Clear ownership. Defined authority. Independent accountability.

Three levels of accountability

NCDF Holdings Limited

Group Ownership & Strategic Stewardship

NCDF Holdings Limited provides long-term Group direction, ownership stewardship, governance standards, capital-allocation oversight and consolidated performance monitoring.

The Group Board oversees the wider institutional architecture without replacing the Boards or management teams of individual subsidiaries.

NCDF Capital Markets Limited

Capital-Market Sub-Holding Company

NCDF Capital Markets Limited provides the dedicated sub-holding structure for the Group’s four specialist client-delivery companies:

  • NCDF Investment Management Plc;
  • NCDF Securities Limited;
  • NCDF Commercial Services Limited; and
  • NCDF Technology Infrastructure & Services Limited.

Its role includes:

  • Sub-group strategy
  • Ownership stewardship
  • Capital planning
  • Subsidiary governance oversight
  • Consolidated risk and compliance oversight
  • Intercompany governance
  • Conflicts management
  • Operational resilience
  • Performance monitoring.

NCDF Capital Markets Limited does not replace the regulatory, fiduciary, contractual or professional responsibilities of its subsidiaries.

Separate mandates. Coordinated institutional standards.

Invest & Manage

NCDF Investment Management Plc

Portfolio management, fund management, institutional mandates, treasury management and investment reporting.

Investment and fiduciary decisions remain within the governance framework of NCDF Investment Management Plc and the relevant mandate or fund.

Raise & Transact

NCDF Securities Limited

Capital-raising advisory, issuing-house services, private placements, debt and equity structuring and approved capital-market execution.

Transaction acceptance and execution remain subject to the company’s own regulatory, compliance and governance framework

Prepare & Grow

NCDF Commercial Services Limited

Business diagnostics, growth strategy, financial modelling, market entry, investor readiness, data-room preparation and implementation support.

Commercial preparation remains distinct from securities distribution and investment management.

Build & Operate

NCDF Technology Infrastructure & Services Limited

Technology strategy, digital products, systems integration, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, operational resilience and managed technology services.

Technology support does not transfer legal, fiduciary or regulatory responsibility from the entity using the technology.

SECTOR PLATFORM GOVERNANCE
Real-economy execution remains institutionally distinct.

The Group’s Sector Platform Companies remain separate from the NCDF Capital Markets Limited specialist sub-group.

They include:

  • Fatherland Smart Cities Limited;
  • LifeCome Healthcare & Health Energy Limited
  • Konto Financial Group Plc; and
  • AfriGo Digital Economic Zone Limited.

These companies coordinate sector strategy, operating businesses, projects, assets and partnerships.

Where a Sector Platform Company requires capital-market, investment-management, commercial or technology services, the appropriate NCDF specialist company must be separately engaged.

Boards govern. Management executes.

Each NCDF company maintains responsibility for its own:

  • Strategy
  • Risk appetite
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Financial performance
  • Management oversight
  • Internal controls
  • Contracts
  • Mandate acceptance
  • Reporting.

Group and sub-holding oversight establish standards and monitors performance, but does not remove entity-level accountability.

Common ownership must not compromise independent judgment.

The NCDF governance framework requires appropriate controls for:

  • conflicts of interest;
  • confidential information;
  • information barriers;
  • related-party transactions;
  • intercompany services;
  • director recusal;
  • independent review; and
  • arm’s-length decision-making.

Information obtained by one NCDF company for a client or mandate is not automatically available for unrestricted use by another Group company.

NCDF Group applies a layered risk and control framework covering:

  • financial and capital risk;
  • investment and transaction risk;
  • operational risk;
  • regulatory and conduct risk;
  • cybersecurity and data risk;
  • conflicts risk;
  • reputational risk; and
  • business continuity.

The governance model follows the principle that:

Risk should remain with the entity that creates, accepts or manages it.

GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES

Clear Roles

Ownership, Board oversight, management and execution remain distinct.

Entity-Level Accountability

Each company remains responsible for its own obligations.

Independent Professional Judgement

Common ownership must not compromise fiduciary or regulatory decisions.

Transparent Decision-Making

Material decisions, conflicts and related-party matters must be documented and appropriately approved.

Effective Risk Oversight

Risk, compliance and internal controls operate across Group and entity levels.

Long-Term Stewardship

Capital, reputation, technology and institutional capability are managed responsibly.

GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS

Core governance documents include:

  • Board Charters;
  • Delegation of Authority;
  • Enterprise Risk Management Framework
  • Compliance Framework;
  • Conflicts of Interest Policy;
  • Related-Party Transactions Policy
  • Information Barrier & Confidentiality Policy;
  • Code of Business Conduct & Ethics
  • Internal Audit Charter;
  • Cybersecurity & Data Governance Framework; and
  • Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Framework.

GOVERNANCE NOTICE

The governance structure described on this page reflects NCDF Group’s intended institutional architecture and remains subject to applicable corporate documentation, Board and shareholder approvals, regulatory requirements and, where applicable, approval or registration by the relevant authorities.

Each NCDF company remains responsible for ensuring that its activities remain within its approved legal and regulatory scope.

BUILDING TRUST THROUGH STRUCTURE

Clear governance is fundamental to protecting clients, investors, shareholders, regulators, counterparties and the long-term integrity of NCDF Group.