The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed 14 Nigerian Banks with their foreign partners as external Fund Managers to manage $7billion of the nation's foreign reserves estimated at $38.07 billion (as at July 2006). This was announced through CBN’s investment committee and is in line with the reform process in the banking process aimed at improving professional management and transforming Nigerian Banks into global players.
The final names are:
|
Nigerian Bank |
Foreign Partner |
|
Union Bank |
Black Rock |
|
Zenith Bank |
J P Morgan Chase |
|
First Bank |
HSBC |
|
Intercontinental |
BNP Paribas |
|
UBA |
UBS |
|
IBTC-Chartered |
Credit Suisse |
|
Guaranty Trust |
Morgan Stanley |
|
Bank PHB |
Fortis |
|
Fidelity |
Investec |
|
Access Bank |
ABN Amro |
|
Oceanic |
Cominvest |
|
Ecobank |
ING |
|
Stanbic |
Bank Of New York |
|
Diamond Bank |
Crown Agents | |