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Topic : Pension Funds

Actuary lays out pensions industry revival plan

Speaking during the recent Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds 5th edition of the Principal Officers and Chairman’s convention in Bulawayo,

By Melody Chikono Oct. 22, 2024

Actuary lays out pensions industry revival plan

Funeral assurers seek solution to investment hurdles

Pension funds are legally required to allocate at least 20% of their investment portfolios to prescribed assets, while life assurance companies must invest 15%.

By Tafadzwa Mhlanga Sep. 27, 2024

Funeral assurers seek solution to investment hurdles

Impact investments: An emerging asset class

Diverse sectors - Impact investing can span various sectors such as clean energy, affordable housing, healthcare, education, sustainable agriculture;

By Batanai Matsika May. 31, 2024

Impact investments: An emerging asset class

Ipec sets aside US$500k for pension loss compensation

Smith’s commission blamed the value erosion largely on poor regulatory enforcement and demonetisation of the local currency.

By Melody Chikono May. 26, 2024

Ipec sets aside US$500k for pension loss compensation

Pensions sector shrinks by 50%: Ipec

Highlights on growth trends show that since 2020, the pension industry assets have been declining together with a number of active pension schemes.

By Melody Chikono May. 21, 2024

Repurposing CBD buildings costly: Pension funds

Pension funds have also been trying to create liquidity to ensure that they had something at the point of retirement.

By Melody Chikono May. 20, 2024

Repurposing CBD buildings costly: Pension funds

Zim's pension models need a revamp

In Zimbabwe, many people who have contributed to pension accounts for years end up with nothing when they retire.

By Melody Chikono May. 19, 2024

Pension funds numbers dip

Musevenzo said the introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) would preserve and stabilise the value of pensions.

By Harriet Chikandiwa Apr. 29, 2024

NSSA enriching the powerful and exploiting the poor

NSSA cannot hide behind the excuse of a bleeding Zimbabwe economy, which has been facing endless crises over the past two decades, including recurring bouts of hyperinflation.

By Tendai Ruben Mbofana Oct. 16, 2023