The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is seeking to address regulatory and investment barriers preventing institutional capital from financing infrastructure projects and businesses in Namibia. GIPF Chief Executive Officer Martin Inkumbi said the fund wanted closer cooperation between investors, policymakers, regulators and project developers to improve the flow of capital into projects capable of supporting […] The post GIPF targets investment bottlenecks to unlock funding for Namibian projects first appeared on The Brief | Namibia's Leading Business & Financial News.

[New Era] The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) will host its Pension and Investment Symposium 2026 from 11 to 12 November 2026 at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort.

The Government Institutions Pension Fund will host its inaugural Investment Symposium in Windhoek on 11 and 12 November, bringing together investment professionals, industry experts and key stakeholders. Held under the theme “Investment Ready: Positioning Namibia for Institutional Capital”, the symposium will focus on investment opportunities, mobilising institutional capital and strengthening [...] The post GIPF to Host Inaugural Investment Symposium Focused on Mobilising Institutional Capital appeared first on Future Media News.

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) will host its Pension & Investment Symposium 2026 on 11–12 November in Windhoek.

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) will host its Pension & Investment Symposium 2026 on 11-12 November 2026, at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort. The event will be under the theme "Investment Ready: Positioning Namibia for Institutional Capital", the gathering will bring together Namibia's institutional investment community and industry leaders from the region and beyond. Participants will examine the conditions needed to invest wisely, at scale and with confidence in Namibia and the region.

Staff Writer  The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) will host its Pension & Investment Symposium 2026 on 11–12 November in Windhoek. Under the theme “Investment Ready: Positioning Namibia forInstitutional Capital”, the gathering will bring together Namibia’s institutional investment community and industry leaders. Participants will examine the conditions needed to invest wisely, at scale and with confidence in Namibia and the region. GIPF aims for participating institutions to develop a written institutional position that can be attributed to them, rather than end the symposium with discussion alone.  As Namibia’s largest institutional investor, GIPF intends this shared position to provide a basis for action: strengthening market readiness and connecting institutional capital with investment opportunities that support development. Speaking on the purpose of the symposium, Martin Inkumbi, chief executive officer/principal officer said, “the symposium seeks to build a lasting understanding of market readiness, including how policy, legislation and development priorities can support investment for current and future generations”. The symposium aims to provide evidence on the conditions that enable GIPF and its peers to commit institutional capital with confidence.  Participants will use that evidence to examine where those conditions are already in place, where gaps remain and what changes are needed. Inkumbi added that “central to the discussions is GIPF’s conviction that the right investments can deliver returns, create impact and build quality industries that generate jobs, advance development and improve socio-economic conditions in Namibia and the region”. Inkumbi added that the deliberations support GIPF’s new Strategic Pillar on Socio-Economic Impact and the Board of Trustees’ mandate to define impact investment in practice.  This work will maintain a rigorous fiduciary standard, he concluded. Discussions will focus on regulation, governance, investment quality, project pipeline maturity and risk architecture.  Participants will also assess the readiness of sectors and selected major Namibian projects, identifying opportunities that are ready for institutional funding and those requiring further development or refinement. The programme will draw on regional lessons learnt on the successes and challenges of patient capital across Africa. Keynote speakers include Admassu Tadesse, group president and chief executive officer of Eastern & Southern Africa’s Trade and Development Bank Group, and Michelle Umurungi, deputy chief executive officer of the Rwanda Social Security Board. The Symposium will also feature presentations by Kaire Mbuende, Director General of the National Planning Commission; Epson Uanguta, Governor of the Bank of Namibia; and Johannes !Gawaxab, former Governor of the Bank of Namibia, alongside industry leaders. The deliberations will seek a collective position on the boundaries between fiduciary duty and development mandates. Selected Namibian projects will be assessed against the readiness framework to identify strengths and gaps, not presented as investment pitches. The symposium will also provide a platform for regulators, government and investors to consider enabling conditions under Financial Institutions and Markets (FIMA).  Lessons from comparable regional funds will help build an evidence base on what enables institutional capital to work at scale.

