BPOPF Identifies Five Managers For Asia Push

Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) said this week it was working on deploying cash to China asset managers who would handle the pension fund’s push to invest in Asia.

BPOPF, which is Botswana's largest pension fund by portfolio, revealed it has identified five managers who will take its portfolio into China and Hong Kong. With assets of more than P60 billion, the pension fund has made no secret of its desire to crack the Chinese financial market, which has generally been closed off to outsiders.

Previously, the Fund said the Asian giant in particular offered a lucrative unique market despite the limits to external investors adding the Chinese market had abundant opportunities waiting to be explored.

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