Stephen Osho is a Nigerian financial expert and Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners Limited. He serves as the managing director of Comercio Partners Capital Limited.[1][2]  Osho is a board member of Avale Africa, a platform that promotes corporate and NGO initiatives focused on social responsibility.[3][4]

Stephen Osho
Co-Managing Partner at Comercio Partners Limited
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Cumbria || Federal University of Technology, Akure
Occupation(s)Financial expert and Co-Managing Partner
OrganizationComercio Partners Limited

Career

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Before his current role, Stephen Osho was the Head of Interest Rate Products and Fixed Income Business, as well as the Head of Money Market and Credit Trading Desk at Legacy Stanbic Bank, a subsidiary of Standard Bank Group of South Africa.[5][6] He joined Stanbic in 2002, where he managed trading and risk management activities across various asset classes in the fixed income business. During his tenure, Stanbic IBTC was awarded the Euromoney Best Bond House award in 2008, recognizing it as the best liquidity provider.[7]

Professional Contributions

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Osho has expertise in trading global financial instruments[8] and providing structured finance and financial advisory services.[9][10][11] He is actively involved in promoting diversity and inclusion, having conducted training sessions for financial institutions such as the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Debt Management Office.

Education

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Stephen Osho holds an MBA in Finance and Sustainability from the University of Cumbria, UK, and a first degree in Applied Geophysics from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State. He also holds an ACI Dealing Certificate and has completed an executive business education program at Harvard Business School.[12]

Publications

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  1. Meet Stephen Osho with decades of impactful contributions to financial sector [13]
  2. Backtracking on reforms will trigger market uncertainty [14]
  3. Focus on sectors driving economy, investment bank advises [15]
  4. Analysts say unfavourable fiscal policy slowed down FDI inflow into Nigeria; hopeful of Tinubu’s business focus [16]
  5. Here are sectors investors can focus on H2 – Comercio Partners advises [17]
  6. Comercio Partners Urges Investors to Focus on Sectors Driving Economy [18]
  7. Nigeria’s Debt Management Office holds April bond auction [19]
  8. Why Nigeria should avoid reclassification of MSCI Indexes [20]
  9. Investment bank advises firms on financial market [21]
  10. Many Nigerians are not aware of the opportunities in the Fixed Income Market[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Management Team". Comercio Partners. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  2. ^ www.bloomberg.com https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/21165097. Retrieved 2024-06-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Avale Africa – Advancing CSR initiatives during COVID-19". May 15, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ BusinessDay (2020-04-27). "Avale Africa deploys it's COVID-19 response strategy to provide food for communities". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-06-13. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Steve Osho: Journey to Banking Entrepreneurship and Global Recognition – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  6. ^ "Steve Osho: Journey to banking entrepreneurship and global recognition". Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Awards for Excellence 2008: Nigeria". Euromoney. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  8. ^ Dan-Awoh, Deborah (2023-02-06). "'Interest rate hike will impact SMEs, consumers'". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  9. ^ Nigeria, Guardian (2022-12-29). "'Appropriate timing critical to navigating investment challenges in 2023'". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  10. ^ "Comercio Partners: How Interest Rate Hike Will Impact SMEs, Consumers – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  11. ^ "Comercio Partners advises investors on 2023 opportunities, risks". December 30, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  12. ^ Moses-Ashike, Hope (2023-11-09). "Meet Stephen Osho with decades of impactful contributions to financial sector". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  13. ^ Moses-Ashike, Hope (2023-11-09). "Meet Stephen Osho with decades of impactful contributions to financial sector". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  14. ^ Nigeria, Guardian (2024-01-08). "Backtracking on reforms will trigger market uncertainty, says Osho". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  15. ^ Abimbola, Oluwakemi (2023-07-18). "Focus on sectors driving economy, investment bank advises". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  16. ^ Ugwu, Chris (2023-03-04). "Analysts say unfavourable fiscal policy slowed down FDI inflow into Nigeria; hopeful of Tinubu's business focus". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  17. ^ Moses-Ashike, Hope (2023-07-19). "Here are sectors investors can focus on H2 - Comercio Partners advises". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  18. ^ "H2'23: Comercio Partners Urges Investors to Focus on Sectors Driving Economy – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  19. ^ "Nigeria's Debt Management Office holds April bond auction". www.cnbcafrica.com. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  20. ^ "Why Nigeria should avoid reclassification of MSCI Indexes — Osho". Vanguard. July 19, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  21. ^ Salami, Uthman (2023-01-03). "Investment bank advises firms on financial market". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  22. ^ Oladipo, Oladehinde (2020-02-17). "'Many Nigerians are not aware of the opportunities in the Fixed Income Market'". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-06-13.