{"id":66223,"date":"2019-04-14T21:43:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T20:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=66223"},"modified":"2019-04-14T21:43:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T20:43:46","slug":"nova-merchant-bank-rated-investment-grade-by-2-leading-rating-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nova-merchant-bank-rated-investment-grade-by-2-leading-rating-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"NOVA Merchant Bank Rated Investment Grade by 2 Leading Rating Agencies  \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m5968049780871937341\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>In furtherance of its plans to scale its operation this year, NOVA Merchant Bank Limited, in yet another milestone, has received an investment grade rating from both Agusto &amp; Co (Bbb) and Global Credit Ratings (BBB-). The reasons given for the Bank\u2019s rating include the strength of the Board and management team, robust capitalisation, prudent risk profile, good asset quality and strong liquidity.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>This achievement follows the recent publication of the Bank\u2019s financial results where it declared a profit after tax of N1.15bn for the year ended 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0of December 2018, an increase from N510.6m in 2017.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Anya Duroha, the Managing Director\/CEO, commented \u201cThe award of investment grade ratings by two leading rating agencies is another significant milestone in the history of the Bank. It further assists us in our plans to scale up our operations this year and deliver value to our customers and all other stakeholders\u201d.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Phillips Oduoza, the Chairman of NOVA Merchant Bank further noted \u201cThese ratings are further validation of the strength of the foundation which has been laid for the continued future success of the Bank. On behalf of the Board, I will like to commend the management team for all their effort in achieving this milestone debut rating record.\u201d<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>NOVA Merchant Bank will continue to focus on delivering on its overarching philosophy of \u201cNew Thinking, New Opportunities\u201d to sustainably grow its business as it seeks to assist its clients achieve their strategic objectives and re-establish merchant banking as a key economic driver in the country.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In furtherance of its plans to scale its operation this year, NOVA Merchant Bank Limited, in yet another milestone, has received an investment grade rating from both Agusto &amp; Co&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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