The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has introduced a
non-interest fund for contributors.
The new fund will be for contributors who prefer investments
in non-interest money and capital market products.
In a statement published on its website on Thursday, the
commission said the non-interest fund offers a viable alternative to the conventional
interest-based financial instruments for pension funds investment.
PenCom said the non-interest fund, better known as fund VI,
complies with the provisions of Islamic commercial jurisprudence and any other
established non-interest principles.
The commission also said it had issued an operational
framework for the fund.
“This is in furtherance of the implementation of the
Multi-Fund Investment Structure, which seeks to provide investment portfolio
choices to pension contributors and retirees,” the statement reads.
According to the statement, the Financial Regulation
Advisory Council of Experts (FRACE) has certified that the operational
framework issued by the commission complies with non-interest (Shari’ah)
finance principles.
PenCom further directed pension fund administrators (PFAs)
to create and maintain the non-interest fund (Fund VI) for interested
retirement savings account (RSA) holders.
It said that the non-interest fund would be separated into
two funds for Active RSA holders and retirees, respectively.
“RSA holders in Fund I, II, III and retirees in Fund IV are
eligible to move their RSA contributions to the Non-Interest Fund (Fund VI) by
making a formal request to the PFA, in line with the provisions of the RSA
Multi-fund Implementation Guidelines and Section 7.6 of the Investment
Regulation dealing with Transfers between Fund Types within a PFA,” the
statement adds.
PenCom directed contributors to access more information on
its website and PFAs.
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