August 2016
Derivatives infrastructure: A critique of the Kenyan Market
The impression that financial derivatives are complex to understand on the same level as rocket science, is not uncommon among many capital markets practitioners. Nothing could be less accurate. While understanding them is not kindergarten stuff, it is not rocket science either. Yet this is not the only aspect on derivatives that is generating debate […]
Readying the Financial Services industry in Kenya for the new normal
Nairobi city is poised to become the financial entrepot for Africa. While this is not news to many, little is known about the progress made towards this end. The Kenya Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has fast-tracked this process by introducing the Securities Industry Certification Program (SICP). In partnership with the Chartered Institute for Securities and […]