Again, Zedcap Emerges Best Brokerage Service Firm in Nigeria

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By Modupe Gbadeyanka

Zedcap Partners Limited (ZPL) has again been announced as the Best Brokerage Service Firm in Nigeria after clinching the same award last year.

The leading and largest interdealer brokerage company in the country got this honour at the 2020 FMDQ Gold Awards held over a week ago.

The Managing Director of the organisation, Mr Oluseyi Akinbi, described the accolade as a validation of the company’s commitment to delivering best-in-class service experience to its dealer partners.

“We are continually striving for ways to improve everything that we do. Today, we have an exclusive partnership with GFI South Africa (Pty) Limited (a part of the BGC Group) to increase foreign participation in the Nigerian Capital Markets.

“We have also expanded our coverage of the Eurobond markets by onboarding with over 35 offshore banks, asset managers and brokers to bring best pricing and execution to our local institutional clients.

“As you know, this award recognises the hard work that goes on behind the scenes in bringing the World to Nigeria and also taking Nigeria to the World. We thank FMDQ for this recognition.

”On behalf of the management, I would like to dedicate this award to all members of our teams for their focus and determination. This will motivate us all to do more,” he said.

The 2020 FMDQ Gold Awards, organised by the FMDQ Securities Exchange, was held virtually on Friday, November 6, 2020.

FMDQ is Africa’s first vertically integrated financial market infrastructure (FMI) group, strategically positioned to provide seamless execution, clearing and settlement of financial market transactions across the debt capital, foreign exchange and derivatives markets, through the FMDQ Entities – FMDQ Securities Exchange, FMDQ Clear Limited and FMDQ Depository Limited – towards transforming the Nigerian financial markets through its GOLD (Global Competitiveness, Operational Excellence, Liquidity and Diversity) agenda.

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