British exit from the EU would result in a sustained shock to demand for real estate in London. Robert Noel, chief executive of Land Securities, said

26/04/2016

Atlas Mara Ltd., the African finance company co-founded by former Barclays Plc Chief Executive Officer Bob Diamond, said it has held talks with investors looking to combine the firm with the British lender’s operations in the continent as it swung to full-year profit. Read more: http://goo.gl/yhDCcU

25/04/2016

Full speech of president Muhammadu Buhari speech at the Nigeria-China business forum during his visit to the republic of China has been released to the public. Read more: http://goo.gl/yzyJRs

23/04/2016

Both share the same objective — large returns on vast sums of capital invested in high-growth markets, typically meaning developing countries. But the latter requires a unique investment approach and poses distinct, often vexing, challenges, even for financial institutions with a mandate for development. Read more: https://goo.gl/OEGrqG

Both share the same objective — large returns on vast sums of capital invested in high-growth markets, typically meaning developing countries. But the latter requires a unique investment approach and poses distinct, often vexing, challenges, even for financial institutions with a mandate for develop…

22/04/2016

Investment in central London office buildings dropped by 52 per cent quarter-on-quarter as dealmaking was slowed by nervousness over Britain’s vote on whether to leave the EU. Read more: http://goo.gl/ojIXtz

Investment in central London office buildings dropped by 52 per cent quarter-on-quarter as dealmaking was slowed by nervousness over Britain’s vote on whether to leave the EU. Some £2.2bn of London offices changed hands in the first quarter of 2016,