Retirement funds are key players in helping to tackle SA’s ailing infrastructure

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South Africa’s infrastructure requires urgent investment after 30 years of underspending. How can private equity and private credit work together to bridge the significant funding gap?

In the ninth episode of "The More You Know," Marisa Bester (COO of Infrastructure Investment at STANLIB) and Johan Marnewick (Head of Fixed Income Private Markets) join host Jeremy Maggs to discuss mobilising capital for the life and pension funds industry.

They explore how private equity and private credit can mobilise capital to meet the risk, return, and impact requirements of the life and pension funds industry.

STANLIB is an authorised Financial Services Provider in terms of FAIS and a registered manager in terms of CISCA.
25 Mar English South Africa Investing · Business News

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