Title: Planning for your retirement
1Planning for your retirement
- RETIREMENT BENEFITS OPEN DAY
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- 18th November 2006
2Contents
- Overview of British-American Group
- Overview of BAAM
- Types of Retirement Benefits Schemes
- Services provided to Retirement Schemes BAAM
- Why Save For Retirement?
- Key Thoughts
3 Who Are We?
4Overview of British-American
- British-American Group of Companies is a Global
financial services company with offices in
London, Mauritius, Malta, Bahamas, Washington DC
and Kenya. - The Group has a long-heritage, providing
financial services since 1920, over 85 years. - The Kenyan operations, Britak, was established in
1965 and has over 40 years of service in the
Kenyan market providing individual life, group
life, health care and property/casualty
insurance. - The asset base of British-American in Kenya is in
excess of Kshs 7 billion with brand equity value
in excess of 6 Billion - Companies within the group have been successful
in providing investment products services and
are market leaders in their respective
jurisdiction - The Global Group Malta
- Bramer Investment Management - Mauritius
5Overview of BAAM
- BAAM was established in 2004 to offer asset
management and investment advisory services to
individuals and institutional clients and address
a growing need for innovative investment products
and services - BAAM is licensed as a Fund Manager by the Capital
Markets Authority (CMA) and the Retirement
Benefits Authority (RBA) - Currently managing in excess of Kshs 1.5 Billion,
with over 1,000 clients - Procured a state-of-the art Investment
Administration and Fund Management System The
Advent Office, to enhance operational
efficiencies and high-standards of customer
service. - Launched a series of firsts in the market
- Balanced Fund
- Bond Fund
- Financial Planning approach to investment advice
6BAAMs Vision Mission
- BAAMs Vision
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- To be the preferred provider of superior asset
management and investment advisory services - BAAMs Mission
- At British American Asset Managers, we empower
our clients worldwide to achieve and exceed their
financial and investment objectives by providing
superior investment solutions and excellent
service that maximize stakeholder value
7Types of Retirement Schemes
- Occupational Retirement Benefit Scheme A Pension
or Provident Fund established by an employer for
the benefit of employees. It is suitable for
employers with over 100 staff members. - Umbrella Pension or Umbrella Provident Fund This
is an Umbrella Retirement Fund for Small Medium
Enterprises (SMEs) i.e. organizations with less
than 100 employees. They all participate under
the Umbrella Retirement Fund thereby creating
sufficient critical mass for cost and benefit
optimization. - Individual Pension Policy This is a Pension
savings policy for self employed persons or
employees in organizations that do not offer
pension benefits.
8Investment Services provided to Retirement
Schemes BAAM
- Fund Management
- Discretionary Investment Management
- Investment Funds
- - Pooled Investment funds
- Fund Manager makes the investment decisions.
- Investment risk no underlying guarantees.
- Rate of return could be different from time to
time.
9British-American Managed Retirement Fund
- Pooled vehicle registered with the CMA and with
the RBA - Investment strategy aligned with the RBA
investment guidelines - Provides benefits of pooling
- Administration of the Scheme can be carried out
by a third party or by Britak
10British-American Managed Retirement Fund (cont.d)
- The fund is valued and priced daily on a net
asset value basis - Clients may make withdrawals at any time
- The Fund aims to consistently perform in the top
quartile of retirement benefits funds
11Why SAVE for retirement?
- 1. Financial Independence during retirement
- 2. We live much longer in retirement than in our
working lives. - To maintain or improve the standard of living in
retirement - 4. Contributions to registered retirement
Benefits schemes are tax deductible.
12Why SAVE for retirement? (Cont.d)
- 5. If you are a member of a retirement Benefits
scheme, then your employer also contributes to
the scheme, thus effectively increasing your
gross earnings. - Investment income earned by registered retirement
Benefits schemes is tax-free. - If you lose your job your retirement Benefits
savings can be an invaluable nest egg. - Compound interest Compound interest accrues on
the contributions received, leading to a faster
accumulation of your fund.
13Some Key thoughts
How long have you spent planning the longest
holiday of your life RETIREMENT?
14Life Line
Fortunately your parents pay for this
Who will pay for this?
Money
Income
Shortfall
Shortfall
15The Graphic story of 100 young people now aged 25
40 years later at retirement .
1
Will be rich
4
Will be financially independent
5
Will still be working
12
Will be broke
29
Will be dead
49
Will be dependent on
friends and charity
16Contacts
- Britak Center, 8th Floor
- Junction of Mara Ragati Roads
- Upper Hill
- P. O. Box 30375-00100
- NAIROBI, Kenya
- Tel 271 0927/39
- Mobile 0722 200 943
- Fax 2722157
- Email Baam_at_baam.co.ke
- Website www.baam.co.ke
- Visit the British-American Asset Managers Stand
at the RBA Open Day.