{"id":199089,"date":"2022-06-26T13:22:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=199089"},"modified":"2022-06-26T13:22:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:22:27","slug":"pencom-pension-assets-rise-to-n14-2tn-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/26\/pencom-pension-assets-rise-to-n14-2tn-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"PenCom: Pension assets rise to N14.2tn in May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Pension Commission on Friday has released the total assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme rose to N14.2tn in May.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in the National Pension Commission\u2019s latest report titled, \u2018Unaudited report on pension funds industry portfolio for the period ended 31 May 2022; Approved Existing Schemes, Closed Pension Fund Administrators and RSA funds (Including unremitted contributions @CBN &amp; legacy funds).\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The funds, which ended December 31, 2021, at N13.42tn, rose to N13.61tn and N13.76tn as of the end of January and February 2022, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>It rose to N13.88tn by the end of March and N14.06tn in April, according to the data.<\/p>\n<p>The data showed that N8.8tn of the total funds was invested in Federal Government securities, comprising bonds and treasury bills.<\/p>\n<p>Other investment portfolios where the funds were invested included: domestic and foreign ordinary shares; corporate debt securities comprising corporate bonds; corporate infrastructure bonds; corporate green bonds, and supranational bonds.<\/p>\n<p>PenCom also disclosed that the total number of workers with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/28\/court-orders-psc-to-pay-ex-staff-retirement-benefits\/\">Retirement<\/a> Savings Accounts rose slightly to 9.67 million by the end of May, from 9.529 million at the end of December 2021.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria, the CPS is helping Nigerian workers to save for retirement and providing funds for infrastructure development.<\/p>\n<p>The operators urged workers to increase their statutory deductions, noting this would enable them to raise their aggregate savings balances over time.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the association said, \u201cIt is also pertinent to note that the Contributory Pension Scheme in its current state has in no small way fostered a savings culture in Nigeria. 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