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The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has launched a Regulatory Sandbox aimed at accelerating innovation, expanding financial inclusion and modernising Zimbabwe’s insurance and pensions sector through technology-driven solutions.
The initiative, officially unveiled in Harare last week, is expected to provide a controlled environment where innovators can test new insurance and
IPEC Sounds Alarm Over Governance Failures, Pension Fund Fragmentation
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VICTORIA FALLS — The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has raised concerns over governance failures, weak compliance, fragmented pension structures and growing integrity risks within Zimbabwe’s pensions industry, warning that poor stewardship is threatening retirement security for thousands of pensioners.
Addressing
Bgoni outlines new investment opportunities to strengthen pension fund returns
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ZSE Holdings ceo Justin Bgoni says ongoing reforms and product innovation within Zimbabwe’s capital markets are creating new opportunities for pension funds to improve long-term returns and better protect retirement savings from inflation and currency risks.
Addressing delegates at the Zimbabwe Association
Africa’s patient capital for economic transformation
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Pension industry challenged to move beyond property investments
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CBZ Holdings group chief executive Lawrence Nyazema has urged Zimbabwe’s pension industry to redirect long-term savings into productive sectors of the economy, warning that excessive focus on defensive investments was limiting economic growth and retirement value creation.
Speaking at the Zimbabwe Association of Pension
Pension funds urged to drive Zimbabwe’s economic transformation
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VICTORIA FALLS — Zimbabwe’s pension industry has been challenged to take a more active role in financing national development projects while safeguarding members’ retirement savings, as the sector positions itself as a key partner in the country’s Vision 2030 agenda.
In her welcoming remarks, at the 51st annual congress
By Nobert M. Phiri
Abstract
The enactment of the Insurance and Pensions Commission Amendment Act, 2026 marks a significant recalibration of Zimbabwe’s insurance and pensions regulatory framework. Building on the proposals contained in the 2024 Amendment Bill, the Act introduces wide-ranging reforms aimed at strengthening governance, expanding regulatory oversight, and enhancing consumer protection
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The Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF) has opened nominations for three vacant council seats ahead of its 51st annual general meeting and annual conference set for May 14 in Victoria Falls, as the pensions industry pushes for stronger leadership amid ongoing sector reforms.
ZAPF has invited members to submit nominations by April 28 for the three
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HARARE: Unpaid retirement benefits were the single biggest source of complaints in Zimbabwe’s pensions sector in 2025, underscoring persistent administrative failures that continue to erode public trust in retirement savings, according to the Insurance and Pensions Commission’s (IPEC) latest annual report.
The IPEC Pensions Report for the 12 months
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Zimbabwe’s financial sector must place consumer trust and fair treatment at the centre of insurance and pension reforms if it is to deepen financial inclusion and restore confidence in long-term savings, industry expert has said.
Speaking at the recent Insurance and Pensions Symposium hosted by the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC), Erna Motinga, deputy chief executive for prudential