Guaranty Trust Bank plc was incorporated in July 1990, as a private limited liability company wholly owned by Nigerian individuals and institutions. We were licensed as a Commercial Bank in August 1990 and commenced operation in February 1991.
In September 1996, Guaranty Trust Bank plc became a publicly quoted company and won the Nigerian Stock Exchange President's Merit award that same year and again in the years 2000, 2003,2005 and 2006. The Bank was also runner-up for the quoted company of the year award in 2005. In February 2002, we obtained a Universal Banking licence and were appointed a settlement bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2003.
Our quest to continue adding value to the businesses of our stakeholders has seen us emerge as a pacesetter and industry leader over the years. This is evident in our introduction of real time online banking in 1990, mobile, telephone and internet banking in 2002, Slip free banking in 2006 and the first fully interactive self service call centre; GT Connect in 2006.

UBA Asset Management Ltd (UAML), incorporated in 1964, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA). We are licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as Investment Advisers, Portfolio and Asset Managers. We offer specialized services in the areas of wealth generation and investment management. Our products and services include Mutual Funds, Guaranteed Return Investment, Discretionary Portfolio Management, Employee Savings Plan, Personal Portfolio Plan, Sinking Funds, and Management of Special Funds. Our clients include Retail Firms and High Networth Individuals, as well as Associations, Corporate Organizations, Government Bodies and Non-resident Africans.

BGL Plc, formerly known as Banc Garanti Limited, was incorporated in May 1993 and commenced operations as an lnvestment Banking company in May 1995. BGL is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as an lssuing House, lnvestment Adviser and Portfolio Manager. BGL’s wholly owned stock-broking subsidiary, BGL Securities Limited is a dealing member of the Nigerian Stock Exchange ("NSE") and registered by the SEC as a Broker/Dealer and lssuing House.

GTB Asset Mgt. Ltd is an investment and wealth management subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, a leading financial institution in Nigeria with offices in London and across West Africa.
Registered by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), we provide trusteeship, securities brokerage, and financial advisory services to individual and corporate clients.
Our team is positioned to deliver exceptional investment solutions that will help our clients achieve their goals. Our company is committed to providing local insight and world-class standards to investors.
At GTB Asset Management, we are poised to build lasting relationships based on exclusive customer service and gain market leadership through insight and cutting-edge innovation.

Stanbic IBTC Management (“SIAML”) is the wholly owned asset management and stock broking subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, a member of the Standard Bank Group. 

Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited is registered by the Securities & Exchange Commission of Nigeria as a Portfolio Manager, Investment Adviser and Broker/Dealer and was licensed in 1997 by the Nigerian Stock Exchange to deal in securities quoted on the Exchange.

Stanbic IBTC Management has quickly established itself as the leading wholesale stock broking house (by transaction values) in the Nigerian stock market, executing sizeable deals on behalf of both local and foreign Institutional Investors as well as high net worth individuals. SIAML has been rated the No. 1 Brokerage House in Nigeria for two years running by the Nigerian Stock Exchange based on the value of transactions executed.

The Discount Houses subsector of the Nigerian financial services industry commenced as a brainchild of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the early 1990's. Discount Houses were established to bring sanity to an otherwise traumatized banking sector. Discount Houses therefore became the conduit through which banks were able to channel excess liquidity and access same to and from the CBN. The Discount Houses created a secondary market particularly for the trading of Treasury bills and other commercial bills.
It was therefore the coming together of eight financial institutions championed by the First Bank of Nigeria Plc. (FBN) that gave birth to Kakawa Discount House Limited (Kakawa) in 1995. Currently, there are five Discount Houses in Nigeria .

Over time and with the dynamism that exists in the Nigerian financial services sector, the guidelines for Discount House activities have evolved and are now more broad-based. As a result, Kakawa has also metamorphosed into an organization with a carefully designed array of financial services positioned to delight its customers.

