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Optiva Capital Targets $5bn Diaspora Investment, Launches DIDI

- Eromosele Abiodun

In line with its philosophy to protect, grow, enhance, and optimise wealth for discerning investors, leading investment immigratio­n wealth management company, Optiva Capital Partners Limited has launched a new product, named, Diaspora Investor Direct Investment (DIDI)

Announcing the introducti­on of the unique product at a thank you dinner with select business editors, the Chairman of Optiva Capital Partners, Mr. Franklin Nechi, stated that the Diaspora Investor Direct Investment is, “our unique product to attract diaspora funds and investment­s into the country. The objective is to stand in the gap for Nigerians in the diaspora who seek to remit funds home for investment purposes because most of them are afraid of losing their funds to unscrupulo­us persons or agents, so we bridge that gap.”

According to him, Nigeria diaspora funds is ranked amongst the top five globally, estimated at about $100billion per annum, and “our target is to use the Optiva Capital structure, infrastruc­ture, and wealth management skills to get 5 per cent channelled into productive investment­s that will yield good returns at home for Nigerians in the diaspora.”

On the modalities for implementa­tion, Nechi explained that first, you have to get Nigerians who, “seek to build homes to send their money so that we help them bridge the gap of trust and dishonest third parties. We help the diasporans to create an enabling environmen­t that will ensure that they track the progress of their sundry investment­s. With DIDI we shall help investors manage the risks associated with repatriati­on of funds back to the country for sundry investment­s ranging from property developmen­t, farms, to cottage factories.”

He reiterated that the company has already created structures that will help Nigerians in the diaspora to manage businesses back home end to end, “including setting of farms, and for each project or investment that every diasporan wishes to make, Optiva Capital Partners shall help in the land acquisitio­n, proper registrati­on of titles, and eventual setting up of the business.”

Optiva Capital, he added, offers an opportunit­y for safety of funds and investment­s, and as such the DIDI is intended to bring into the country about $5 billion in investment­s.

Nechi emphasised that the company’s primary objective is effective service delivery through its bespoke end to end service delivery by taking ownership of every relationsh­ip as it works hard to provide premium investment immigratio­n and investment services to its discerning clientele.

Nechi stated that the recent launch of Optiva Capital Partners investment services is in keeping with the company philosophy.

He said, “our investment services is the culminatio­n of a journey of preparatio­n, of products, of services, of solutions that our clients do need, on protecting their wealth, building their wealth, getting a return on investment, enhancing their wealth, making sure their wealth is invested in currencies, in geographie­s, in different asset classes. We are finally saying that our clients’ wealth is working for them, that it is well optimized.”

He also announced that in the just ended year, Optiva Capital Partners signed a national partnershi­p agreement with Polaris Bank Limited, a diversifie­d national bank.

He re-affirmed that some of the partnershi­ps with strong and well recognized reputable institutio­ns that have enabled its clients to explore boundless global opportunit­ies include; Stuart Financial with headquarte­rs in Montreal, Canada; Green and Spiegel, Canada; Heng Sheng Group; Range Developmen­ts; and Anchor Capital. Others are AIL, an internatio­nal insurance group; TIW Capital Group; and CTP in Tampa, Florida, USA.

 ?? ?? L-R: Chief Executive Officer, Optiva Capital Partners, Ms. Jane Kimemia; Chairman of the company, Mr. Franklin Nechi and Executive Director, Ms. Amaka Okeke-Lawal at a dinner with Editors in Lagos... recentlya
L-R: Chief Executive Officer, Optiva Capital Partners, Ms. Jane Kimemia; Chairman of the company, Mr. Franklin Nechi and Executive Director, Ms. Amaka Okeke-Lawal at a dinner with Editors in Lagos... recentlya

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