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is expected to host approximately 300 delegates at its Pension and Investment Symposium on 11 and 12 November 2026 at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort. The two-day event, held under the theme Investment Ready: Positioning Namibia for Institutional Capital, will bring together institutional investors, policymakers, regulators, project developers […] The post GIPF to host 300 delegates at Pension and Investment Symposium first appeared on The Brief | Namibia's Leading Business & Financial News.

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) will bring together pension funds, regulators and policymakers on 11 and 12 November 2026 to assess Namibia’s readiness to attract institutional capital and identify investment opportunities capable of delivering financial returns and supporting economic development. The two-day Pension & Investment Symposium, scheduled for the Windhoek Country Club and Resort, […] The post GIPF to host two-day Pension and Investment Symposium first appeared on The Brief | Namibia's Leading Business & Financial News.

Approximately N$1.1 billion in unclaimed bank balances and insurance benefits remains uncollected in Namibia, with former Bank of Namibia Governor Johannes !Gawaxab calling for urgent action to identify beneficiaries and return the money to its rightful owners. Speaking at the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) Pension and Investment Symposium in Windhoek on Wednesday, !Gawaxab said […] The post Namibia sits on N$1.1bn in unclaimed bank balances and insurance benefits first appeared on The Brief | Namibia's Leading Business & Financial News.

GIPF launches the second season of the ‘Our Family Ties series’  Namibia Economist

GIPF MEMBERS ENCOURAGED TO INVEST IN PROPERTY NBC Online Tue, 10/13/2026 - 17:03

Employed Namibians are being encouraged to use their pension benefits to build wealth through property investments while protecting their retirement savings. Kuleni Financial Services, established in 2024, offers pension-backed home loan solutions that allow eligible GIPF members to finance property and manage existing home loans. The company's Business Development Manager, Morna Ikosa, explains how members can transfer existing home loans to a pension-backed arrangement, allowing interest payments to grow their pension savings instead of enriching banks. "It allows you to use your pension to do a takeover. So, a takeover basically means that if you say you have a home loan at the bank – let's say it's N$500,000, and one-third of your pension is also N$500,000 – you can, through the pension back-to-home loan, go to the bank and say, "I want to do a takeover. So, we pay the $500,000, you bring your home loan into your pension, and all the interest that used to enrich the banks now enriches your own pension fund. That's also one of the really good advantages. Then we also have the Hulani Umbrella Fund, which is a fantastic product for struggling businesses, SMEs, MSMEs, and SOEs that are on contract. So, basically, the Hulani Umbrella Fund works by having multiple employers under one fund, and they share the cost, the administration cost, and the actuarial cost. So, what used to be a barrier for many SMEs, who thought pensions were only for big corporates, is now addressed." Ikosa also urges employees who resign or lose their jobs to preserve their pension savings by transferring them to another retirement fund instead of cashing out. She says keeping savings invested for longer allows compound interest to grow retirement benefits over time. "Usually people either transfer their pension to another retirement fund, or most of the time, they withdraw and spend it, right? So, what we are saying is that let us learn to preserve some of our money, because the more you get from it, the more time you have before you retire when you really need it; there is nothing left. And a lot of the youth say, "Ah, you know, I have a lot of time; 60 is far away. But what you don't understand is what we call the income replacement issue. What that means is that every time you cut from your pension, you reduce the potential growth period, because pension growth relies on compound interest. So, the longer it stays, the longer you say it consistently, the more you get out." Ikosa says pension-backed home loans can also help eligible members acquire or improve property in their towns and villages while keeping their retirement savings invested, subject to the terms of the arrangement.

