Builders pension fund to support FIMA
The Namibian Building Worker Pension Fund (NBWPF) says it will support provisions in the Financial Market Institutions Act (FIMA).
Its principal officer, Enwich Kazondu, said the fund would support any planned provisions to ensure it was complying with the full letter of the law.
Under the new regulations and when FIMA becomes operational, 75% of a retirement fund must be preserved until the early retirement date, as provided for. This is done with the aim of ensuring that more income is available to sustain pensioners after they retire or, otherwise, their dependents in the event of death.
"As a pension fund registered with the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa), should it become law, if it does pass, I’m sure it will present the wishes of our members," Kazondu said at an engagement with its members in Windhoek recently.
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Kazondu also downplayed suggestions that constant withdrawals from the fund by its members hurt its sustainability due to the business nature of the construction sector, where members are often in and out of work.
"In terms of sustainability of the fund, we have not experienced any problems, let’s say, with the liquidity of the fund due to the nature of the industry. We don’t foresee experiencing that in the near future," he said.
Kazondu called on employers and employees in the construction sector to join the fund as a means to build a social safety net post-retirement.
"We are reaching out to all professionals in the construction sector to join NBWPF and register themselves and their employees with the fund. The NBWPF has been created as an umbrella fund for the construction sector, and we really understand the industry," he said.
Its principal officer, Enwich Kazondu, said the fund would support any planned provisions to ensure it was complying with the full letter of the law.
Under the new regulations and when FIMA becomes operational, 75% of a retirement fund must be preserved until the early retirement date, as provided for. This is done with the aim of ensuring that more income is available to sustain pensioners after they retire or, otherwise, their dependents in the event of death.
"As a pension fund registered with the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa), should it become law, if it does pass, I’m sure it will present the wishes of our members," Kazondu said at an engagement with its members in Windhoek recently.
Join the fund
Kazondu also downplayed suggestions that constant withdrawals from the fund by its members hurt its sustainability due to the business nature of the construction sector, where members are often in and out of work.
"In terms of sustainability of the fund, we have not experienced any problems, let’s say, with the liquidity of the fund due to the nature of the industry. We don’t foresee experiencing that in the near future," he said.
Kazondu called on employers and employees in the construction sector to join the fund as a means to build a social safety net post-retirement.
"We are reaching out to all professionals in the construction sector to join NBWPF and register themselves and their employees with the fund. The NBWPF has been created as an umbrella fund for the construction sector, and we really understand the industry," he said.
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