By Aaron Hammond 
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust is making very smart moves with our money. The state pension manager is aggressively positioning its growing GH¢36 billion asset base to generate much stronger returns for all contributors. This massive financial portfolio represents the sweat and tears of millions of hardworking Ghanaian workers.
Management is stepping up efforts to completely restructure their investment strategies this year. They want to shift focus towards high yielding market areas that guarantee safety and bring solid profit. Nobody wants to hear stories about bad investments when it comes to pension funds.
The Director General for SSNIT clearly stated that the organisation is chasing sustainable financial growth through better strategic investments. They plan to cut out the dead weights in the portfolio and embrace digital transformation. This bold step will definitely strengthen the financial stability of the entire Trust.
Active membership currently stands at over two million dedicated workers who depend heavily on this scheme. The management team fully understands that they must invest the funds very prudently to secure our future. They are actively targeting the real estate and financial sectors of the Ghanaian economy to boost their profit margins.
It is always refreshing to see state institutions actually thinking like private business owners. SSNIT is already the largest single institutional investor on the Ghana Stock Exchange today. We expect these new investment strategies to multiply the asset base and increase the monthly stipends for our beloved pensioners.
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