Crested Capital, whose legal name is Crested Stocks and Securities Limited, is a Ugandan investment firm that engages in regional investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services with both individual and institutional clients. It is regulated by the Capital Markets Authority of Uganda, since 2005. The firm has been a member of the Uganda Securities Exchange, since 2008.
History
Crested Stocks and Securities Limited was founded in 2004. They are regulated by the Capital Markets Authority of Uganda, since 2005. They have been a member of the Uganda Securities Exchange, since 2008. They are licensed to provide "financial services including investment advisory, research and publications, brokerage, and dealing in equities and government securities."[1]
Operationally the firm is broadly organized in three departments, namely: (i) Brokerage (ii) Research and (iii) Investment Banking. However, Crested Capital does not (a) "manage funds on behalf of third parties" (b) "provide traditional banking services" nor (c) "operate insurance services".[2] The firm's Research Department publishes periodic performance reports of the USE and the stocks and bonds listed there.