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Zimbabwe’s capital markets are navigating a complex environment marked by tight liquidity, currency uncertainty, and shifting institutional investment patterns in the second half of the year.
This is coming at a time when the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange turnover saw a total of 1.27 billion shares exchanging hands during the first half of the year, up 179% from 456 million shares were traded
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Zimbabwe’s stock market is feeling the strain as pension funds pivot away from equities in favour of property and alternative assets, a move that the Imara Asset Management has said is weighing heavily on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE).
In a recent quarterly investment notes update to clients, Imara non-executive director John Legat said pension funds’ growing preference
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The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) says it has come up with an administrative framework for offshore investments which seeks to streamline the approval process for offshore investments by pension funds.
In this regard, a tripartite committee which is chaired by Ipec is now in place, and the regulator will be responsible for approving offshore investments.
In 2022, Ipec introduced
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The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) on July 1, 2025 hosted the President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), United Kingdom, Ms Kartina Tahir Thomson, at its Head Office in Harare.
The high-level engagement brought together senior representatives from IPEC, led by Commissioner, Dr Grace Muradzikwa, and the Actuarial Society of Zimbabwe (ASZ) led by its president,
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The Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) says while pension benefits are mirroring asset performance, they are far from meeting pensioners reasonable expectations.
Dr Grace Muradzikwa, at the Commission’s AGM on Monday, said improving pensioners insurance benefits is an area that requires more attention.
“We have been monitoring whether the benefits are matching asset performance.
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The Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) has elected CBZ insurance principal officer James Mharadze as its chairperson, taking over from Nicoz Diamond CE David Nyabadza, who has been at the helm of the Council since 2023.
Mharadze, who was also recently elected chairperson of the Council of Bureaux for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Yellow Card Scheme, will
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The government says there is an urgent need to upgrade the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) systems in order to improve efficiencies in collecting contributions and paying pensions.
This was said by the Minister of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare, Edgar Moyo, announcing the Authority’s new Board, chaired
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The Green Building Council of Zimbabwe (GBCZ) says it is working closely with the government through relevant line ministries, departments and agencies to promote sustainable development and green building practices in the country.
According to the Council, the built environment is responsible for a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions, and adopting green building practices
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The Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) says insurers are looking into the future and have realised that the future is digital.
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Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has approved the Principles of the Road Accident Fund Bill, which seeks to address the current post-accident management framework, with the existing insurance packages lacking provision for immediate evacuation of accident survivors to medical facilities.
The Road Accident Fund will be funded from motor vehicle insurance premiums and any other such funds appropriated