[ 2011-04-13 ]

Securities companies urged to collaborate

Cost-cutting urged for Securities players
Players in the securities industry are being asked
to collaborate more in information management,
infrastructure and skills development.

This, according to the government will, help
reduce their cost of operations and increase
access to financial services to both the formal
and informal sectors.

Speaking at the official launch of the 2010 Ghana
Investments Awards, a representative from the
Finance Ministry, Yvonne Quansah said the
government is committed to ensuring a
well-developed securities industry that will help
facilitate the advancement of the overall
financial market.

“We all know that well developed securities
market has the ability to moblise private funds
and channel them to the most productive sectors of
the economy,” she explained.

The maiden edition of the Investments Awards is on
the theme ‘promoting sound investment to enhance
wealth creation and economic development’.

President of the Premier Networking Investment
Club, organizers of the awards, Kwame Amporful
told Joy Business the awards are to recognize
investment firms, products and services.

He said there were three categories of awards –
the corporate award, fun and product award and
individual award. “For the individual award
category, we have the Fund Manager of the Year
Award, and there is the Most Promising
Professional of the Year Award under 28 years and
then we have the Lifetime Achievement Award.”

Source - MyjoyOnline

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