My people, how far na? SEC don shake table for capital market operators with fresh rules wey go make dem dey come correct! E be like say dem don sabi say small small una no fit run big business again, na why dem increase minimum capital requirements wey dem dey call ‘MCR’ as e concern brokers, dealers and the rest.
According to di circular wey SEC drop for January 16, 2026, dem don raise capital wey brokers suppose get from N200 million to N600 million! Na serious matter o! No be small change! And for those wey dey deal, e don sharp up from N100 million to N1 billion. If you be broker-dealer, abeg carry N2 billion come because your own don jump from N300 million. E no dey play at all!
Waiting dem dey try do be say dem wan make sure say market strong like iron and protect investors wey dey put dem hard-earned money for people hand. You know as our market dey, one small wahala fit turn am to big problem as we don see e before.
Now, make I yan about the fund managers: if you dey manage assets wey pass N20 billion, you gatz hold N5 billion as capital; but if you dey manage below that, you fit manage with N2 billion. Dem fit call am tiered requirements, but no be play wey we dey talk for here!
For those wey dey work on private equity and venture capital, you go need N500 million and N200 million respectively. And e get one new rule wey don land o! If you dey manage assets wey pass N100 billion, na serious thing: you gatz put down at least 10% of dat money as capital!
Even dem digital asset firms wey sabi use di internet don see light finally: dem wey dey run digital exchanges and custodians gatz carry N2 billion, while tokenisation platforms and intermediaries go dey between N500 million to N1 billion. No be joke, my people!
SEC talk say dem expect say these new rules go make market operators fit better and more professional. Dem dey sure say small firms go either join force or waka comot because e go tough for dem to meet these new standards. E go make di market strong small small.
With di new compliance timeline wey dey till June 30, 2027, we fit see say time dey run and SEC dey prepare to give us beta market wey go fit compete globally. My people, as dis gist don land, make sure say you dey follow up, no be small matter o!
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