Employed Namibians are being encouraged to use their pension benefits to build wealth through property investments while protecting their retirement savings. Kuleni Financial Services, established in 2024, offers pension-backed home loan solutions that allow eligible GIPF members to finance property and manage existing home loans. The company's Business Development Manager, Morna Ikosa, explains how members can transfer existing home loans to a pension-backed arrangement, allowing interest payments to grow their pension savings instead of enriching banks. "It allows you to use your pension to do a takeover. So, a takeover basically means that if you say you have a home loan at the bank – let's say it's N$500,000, and one-third of your pension is also N$500,000 – you can, through the pension back-to-home loan, go to the bank and say, "I want to do a takeover. So, we pay the $500,000, you bring your home loan into your pension, and all the interest that used to enrich the banks now enriches your own pension fund. That's also one of the really good advantages. Then we also have the Hulani Umbrella Fund, which is a fantastic product for struggling businesses, SMEs, MSMEs, and SOEs that are on contract. So, basically, the Hulani Umbrella Fund works by having multiple employers under one fund, and they share the cost, the administration cost, and the actuarial cost. So, what used to be a barrier for many SMEs, who thought pensions were only for big corporates, is now addressed." Ikosa also urges employees who resign or lose their jobs to preserve their pension savings by transferring them to another retirement fund instead of cashing out. She says keeping savings invested for longer allows compound interest to grow retirement benefits over time. "Usually people either transfer their pension to another retirement fund, or most of the time, they withdraw and spend it, right? So, what we are saying is that let us learn to preserve some of our money, because the more you get from it, the more time you have before you retire when you really need it; there is nothing left. And a lot of the youth say, "Ah, you know, I have a lot of time; 60 is far away. But what you don't understand is what we call the income replacement issue. What that means is that every time you cut from your pension, you reduce the potential growth period, because pension growth relies on compound interest. So, the longer it stays, the longer you say it consistently, the more you get out." Ikosa says pension-backed home loans can also help eligible members acquire or improve property in their towns and villages while keeping their retirement savings invested, subject to the terms of the arrangement.

SHAFUDAH SAYS GIPF HAS NOT CONFIRMED N$922M LOSS NBC Online Sun, 10/11/2026 - 13:19

Kinder und Jugendliche beraten künftig die Beauftragte für Kinderschutz und Kinderrechte. Schulhöfe sollen nach Schulschluss geöffnet werden. Zudem gibt es Ende 2027 einen ersten NRW-Kinderrechte-Gipf...

Finance Minister Erica Shafudah clarified that the Government Institutions Policy Fund (GIPF) has not confirmed the loss of the N$922 million recorded as an impairment provision in its 2025 financial statements. Shafudah was responding to a question from the Official Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Immanual Nashinge, regarding government oversight of GIPF investments and the security of public servants funds. Shafudah stated that about N$815 million relates to an investment in South Africa's Signal Structured Finance Fund, where a tax dispute with the South African Revenue Service has created uncertainty over the recovery of the funds. "The impairment of that investment arises mainly from a text claimed by the South African Revenue Service against the company in which that Structured Finance Fund has invested the GIPF funds. Through the South African Revenue Service, claims exceed the GIPF, which could lose N$815 million invested. However, the dispute is still ongoing. Therefore, we cannot confirm already that this money is lost." Also responding to IPC MP Michael Mwashindange, the minister outlined measures to improve tax collection through the Namibia Revenue Agency's digital systems, broaden the tax base, and assess whether incentives deliver economic benefits. " I just want to indicate that this is a significant milestone in the modernisation of tax and customs administration. With regard to digital transformation, the Namibia Revenue Agency is deploying integrated electronic systems for tax and customs administration, which enables online registration, filing and payment and improves the accuracy and timeliness of revenue collection. These systems also enhance the agency's capacity to analyse data, detect anomalies and identify non-compliant taxpayers," responded Shafudah.

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[New Era] The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has invested more than N$466 million in Oshana region, supporting housing, education, energy and procurement financing.