Save the Date!. The 3rd CFA Society East Africa Alternative Investment Conference is on 16 July 2025 at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala. Theme: The Next Relay: Enhancing investor readiness for opportunities across Alternative Investments. #AIC2025.#CFASocietyEA.#CFAEastAfricaEvents

🙌 A big THANK YOU to all our #AIC2025 speakers, moderators & panellists for making the 3rd Alternative Investments Conference a success!. Your insights inspired action, challenged norms & advanced the future of finance in East Africa. 👏 We are truly grateful!. #CFASocietyEA

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“The future is private debt, real assets and infrastructure. But we must build trust, track record and education among trustees to truly scale. Uganda is young but the momentum is building.” . #AIC2025 .#CFASocietyEA

The Hi-Innovator Program by NSSF, Mastercard Foundation, and Outbox is a game-changer:. ✅ 500+ SGBs funded. ✅ 75,000 entrepreneurs trained. ✅ 30,000+ jobs created. @Alephtav33 “SGBs are not small, they are the backbone of the African economy.”. #AIC2025 #CFASocietyEA #SMEs

NSSF Uganda manages UGX 26Tn (>$7B)—11% of the country’s GDP. But 80% of it is in fixed income. Why? Uganda’s high yields (17%+) pull capital away from private equity. @Alephtav33 calls this the “Return Paradox.”.Solution? De-risk the PE ecosystem. #AIC2025 #CFASocietyEA

“When @nssfug invest with purpose, they do not just secure retirements, they secure the nation’s future.” - @Alephtav33, CFA at #AIC2025 . Kenneth is pushing for a bold new vision: transforming pension funds into engines of growth. #CFASocietyEA

“Structural barriers like fund registration laws, tax hurdles and lack of cross-border investment frameworks are slowing progress. Reforms are needed to unlock real deployment of capital.”. #AIC2025 .#CFASocietyEA

“We’re moving from a 60/40 model to 50/30/20. Alternatives can no longer be ignored.” - Godfrey Bukomeko @UAPOldMutualUg urges fund managers to innovate, educate trustees, and create structures that de-risk alternatives for wider investor adoption. #AIC2025 .#CFASocietyEA

“Infrastructure is Africa’s biggest investment gap yet we continue to overlook alternatives. Trade finance can be structured into investable, regulated funds. The solutions exist; we need more local buy-in.” - Linda Tsarwe, TDB. #AIC2025 .#CFASocietyEA

“Local capital is chasing safety, global capital is chasing innovation.”- George Kaluma Gen Africa on why African fund managers face a dual reality of high yields in local fixed income vs the global race for returns via alternatives. #AIC2025 .#CFASocietyEA

“There’s no serious capital allocation conversation without @nssfug in the room.”.Ibrahim Buya highlights the challenge: low-risk appetite, lack of track record, and a need to balance duty with innovation. #AIC2025 .#CFASocietyEA

RT @UAPOldMutualUg: Why do Alternative Investments matter?. At #AIC2025, this question takes centre stage in a fund managers’ panel explori….

RT @UAPOldMutualUg: Why should institutional investors focus on Alternative Investments?. “Fixed income will continue to dominate locally,….

RT @UAPOldMutualUg: As the global financial landscape shifts, Alternative Investments are no longer niche—they’re necessary. Bridging techn….

“Only 1% of institutional capital is allocated to alternatives yet these markets hold the key to long-term national growth.”.Lisa Oyella, CFA @DPFUganda kicks off the session with a sharp reminder: Uganda’s institutional investors must do more with their capital. #AIC2025

Panel in Session: Why Alternatives Matter? A Fund Manager Perspective. From private equity to infrastructure, alternative investments are reshaping portfolios and driving returns moderated by Lisa Oyella, CFA @DPFUganda . #AIC2025 .#CFASocietyEA

“We don’t have deep FX liquidity between African currencies, but stablecoins can bridge that gap.” - Suleiman Murunga. Cross-border trade becomes faster and frictionless with tokenised currencies. #AIC2025 #CFASocietyEA

“Tokenization builds trust, it removes the clipboard and replaces it with immutable blockchain data.” - @PeteBenHurNyeko. With blockchain, carbon credits become verifiable, bankable assets. #AIC2025 #CFASocietyEA