DPF acquires 17 % of New African Properties

ous key speakers including the Bifm Portfolio Manager for Local Equities, Bhina Botlhe - Tshukudu who presented on Retirement Funds and Environmental, Social, and Governance ( ESG) Investing, from a Botswana perspective. Her presentation created awareness on how this can be effectively incorporated in an investment strategy and monitoring thereof.

She highlighted Bifm’s aim to continue playing a meaningful role in developing the local pension fund industry.

“We are proud of the strong record we have in the investment management space; we see our collaboration with BPS as an opportunity to make a difference and showcase our capabilities of being a directors states. trusted partner. Progress through collaboration is a

After the acquisition of key the belief above and practice of ours.” ebswana Pension Fund, the units, DPF now holds 17, 7 Bifm percent CEO, Neo Bogatsu said the evolution of ESG country’s largest private of NAP issued units. has now resulted in an integration of ESG into the otswana pension Insurance fund has snapped Fund Management up DPF Limited is a defined ( Bifm) contribution investment process.

14, 4 percent participated of the total and issued sponsored linked Botswana Pension Pension Fund Society established “in We 1984 are committed towards participating in imunits Conference of New African ( BPS) 2022. Properties This year’s as conference a trust through was held a joint proving initiative the technical knowledge of retirement funds. under ( NAP), the a leading theme, property ‘ Keeping company. up to date with between, the latest De Beers changes Botswana Our Mining efforts to engage with our Trustees and broader affecting The units retirement were released funds’. by Cash Company ( now Debswana), stakeholders Anglo are vital towards us delivering on our Bazaar The conference’s Holdings Limited main on objective the 30th is to American promote retirement Corporation mandate, Botswana and this is done through information sharindustry of May 2018, knowledge a statement amongst from pension NAP fund and members, De Beers trustees, Prospecting ing Botswana. platforms, such as these events.’’ service providers and the public. This year’s event attracted vari