From Left to Right: Leo Okafor, Group Company Secretary; Sam Nwanze, Non-Executive Director; Peter Ashade, Group Chief Executive Officer; Dr. Odiri Oginni (CFA), MD/CEO – United Capital Asset Management; Ayodeji Adigun, Executive Director/Group Chief Operating Officer.
United Capital Group has launched a bold new initiative aimed at securing the financial future of Nigerian children — the Children Investment Fund. The official unveiling took place on Monday, May 26, at The Wheatbaker Hotel in Lagos, with the Group CEO, Peter Ashade, delivering a keynote address that underscored the firm’s commitment to generational wealth creation and inclusive prosperity.
Speaking to a distinguished audience that included regulators, trustees, corporate leaders, and financial influencers, Ashade described the launch as more than a financial milestone — calling it “a vision for the prosperity of Nigerian families and the economic destiny of our nation.”
“This is not just another financial product,” Ashade said. “The Children Investment Fund is about laying a deliberate and empowering financial foundation for Nigerian children — preparing them not just for life, but for leadership, opportunity, and legacy.”
The Fund is designed as a long-term financial planning tool, offering families a structured way to save for education, healthcare, and entrepreneurial ventures. According to Ashade, it also serves as a platform to promote early financial literacy and increase retail participation in the Nigerian capital market — two critical pillars, he noted, for achieving the country’s goal of becoming a $1 trillion economy.
Ashade also used the occasion to highlight the strides United Capital has made in recent years. The Group has launched five new mutual fund products in the last three years, increasing its offerings from seven to eleven and growing its total mutual fund investments by over 200% — now exceeding N650 billion.
“United Capital Asset Management now ranks as the third-largest Collective Investment Scheme manager in Nigeria, the largest fixed-income fund manager, and the second-largest provider of dollar-denominated mutual funds in the country,” he stated.
These achievements, Ashade emphasized, reflect a culture of excellence that cuts across all segments of the group’s business — from investment banking and asset management to trusteeship and securities trading.
With the launch of the Children Investment Fund, United Capital is reinforcing its mandate to help individuals, families, institutions, and governments build, manage, and transfer wealth across generations.
“We are saying to families: it’s never too early to start planning,” Ashade concluded. “To children: your future deserves to be financially secure. And to Nigeria: United Capital is committed to building a nation where prosperity is accessible, inclusive, and generational.”
The launch event drew representatives from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Heirs Holdings Group, corporate institutions, media, and other stakeholders, all of whom hailed the Fund as a timely intervention in Nigeria’s financial landscape.
With this new product, United Capital is not just investing in financial instruments — it is investing in Nigeria’s future, one child at a time.
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