Bifm empowers trustees through training
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The training was a continuing series of workshops which are in recognition of the critical role played by the trustees of Botswana's pension funds, and covered topics such as investment principles, asset classes, financial markets and investment policy design.
In recognition of the critical role played by the trustees of Botswana's pension funds, Bifm - as the country's largest asset management company with over 80% of all Botswana's non-government contractual savings in its care, has over the years used these training forums to empower trustees.
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