Pension assets fall Sh33bn on bonds, equities hit

Securities traders at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in the past. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Pension industry assets under management shrank by Sh33.4 billion in the six months to June on the back of paper losses on equities and government bond holdings, representing the first half-year decline in retiree assets in 19 years.

The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) said the contraction in the assets by 2.16 percent to Sh1.514 trillion was due to volatility in the financial markets and the political campaigns ahead of August’s general elections.

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