{"id":739015,"date":"2019-11-06T12:30:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T12:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/06\/peoples-pension-trust-wins-innovation-award\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T12:30:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T12:30:12","slug":"peoples-pension-trust-wins-innovation-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/06\/peoples-pension-trust-wins-innovation-award\/","title":{"rendered":"People\u2019s Pension Trust Wins Innovation Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>People\u2019s Pension Trust CEO, Samuel Waterberg (3rd from left), receives the \u201cPensions Innovation Award\u201d at the 2019 Ghana Accountancy and Finance Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PEOPLE\u2019S PENSION Trust Ghana Limited was on Friday adjudged winner in the Pensions Innovation Award of the Year category at the 2019 Ghana Accountancy and Finance Awards. <\/p>\n<p>The company received the recognition for successfully organizing a<br \/>\nhigh-level international conference dubbed: \u201cPeople\u2019s Pension Conference\u201d in<br \/>\nFebruary 2019.\u00a0 The event, the first of<br \/>\nits kind since the pension reforms in 2010, brought together local and<br \/>\ninternational pension players and policy makers to discuss best practices and<br \/>\ninnovative strategies required to boost Ghana\u2019s pension sector. <\/p>\n<p>Organised under the theme: \u201cPrivate pension fund management \u2013 local<br \/>\nstandards vis-\u00e0-vis international best practices: what key lessons going<br \/>\nforward?\u201d, the deliberations focused on key challenges, trends, opportunities<br \/>\nand insights in the local pension industry blended with learnings from<br \/>\ncountries that have successfully eradicated poverty with pension schemes. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the award, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of People\u2019s<br \/>\nPension Trust, Samuel Waterberg, said, \u201cThe recognition is evident of how relevant<br \/>\nand impactful the conference was. The 8-point consensus that outlined issues<br \/>\nlike leveraging technology, policy interventions, deepening and enforcing<br \/>\nregulations, pensions, literacy, among others, is essential to the growth of<br \/>\nthe local pension industry and the adherence to international best practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he was particularly pleased with the educative and<br \/>\nremarkable industry working visit to Netherlands \u2013 the world\u2019s leading pension<br \/>\nindustry \u2013 which became necessary following the knowledge and expertise shared<br \/>\nat the conference. <\/p>\n<p>The Communications Manager of People\u2019s Pension Trust, Yaa<br \/>\nAsamoah-Boateng, on the other hand, said, \u201cAt the heart of our values is<br \/>\ninnovation and that is why we are continuously leveraging on technology to develop<br \/>\nprogrammes and processes that will not only drive our agenda of ensuring future<br \/>\nincome security for all, but which will also ensure that the industry evolves<br \/>\nto keep up with changing trends and global best practices in the administration<br \/>\nof pension in Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company was also earlier this year selected as a winner by<br \/>\nInclusive Fintech50 as one of 50 fintechs that are using innovation to drive<br \/>\nfinancial inclusion in the world by expanding access, usage and quality of<br \/>\nfinancial services in advanced and emerging markets. <\/p>\n<p>People\u2019s Pension Trust provides<br \/>\ntrustee services in both Tier 2 and 3 schemes and is focused on offering<br \/>\nflexible and innovative pension products for the Ghanaian workers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People\u2019s Pension Trust CEO, Samuel Waterberg (3rd from left), receives the \u201cPensions Innovation Award\u201d at the 2019 Ghana Accountancy and Finance Awards PEOPLE\u2019S PENSION Trust Ghana Limited was on Friday adjudged winner in the Pensions Innovation Award of the Year category at the 2019 Ghana Accountancy and Finance Awards. 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