Business News of Monday, 14 September 2020

Source: GNA

Registrar-General to hold two-day virtual investor meeting

Mrs Jemima Mamaa Oware, Registrar-General and Official Liquidator of 53 Fund Management Companies Mrs Jemima Mamaa Oware, Registrar-General and Official Liquidator of 53 Fund Management Companies

The Registrar-General’s Department is set to hold a two-day virtual meeting on September 15th and 16th with investors of 53 Asset Management Companies (AMCs) whose licenses were revoked by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The meeting is to provide an update on a Government’s Bailout Plan for creditors who qualify as investors of the AMCs and are under the regulatory remit of the SEC.

A statement from the Registrar-General’s Department signed by Mrs Jemima Mamaa Oware, the Registrar-General and Official Liquidator for the 53 Fund Management Companies, and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Monday stated.

The statement said the SEC’s annulment of licenses of the 53 AMCs was carried out under Section 122 (2) (b) of the Securities Industry Act 2016, (Act 929) (SIA).

“Pursuant to applications by the Registrar of Companies, the High Court, Commercial Division presided over by Her Ladyship Justice A. Mensah Homiah (JA) ordered the official winding up of the under listed Companies,” the statement said.

According to the statement, links to the meetings would be delivered to all investors via text message before September 15, 2020.

The statement said the companies have been set into two groups, on Tuesday, September 15, from 09:00 hours to noon the first group would include; Intermarket Asset Management Limited (formerly CDH Asset Management Limited), from Capital Limited, Asset Capital Limited, Mak Assets Management Limited and Mec-ellis Investments Ghana limited.

Others are Alpha Cap Securities Limited, Man Capital Limited, Sirius Capital Limited, Kamaag Kapital Limited (formerly Lifeline Asset Management Limited), and Tikowrie Capital Limited.

On day two Wednesday, September 16, from 09:00 hours to noon, the participating companies are; Brooks Asset Management Limited, All-Time Capital Limited, Mutual Integrity Limited, Weston Capital Limited, and Standard Securities Limited.

The rest Galaxy Capital Limited, Nordea Capital Limited, Nickel Keynesbury Limited, Axe Capital Advisors Limited (formerly United Capital Advisors Limited), and Supreme Trust Capital Limited.