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This is an archive article published on July 30, 2013

KfW buys 30 stake in IIMPS

Invest India Micro Pension Services IIMPS,aggregator of regulated micro-pension and long-term micro-saving products for economically weaker section,today said Germany-based KfW has picked up 30 per cent stake in the company for 3.28 million about Rs 19.2 crore

Invest India Micro Pension Services IIMPS,aggregator of regulated micro-pension and long-term micro-saving products for economically weaker section,today said Germany-based KfW has picked up 30 per cent stake in the company for 3.28 million about Rs 19.2 crore.

Further,the Michael amp; Susan Dell Foundation has invested an additional 400,000 and increased its own shareholding in the company,IIMPS said in a statement.

The equity investment from KfW and the Dell Family Foundation will help further strengthen financial literacy and client protection mechanisms, said Gautam Bhardwaj,MD,IIMPS. Other institutional shareholders include UTI AMC and Self Employed Womens Association SEWA.

IIMPS collects money from low income individuals who save on an average Rs 200 per month towards for their old age. These savings are redistributed between two funds: the governments NPS-Lite Swavalamban and the

UTI Retirement Benefit Pension Fund.

 

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