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Too Big To Regulate: Who Guards The Giants? Inside South Africa's SIFI Rulebook

Building on our earlier publication discussing the designation of systemically important financial institutions ("SIFIs") in South Africa, this article outlines the roles of regulators and public bodies (the "Guards")...

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Regulatory Update: Key Legal And Compliance Changes In The Cbn Guidelines For The Operations Of Agent Banking In Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, October 6 2025, issued new operational guidelines for Agent Banking in Nigeria. The purpose of the Guidelines is to strengthen and secure the enabling environment for providing...

Nigeria Finance

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Pavestones Legal

FSCA Unveils OMNI-Risk Return: A New Era For Risk

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority ("FSCA") published the draft OMNI-Risk Return and an Explanatory Guide on 30 September 2025, kicking off a two-month consultation period until 30 November 2025.

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Liberalization Of Ethiopia's Banking Sector To Foreign Investment

The banking business sector in Ethiopia was exclusively reserved for domestic investors for a half century. The sector began to be opened to foreign investors since 2023.

Ethiopia Finance

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Aman & Partners Legal Services LLP

Secured Lending Comparative Guide

Zimbabwe Finance

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ChimukaMafunga Commercial Attorneys

Examining The Prohibition On Financial Assistance And Its Impact On Leveraged Buyouts

Nigeria Finance

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G ELIAS

Private Debt In Africa: Unlocking Growth For SMEs And The Broader Economy

AK

Anjarwalla & Khanna

Analysis Of The Tax Changes Introduced By The Finance Act, 2025

AK

Anjarwalla & Khanna

Central Bank Issues New Directive Setting Out Framework For Foreign Currency Transactions

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ENS

Breaking Borders To Combat Financial Misconduct

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Proliferation Financing: The Silent Threat Mauritian Financial Institutions Must Confront

Mauritius Finance

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AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Climate Financing: Debt-To-Nature And Debt-For-Climate Swaps

Worldwide Finance

ALP NG & Co

When Will South Africa's NPS Bill Come Into Force? Navigating The Road To Implementation

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Legal Insights On The Central Bank Of Nigeria Open Banking Initiative

Nigeria Finance

Syntegral Legal Practice

Nigerian Tax Reform Acts: Structuring For Efficiency In An Evolving Fiscal Landscape

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Pavestones Legal

Review Of The Lagos State Tenancy And Recovery Of Premises Draft Bill, 2025

Nigeria Real Estate

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Nigerian Tax Reforms And The Future Of Free Trade Zones In Nigeria: A Significant Policy Shift.

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KPMG Nigeria

A Review Of The Lagos State Tenancy And Recovery Of Premises Bill 2025

Nigeria Real Estate

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The Trusted Advisors

Shamed For Debt: Analysis Of Available Judicial Redress Against Loan App Harassment And Defamation In The Case Of Mr. Peter Odang Enyigwe V. Fastcredit Limited & 2 Ors.

Nigeria Litigation

SA

S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.

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Fund Finance

The Bank Loan That Disappeared: How One Missed Step Left A Security Trustee Hanging

In Nigeria's corporate finance space, there's an assumption that a few signed documents are enough to protect a trustee.

Nigeria Commercial

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Charis Legal Practice

Breaking The Bank: South Africa's Payment System Shake-up Welcomes Non-Bank Players

The Banks Act 94 of 1990 (the "Banks Act") provides that only a licensed bank may conduct "the business of a bank" in South Africa.

South Africa Finance

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ENS

A 2025 Playbook For Private Capital In Nigeria: Charting Change

As African private capital markets emerge from a period of volatility, the first half of 2025 has signalled a phase of stabilisation and renewed investor focus.

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

CBN Suspends Dividend And Bonus Payments And Investment In Foreign Subsidiaries By Nigerian Banks

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

No Shortcut Around The Clock: Tribunal Reaffirms Firm Stance On Condonation In Pension Fund Disputes

South Africa Employment

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Adams & Adams

An Overview Of The Regulatory Changes In The Nigerian Banking & Finance Sector In 2024 And Outlook For 2025

Nigeria Finance

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

The Perils Of Using Funds That Do Not Belong To You

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Erroneous Bank Transfer: How To Recover Mistakenly Transferred Funds Legally

Nigeria Finance

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The Trusted Advisors

Fund Finance Laws And Regulations 2025 – Mauritius

Mauritius Finance

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Appleby

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Securitization & Structured Finance

Securitisation Comparative Guide

Securitisation Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Zimbabwe, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Zimbabwe Finance

Dube, Manikai & Hwacha Legal Practitioners (DMH)

Debt Securitisation As A Form Of Financing

Due to developments in the financial sector, new and innovative financial techniques and instruments have been introduced to supply capital resources.