We have evolved from being an essentially mono-product institution into being the pioneer for the marketing of Treasury bills to individual investors through the introduction of our proprietary product, the Treasury Bill Backed Investment (TBBI) in 1997.

UNIC INSURANCE PLC was incorporated on April 2, 1965 as the United Nigeria Insurance Company Limited from the merger of the Northern Assurance Company Limited and White Cross Insurance Company Limited, both overseas Insurance Companies. The company commenced operations on October 1, 1965. Since its incorporation in 1965, Unic Insurance Plc. has built a reputation as a strong underwriting house providing its numerous policyholders the security of its Financial Reserves, Underwriting Expertise and First-Class Reinsurance Treaties. The recent introduction of new Life products and the expansion of the company’s operations into Health Insurance and asset Management re-inforces the company’s commitment to developing services to meet the growing needs of its clients.

FBN Capital Limited (FBN Capital), an investment -banking subsidiary of First Bank Group, is duly registered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to carry on business as an Issuing House, Investment Adviser and Portfolio Manager.

FBN Capital provides the highest quality merger, acquisition, strategic advisory, brokerage, asset management, capital raising, and financing services to middle and upper spectrum of the economy and to a select target market.

FBN Capital is a derivative of the combination of the investment banking businesses of former FBN (Merchant Bankers) LIMITED; MBC International Bank and Corporate Finance Group of First Bank plc.

 Zenith Securities Limited (ZSL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc and was incorporated on May 31, 1990 with an authorised share capital of N400m (four hundred million naira) issued and fully-paid.

ZSL is registered by The Securities & Exchange Commission to carry on the business of Issuing House, Investment adviser, Portfolio Management and Stockbroking, and by The Nigerian Stock Exchange as a Broker/Dealer to operate on any floors of The Nigerian Stock Exchange.  The company commenced full operations as a stockbroking firm on May 14, 2004 when it started dealing on all floors of The Nigerian Stock Exchange.

Zenith Securities Limited has within a short while established herself as one of the leading stockbroking firms in Nigeria in terms of Capitalisation, Market Turnover and ability to execute “big-ticket” transactions.

Cashcraft Asset Management was incorporated in 1991. We are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as issuing house, brokers, dealers, portfolio managers and investment advisers.
We are a financial services, asset management and advisory company, an innovator committed to helping employees, clients and people from all walks of life achieve their goals. We assist small investors, pensioners, high net worth individuals in Nigeria to access the capital market with timely information, sound advice, guidance and expert service.
Our present(2009) paid up Capital is N1billion (One BillionNaira) but with shareholders' fund in excess of N2billion (Two Billion Naira).

The Company EXPRESS DISCOUNT LIMITED was incorporated on 25th November, 1992 as a private limited liability company and specialised financial institution. It was licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria on 22nd July, 1993 to carry out the functions of a discount house and commenced full operations on Friday 23rd July, 1993.

First Trustees Nigeria Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Bank of Nigeria Plc was incorporated on 8th August 1979 as a private limited liability companyto render the following core financial services, which include: Trusteeship – Public, Corporate and Private, Portfolio Management – Locally & Offshore, Financial Advisory Services, investment Advisory Services, Share Warehousing Scheme.

FSDH Asset Management Limited “FAML” is the wholly owned subsidiary of FSDH and one of Nigeria’s leading asset management and financial advisory firms. FAML provides unique investment advice to a broad array of discerning individual and institutional investors and has established an enviable track record in this respect

Vetiva Capital Management Limited is a Pan-African Financial Services Company incorporated in Nigeria and duly regulated and registered by the Securities & Exchange Commission and the Nigerian Stock Exchange to carry on business as an Issuing House, Market Maker and Fund/Portfolio Manager. Through our subsidiaries, Vetiva Trustees Limited and Vetiva Securities Limited, we are also licensed to carry out the business of Trusteeship and Stockbroking respectively.

