 The many speaking engagements undertaken by members of the firm include:
"The Core Group Investor and the Small Investor: Their Rights and Responsibilities to each other and to the Company" - a paper presented by Dr Austen-Peters on 26 July 2000 at the workshop organised by the National Co-ordinating Committee of Shareholders Associations to sensitise the public on the privatisation exercise.
A presentation by Dr Austen-Peters on "Custodial Services and the Need for a Central Securities Depository in Nigeria" made to a select group of bankers, stockbrokers and fund managers on 5 October 2000, sponsored by a merchant bank and a fund manager.
In-house seminar conducted by Dr Austen-Peters on "The Custody of Investments" for senior staff of the Securities & Exchange Commission on 29 March 2001.
In-house seminar conducted by Dr Austen-Peters on "The Key Elements of Private Banking" for senior marketing and operations staff of Prudent Bank on 10 April 2001.
A presentation by Dr Austen-Peters on "The Custody of Investments in Nigeria" made during the British Council organised British-Nigerian Law Week, April 23-27 2001 in Abuja, Nigeria.
A presentation titled "An Introduction to Statutes Governing The Nigerian Capital Market" by Dr 'Timi Austen-Peters at a Central Bank of Nigeria in-house training programme titled "Basic Understanding of Capital Market Operations", Central Bank of Nigeria Training Centre, Lagos on 6th August (and repeated on 8th October) 2001.
A presentation titled "An Introduction to Commodity Exchanges" by Dr 'Timi Austen-Peters at a Central Bank of Nigeria in-house training programme titled "Basic Understanding of Capital Market Operations", Central Bank of Nigeria Training Centre, Lagos on 8th August (and repeated on 10th October) 2001.
Inaugural seminar at the Securities & Exchange Commission's Training School, conducted by Dr Austen-Peters on "The Custody of Investments" for Directors and senior staff of the Securities & Exchange Commission on 14th August 2001.
Lecture by Dr Austen-Peters titled "The Role of a National Securities Depository as a Catalyst for the Growth of the Nigerian Capital Market" delivered at stakeholder workshops organised by the National Council on Privatisation's Committee on the Establishment of a National Depository in Nigeria, Lagos 30 May 2002 and Abuja 6 June 2002.
Seminars by Dr Austen-Peters titled "An Introduction to Capital Markets", "An Introduction to Pension Schemes", "Depositories and Custodial Services" and "An Introduction to Commodity Exchanges" as part of a course on capital markets organised by Newman Conference Services Ltd on 25-26 June and 11-12 September 2002.
Seminar by Mrs Nwachi Otuogbodor titled "An Introduction to Collective Investment Schemes" as part of a course on capital markets organised by Newman Conference Services Ltd on 27 June and 13 September 2002.
Keynote speech by Dr Austen-Peters titled "Nigerian Economic Development through Savings Mobilisation and Pension Management" delivered at the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers" 6th Annual Stockbrokers' Conference in Abuja, 15 November 2002.
Lecture by Dr Austen-Peters titled "Creating a Conducive Environment for the Development of New Products" delivered at a workshop on Capital Market Products organised by the Training School of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Lagos 15 October 2003 and again on 9 December 2004.
Lecture by Dr Austen-Peters titled "Limits of Restitution for the Investor under the Investment and Securities Act" delivered at a Seminar on the Investment and Securities Tribunal and Investor Protection jointly organised by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Capital Markets Solicitors Association, Lagos 16 June 2004.
A presentation titled "The Requirements for Licensing, Roles and functions of a Pension Fund Administrator and Pension Assets Custodians" by Dr 'Timi Austen-Peters at a Workshop on the Pensions Act 2004 organised by the Nigerian Insurers Association on 10-11th August 2004.
A presentation titled "The Pension Reform Act 2004" by Dr 'Timi Austen-Peters to the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry by Dr Timi Austen-Peters on 22 September 2004.
A presentation titled "The Pension Reform Act 2004" by Dr 'Timi Austen-Peters at a Seminar on the Pensions Act 2004 organised by KPMG/Capital Alliance on 7 October 2004.
A presentation titled "An Overview of Capital Market Laws and Judicial Interpretation in Nigeria " Historical Perspective" by Dr 'Timi Austen-Peters at a Workshop on Capital Market Law and Ethics organized by the Nigerian Capital Market Institute in Abuja, on 12 April 2005.
A presentation titled "Contractual Relations between Pension Fund Administrators and Pension Fund Custodians" by Dr 'Timi Austen-Peters at a Consultative Forum on Pension Fund Custodians & Custody Organised by the National Pension Commission at the Protea Hotel, Oakwood Park, Lekki, Lagos on 26 April 2005.
A presentation titled "Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in the Nigerian Capital Market" by Dr 'Timi Austen-Peters at a Workshop on Accounting and Manipulation in the Capital Market organized by the Nigerian Capital Market Institute in Lagos, on 3 June 2005.
A presentation titled "Legal and Regulatory Framework of the Nigerian Capital Market" by Dr Timi Austen-Peters at a Workshop on Capital Market Analysis for Financial Editors and Corporate Managers organized by the Nigerian Capital market Institute at Obudu on 29 June 2005.
A presentation titled "An Analysis of The Regulatory Framework for Nigeria's Pension Industry under the Pension Reform Act 2004" by Dr. Timi Austen-Peters to the 2005 Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference at Jos, Plateau State on 30 August 2005.
A presentation titled "Pension Reform Act 2004" by Dr. Timi Austen-Peters to the Sensitization and Dissemination Workshop on Implementation of Pension Reform Act 2004 for NGOs and Informal Sector, Lagos organized by DARC on 29 September 2005.
A paper by Mrs Nwachi Otuogbodor entitled "Legal and Regulatory Framework for the establishment of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in Nigeria" at a one-day seminar on Real Estate Investment Trusts (An option for the Nigeria Capital Market) on Tuesday February 28th 2006 organised by The Nigeria Stock Exchange.
A presentation titled "An Overview of Capital Market Laws and Judicial Interpretation in Nigeria " Historical Perspective" by Dr 'Timi Austen-Peters at a Workshop on Understanding Capital Market Laws and Ethics for Business Executives organized by the Nigerian Capital Market Institute in Lagos, on 20 June 2006. |
