CMSA 2025 Annual Business Summit Set to ‘Unlock the Future of Capital Markets’

 

L-R: Senior Associate, Duale, Ovia and Alex-Adedipe, Viyon Ojo; Chair,2025 ABS Planning Committee and Partner, Duale, Ovia and Alex-Adedipe, Simisola Eyisanmi;Chairman, Capital Market Solicitors Association (CMSA) and Partner,Pentagon Partners LP, Odiaka Vincent Iweze; and Secretary, CMSA and Partner, Babalakin and Co. Legal Practitioners, Mabel Okereke, at the media parley on the CMSA 2025 conference held in Lagos recently

Activities and Excitement level towards the fast-approaching Capital Market Solicitors Association (CMSA) Annual 2025 Business Summit (ABS), scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 25th June 2025, at the prestigious Lagos Oriental Hotel, got a further boost with the official press conference of the event.

This year’s Summit, with the theme: “Investment and Securities Act 2025: Innovations and Opportunities in the Nigerian Capital Market”, is particularly significant as it comes at a transformative time for the Nigerian capital market, following the recent enactment of the Investment and Securities Act 2025 (ISA 2025). As many of you may know, the recently enacted Investment and Securities Act 2025 repeals the 2007 Act and introduces transformative reforms that reposition the Nigerian Capital Market for the future.

Addressing reporters on the importance of the fort coming event, The Chairman of CMSA Odiaka Vincent Iweze, said that the recently enacted Investment and Securities Act 2025 which repeals the 2007 Act and introduces transformative reforms that reposition the Nigerian Capital Market for the future, and will be the main point of discussion because of it’s importance to the nation’s economy.

This landmark legislation reflects global best practices and provides a more robust legal framework for capital market activities in Nigeria. Notably, it enhances investor protection, improves regulatory oversight, strengthens enforcement mechanisms, and expands opportunities for participation across the financial ecosystem, especially within the digital assets space.

 This is a defining moment for the Nigerian capital market, and it is within this context that the CMSA is convening this important Summit. Since its establishment in 2001, the CMSA has played a pivotal role in the growth and evolution of Nigeria’s capital market by promoting thought leadership, legal excellence, advocacy, and regulatory reform’’ Iwezu added

Also speaking at the press briefing, the chairman of the ABS Planning Committee, Miss. Simisola Eyisanmi, said ‘This summit which is the flagship event of the association is expected to bring together capital market lawyers, regulators, investment bankers, and other stakeholders to dissect the impact of the Act, discuss implementation strategies, debate current issues, identify growth opportunities within the sector and shape the future of our market’

This year’s event will feature a fireside chat and panel discussions centered on: “Reforms, Innovations, and Opportunities under the Investment and Securities Act 2025.” With the high caliber of speakers and panelists confirmed, we expect nothing short of a rich, stimulating, and impactful conversation.

Miss. Eyisanmi further added that Participation in the Summit is free of charge, but pre-registration is required. This is made possible through the generous sponsorship of our member firms and corporate partners, to whom we are most grateful.

Since its establishment in 2001, the CMSA has played a pivotal role in the growth and evolution of Nigeria’s capital market by promoting thought leadership, legal excellence, advocacy, and regulatory reform, part of which is its contribution to the enactment of Investment and Securities Act 2025 recently which is part of the communiqué of the 2024 ABS summit according to Miss Mabel Okereke, Secretary CMSA