Various pension funds and several international and local leading institutions will again come together to discuss Namibia’s economic growth through alternative investments.
MNCapital Group, an Africa-focused investment communication and institutional business development firm, with the support of Poiyah Media; Mergence Unlisted Investment Managers; Cadence Capital; Monasa Advisory & Associates; and MNCapital Botswana, have confirmed that.
The Namibia Institutional Investment Forum 2022 is scheduled to be held at the Swakopmund Plaza Hotel, themed, “Harnessing Alternative Investment To Drive Economic Recovery”.
With participation capped at 100, the forum brings together senior investment professionals from local investment funds and asset managers as well as some international participants. The programme is expected to feature regulators and policymakers whose decisions have a direct impact on investment decisions by pension funds, insurance companies, development financial institutions and other institutional and private investors.
Michael Ndinisa, chief executive officer of MNCapital Group, said “we are really excited about the prospects of hosting the most comprehensive institutional investment forum in Namibia. This forum has been designed with a deliberate inclination towards the discussion of the formulation of pragmatic solutions, challenges and the alignment of investment structures, regulations and best-practices with current global expectations and competitiveness”.
“These country-specific institutional investment programmes are designed to create a platform for the discussions of issues affecting institutional investors, as well as other key players in the industry such as fund managers, custodians, administrators and every other stakeholder, and to investigate how to develop ways to overcome challenges through the employment of factual and time-relevant information and practices as per the global standards, and simultaneously matching those in Namibia. Growing investment in Africa’s economic development along an inclusive and green path depends upon the long-term investment of institutional investors in Africa because sustainable investment depends on Africa’s own pension funds investing in Africa’s future,” Ndinisa articulated.
Namibia recently registered a record high in investment leads, 80% over the usually expected numbers. These leads mainly focused on the Green Hydrogen aspect, with other lead recordings showing interest in industries such as agriculture and tourism. This shows growth, great potential and opportunity on investment in Namibia, as such advancements in investment align well with the United Nations Sustainable Development guidelines, a subject James Mnyupe, the Economic Advisor to the President and Green Hydrogen Commissioner, will highlight on the day of the forum.
A number of companies have already confirmed attendance for the upcoming forum, including the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA); Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF); Farmers of Thought SA; Monasa Advisory & Associates; Ongos Valley Development; Development Bank of Namibia (DBN); Namibia Asset Management; Namibia Stock Exchange; Eos Capital Namibia; Six Capital Advisory, and the Old Mutual Investment Group, amongst others.