On 1st November 2018, Cytonn Asset Managers Limited (CAML), the regulated affiliate of Cytonn Investments Management Plc, held a Pension trustees Training at Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club. The training focused on educating the trustees on the investment opportunities available in the alternative investment space, especially real estate.
Cytonn Asset Managers Limited focuses on Pension Fund Management and Collective Investments Schemes. Once licensed by the Retirement Benefits Authority, CAML will offer segregated fund management to retirement benefits schemes as well as set up a personal retirement benefits scheme and an umbrella retirement benefits scheme.
A participant asking a question during the Q&A session
Johnson Denge, Senior Manager- Regional Markets discussing about Real Estate Investments
Johnson Denge, Senior Manager - Regional Markets, speaking at the training stated that real estate is expected to continue doing well on the back of; improved macroeconomic conditions, sustainable high returns, and changing operational landscape. This is because developers are striving to satisfy the huge housing deficit currently at 200,000 units annually. He further noted that; in order for this growth to be sustainable, access to credit is vital.
Maurice Oduor –Principal Officer, CAML speaking about Structured Products
Maurice Oduor, the Principal Officer, Cytonn Asset Managers Ltd explained how CAML acquired Seriani Asset Managers with already existing regulated products to accelerate its entry into the collective investments space.
On Structured Products, Maurice explained that structured high yielding solutions come in to bridge the gap between alternative and traditional investments. He went further to explain how structured products have proven to offer superior risk adjusted returns.
Edwin H. Dande, the CEO of Cytonn Group giving the final remarks.
