Colombia Lifts 30% Cap on Pension Funds’ Foreign Assets
Colombia scrapped a 30% cap on pension funds' foreign assets, so managers can keep about US$77 billion abroad, mostly in...
October 8, 2026Topic
pension funds
Kenya Suspends Lawmaker Nyoro Over Pipeline Remarks
Kenya’s Speaker suspended MP Ndindi Nyoro for five sitting days after he refused to apologise for claims about the Kenya...
October 7, 2026
South Africa’s Fund Managers Doubt Stocks-Bonds Mix
South African fund managers told Cape Town conferences that splitting money between stocks and bonds no longer shields savers in...
October 4, 2026
Uganda’s Pension Fund NSSF Says It Could Fund Kampala-Jinja Expressway
Uganda's pension fund NSSF says it could finance the Kampala-Jinja Expressway within two years if the government delivers guarantees and...
September 21, 2026
South Africa’s State Pension Manager PIC Lost US$1.1 Billion on Unlisted Deals
South Africa’s PIC lost about US$1.1 billion (R18.2bn) of GEPF pension money on 23 unlisted Isibaya deals. What the parliamentary...
September 21, 2026
Nigerian Exchange Listings Near US$2 Billion in 2026
Corporate listings on the Nigerian Exchange reached about N2.7 trillion in 2026. Banks and insurers are roughly a third of...
September 14, 2026
The Kenya Pipeline IPO Cleared. Foreign Buyers Took 0.15% of Their Slice
The Kenya Pipeline IPO raised Sh112bn, but Uganda and 13 state pension funds supplied Sh95.8bn while foreigners bought Sh32.7m of...
September 1, 2026
A New Fund Wants Pension Money to Build Nigeria’s Infrastructure
A new Nigeria infrastructure fund from Africa Finance Corporation seeks domestic pension money, backed by a US$253 million Green Climate...
August 29, 2026
Absa Wins GEPF Custody Contract to Guard South Africa’s US$215 Billion State Pension Fund
GEPF custody transition confirmed: Absa replaces Standard Bank as custodian of R3.5 trillion, about US$215 billion, in state pension assets.
August 19, 2026