BPOPF�s delicate balancing act

Sitting on an asset base worth as much as P51 billion ($5 billion), the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) is one of the largest pension funds in sub-Saharan Africa.  About 35 percent of these funds are invested in Botswana.

Although BPOPF is above the regulatory 30 percent onshore investments threshold, market sentiment, which came to the fore during the recent liquidity shortages in the banking system, is that more pension funds should be brought back home to spur the domestic economy rather than promote the growth of foreign economies.