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SEC warns on proliferation of fake online platforms

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the investing public on the proliferation of unregistered online investment and trading platforms claiming to be facilitating access to trading in securities listed in foreign markets.

This was contained in a circular to capital market operators issued by the management of the Commission in Abuja, Thursday. The circular read in part: “The attention of SEC has been drawn to the existence of several providers of online investment and trading platforms, which purportedly facilitate direct access of the investing public in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to securities of foreign companies listed on securities exchanges registered in other jurisdictions. “These platforms also claim to be operating in partnership with capital market operators registered with the Commission.”

The Commission categorically stated further that by the provisions of Sections 67-70 of the Investments and Securities Act (ISA), 2007 and Rules 414 & 415 of the SEC Rules and Regulations, only foreign securities listed on any exchange registered in Nigeria may be issued, sold or offered for sale or subscription to the Nigerian public. Accordingly, SEC notified CMOS, who work in concert with the referenced online platforms of the Commission’s position and advised them to desist henceforth.

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