BPOPF tender sparks market excitement
Friday, July 09, 2010
At its August sitting, the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) board will decide which of the four firms to appoint its asset/investment consultant, a key and highly lucrative position in the management of the Fund's P29 billion assets.
Alexander Forbes, whose consulting division has been in the position for several years, is again in the running for the contract whose duration has been set from October 2010 to September 2012.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...