Aquila Capital Limited is a financial services company which specialises in equipment leasing, fleet operation & management, asset management as well as corporate and business support finance.
Our name, Aquila, is derived from a Latin word for Eagle, an animal whose traits closely depict those of our company.

Avante Capital Partners (“Avante”) is a leading indigenous financial advisory firm focused primarily on key African markets. Avante a subsidiary of Ocean and Oil Holdings, was created in 2002 to provide corporate finance and advisory services primarily to the Ocean & Oil Holdings group of companies. We have in that time broadened our client base beyond the Ocean & Oil Holdings companies to other external parties. Avante now provides services to clients in the energy services, real estate, infrastructure and telecommunications sectors.

DEAP Capital Management & Trust Plc (DEAPCAPITAL) is a public limited Company with Authorized Share Capital of N1.5 billion and a Paid –Up Capital of N750 million.

The Company has an asset base of over N4 billion with Funds Under Management in excess of over N3 billion. It was incorporated on June 5, 2002 and is registered with The Securities and Exchange Commission as Funds/Portfolio Manager.

The core business of DEAP is Funds/ Portfolio Management and Financial Advisory Services for high net worth individuals and institutions. DEAP CAPITAL is also licensed by the Securities & Exchange Commission to perform the functions of an Issuing House in the Nigerian Capital Market. DEAP CAPITAL is owned by over 4,800 distinguished Nigerians and one Institutional Investor.

Express Discount Asset Management Limited (“EDAM Nigeria”) evolved as a full fledged company from the Asset Management unit of Express Discount Limited (“EDL”).  It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Discount Limited (EDL).

Express Discount Limited was incorporated on the 25th of November 1992 as a private limited liability company and specialist financial institution. It was licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria on 22nd July, 1993 to carry out the functions of a discount house and commenced full operations on Friday July, 1993.

EDAM Nigeria evolved following a significant growth in the assets and performance of the Asset Management Unit of EDL.  In order to maximize investment opportunities and returns from this line of business, EDAM Nigeria was incorporated and licensed to engage essentially in Asset Management Business. EDAM Nigeria is registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) as Broker/Dealer, Portfolio/Fund Manager. It is also a Dealing Member of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

PHB Capital & Trust Limited, a Private Company Limited by shares, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Platinumhabib Bank Plc (Bank PHB), one of the most liquid, profitable and professionally run commercial mega-banks in Nigeria.
 
Incorporated in 1992 as HNB Trustees Limited, the company changed its name in January 2007 to reflect the post – merger identity of the parent company.
 
With a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals whose disciplines cuts across accounting, law, finance and actuarial science, PHB Capital & Trust Limited is one company that has Professionalism, High Ethical Standards, Integrity, Team work and Client satisfaction as its core values.

Sterling Capital commenced operations in January, 2006 as a re-branding of the investment banking capabilities and experience of the five legacy institutions that merged to form Sterling Bank, following the conclusion of the Banking Industry consolidation in Nigeria in December, 2005.  The Banks were NAL Bank Plc, Magnum Trust Bank Plc, Indo-Nigeria Bank Ltd, NBM Bank Ltd and Trust Bank of Africa Plc.  This implies that its presence in the Nigerian Capital Market precedes its legal existence.

Sterling Capital currently boasts of over 50 years of capital market experience and a rich investment banking antecedent, given that two of its legacy banks were strong investment banking institutions.  The former NAL Bank Plc was the pioneer merchant bank in Nigeria, which commenced banking operations in 1960 as Nigerian Acceptances Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of John Holt (Liverpool) Limited.  In July, 1969, NAL merged its operations with those of Financial Holdings (Nigeria) Limited, then trading under the name of Phillip Hills Nigeria Limited.

In November, 1969, NAL became the first Nigerian financial house to be granted a licence to operate as a merchant bank in the country. NAL was very instrumental in implementing the Indigenisation programme of the Federal Government in the early 70s and played a major role in the development of the Nigerian Capital Market.