Nigeria Finance

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The Trusted Advisors

A Constrained Budget Compels A More Ingenious Financing Option For Nigeria's Infrastructure Development Securitization

Nigeria's infrastructure, currently valued at about 35% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is widely regarded as dilapidated and inadequate.

Nigeria Finance

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Perchstone & Graeys

Bank Loans In Nigeria: Types Of Collateral And Loan Documentation

Nigeria Finance

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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Securitization & Types Of Security For Bank Loans In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

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Resolution Law Firm

Banks Taking Security Over Shares – A Review Of The Consent Requirements Under The Banks And Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020.

Nigeria Finance

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AELEX

Cliffton Limited Raises US$450 Million Through Senior Secured Notes

Mauritius Finance

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Appleby

Raising Capital For Companies: Securitization As An Option In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

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Aekley Solicitors

AMCON And Toxic Assets: Optimizing The Securitization Option

Nigeria Finance

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LeLaw Barristers & Solicitors

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Listing Rules & Flotation

Capital Markets Comparative Guide

Capital Markets Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of South Africa, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

South Africa Commercial

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Fasken South Africa

Guide On How A Private Company Can Go Public And Trade On The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX)

Going public is a significant milestone for any private company, offering access to capital, increased visibility, and enhanced credibility.

Nigeria Commercial

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Capital Markets Comparative Guide

Capital Markets Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Ghana, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Ghana Commercial

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Koranteng & Koranteng Legal Advisors

Capital Markets Comparative Guide

Nigeria Commercial

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CLP Legal

Redefining The Bond Market In Mauritius

Mauritius Finance

OL

Orison Legal

Listing On The Growth Board Of The Nigerian Stock Exchange

Nigeria Commercial

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AELEX

Proposed Comprehensive Amendments To The JSE Debt Listings Requirements Move Closer To Implementation

South Africa Finance

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ENS

King IV: JSE Listings Requirements Update And Implementation Dates Announced

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Proposed Amendments To The JSE Debt Listings Requirements

South Africa Finance

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ENS

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Buying Property In South Africa While Living Abroad: How Exchange Control Shapes Your Mortgage

If you are living outside South Africa and buying a home here, your bond (mortgage / home loan) will almost always include exchange control conditions.

South Africa Immigration

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

Aviation: Financing And Leasing 2025

If the interest in an engine installed in an airframe is held by a person other than the person who holds interest in the airframe, the risk of title annexation does exist...

Nigeria Transport

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Streamsowers & Kohn

Legal Framework Of Lending Transactions In Ghana

Lending transactions are at the heart of modern banking and commerce, and in Ghana, these transactions are shaped by a combination of statutory law...

AB

Asare Bediako & Co

Regulatory Update: Corporate Affairs Commission Issues New Schedule Of Fees

Nigeria Commercial

FS

Moroom Africa Legal Consults

Uganda Supreme Court's Waiver Of 30% Deposit By Mortgagors: A Borrower's Win Or A Legal Mix-up?

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ENS

Bond Cancellation Process

South Africa Finance

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

The Proper Placement Of Interest Rate Clauses In Lending Documents: Balancing Clarity, Compliance, And Borrower Protections

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Must A Bank Let You Know Of Changes In The Interest Rate On Your Loan?

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ENS

Tax Compliance Checklist For Businesses In Nigeria

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

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Latest Videos

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The Premier Compliance Event Returns To Mauritius! (Video)

AF

AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Axis Finance Act Series 2023 -Compliance (Video)

AF

AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Finance Act 2023 Briefings - Part 3 – Financial Services (Video)

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Orison Legal

Lawspectives: Debt Recovery By Gabriel Cornelius (Video)

OA

Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)

Webinar | Impact Of Carbon Tax On The Financial Services Industry (Video)

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ENS

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