Stanbic IBTC Financial Summit delivers strategic framework for navigating Nigeria’s 2026 funding panorama

Institutional traders, company leaders and financial consultants gained sensible insights into portfolio positioning on the just lately held Stanbic IBTC Financial Summit.

Delivered nearly beneath the theme ‘From coverage to pockets: How 2026 financial shifts will form your monetary choices’, the summit explored how Nigeria’s shift from financial stabilisation to progress consolidation is redefining alternatives and dangers for decision-makers. Discussions examined financial coverage transmission, sectoral alternatives, fairness valuations and institutional danger frameworks.

Talking on the target of the webinar, Busola Jejelowo, Chief Govt, Stanbic IBTC Asset Administration, mentioned: “Stanbic IBTC brings a definite perspective to this dialog. As an built-in monetary providers group spanning asset administration, banking, pension administration, insurance coverage, stockbroking, trustees and funding banking, we help shoppers throughout each stage of their monetary journey from treasury and commerce finance to pension fund custody and structured funding options.”

Busola added that as we speak’s surroundings requires self-discipline and long-term pondering. “Financial uncertainty calls for proactive danger administration and steady studying. By working with trusted advisers and staying forward of market shifts, traders can protect worth and place to seize alternatives in a reworking financial system. Our groups are able to help portfolio critiques, strategic asset allocation, and tailor-made options”.

Kuranga, Abdulazeez A, an Economist in World Markets at Stanbic IBTC Bank, expressed confidence that Nigeria’s financial system will rely much less on oil and develop from a wider mixture of sectors in 2026. In his view, “We count on broader sectoral diversification in Nigeria’s progress trajectory, with the non-oil sector driving GDP growth in 2026 as structural reforms deepen and reliance on petroleum revenues declines.”

Abdulazeez projected GDP progress of between 4.1% and 4.4% in 2026, marking a transparent acceleration and pointing to stronger macroeconomic fundamentals in comparison with 2025.

Toyin Aju, Head of Fastened Earnings at Stanbic IBTC Asset Administration, highlighted the worth {of professional} asset administration: “Mutual funds simplify investing by enterprise rigorous credit score evaluation and complete critiques earlier than deploying capital. Sound monetary well being begins with knowledgeable choices, and we encourage traders to interact us in planning their monetary future.”

On equities, Kehinde Owonubi, Head of Equities, Stanbic IBTC Asset Administration, maintained a optimistic outlook: “We stay constructive throughout most sectors, supported by expectations of sustained financial progress and enhancing macroeconomic stability. Specifically, the banking sector stands to learn from this progress momentum. As rates of interest decline, we count on credit score progress to speed up, supporting lending exercise and profitability.”

He additionally described the current regulation by the Nationwide Pension Fee (PENCOM), which revised the allowable restrict for pension fund allocation to equities upward, as supportive of market depth, noting that elevated pension fund participation must be constructive for long-term market improvement.

Throughout periods, audio system agreed that whereas stabilisation progress is clear, translating stability into sustainable returns would require disciplined execution. Panellists emphasised scenario-based portfolio building incorporating optimistic, baseline, and draw back circumstances to construct resilience throughout various financial outcomes.

The summit reinforces Stanbic IBTC’s function as a thought companion to traders –  deepening market perception; strengthening funding choices; and supporting the long-term progress of Nigeria’s monetary ecosystem.