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
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
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
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
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
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