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Title: Masisizane Lets Help Each Other


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MasisizaneLets Help Each Other
  • Old Mutual Investment in Shared Economic Growth

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Agenda
  • Introduction and overview
  • Jim Sutcliffe, CEO, Old Mutual plc
  • Introducing Masisizane, an investment in shared
    growth
  • Paul Hanratty, MD, Old Mutual South Africa
  • Questions

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Jim Sutcliffe
  • CEO
  • Old Mutual plc

4
Demutualisation From Mutual Society to
International Group
  • Before demutualisation in 1999, we were an SA
    mutual life assurer, with international ambitions
  • Today
  • 40 countries
  • 3rd largest financial services group in the UK,
    8th largest in Europe
  • Fortune 200 company
  • But our heartland remains South Africa
  • We remain committed to the growth of our business
    here
  • And to a prosperous future for all who live here

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Introduction
  • Demutualisation meant free shares for 3.2m
    policyholders
  • 98 success rate in distributing free shares
  • Despite extended period and huge effort, 2,
    worth R1.3bn not reached
  • How will this be used?
  • R400m for future claims by eligible policyholders
  • R300m for enhancements to policy values of small
    policies
  • R400m (after tax) to be invested in shared
    economic growth in SA Masisizane (Lets Help
    Each Other)
  • Masisizane an exciting investment that will make
    a real difference for those who need it most

6
Paul Hanratty
  • MD
  • Old Mutual South Africa

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Introducing Masisizane
  • Economic growth is not enough
  • We cant wait for trickle-down effects
  • We have to reach those parts of the economy that
    normal growth doesnt reach
  • We need SHARED growth
  • ASGISA provides the framework and the stimulus
    for business to do something real
  • Now Old Mutual shareholders have agreed to a
    further significant investment in shared growth
    in South Africa

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Masisizane R400m investment
  • How will the money be invested?

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1. Women-owned enterprise development
  • Investments in businesses that stimulate job
    creation and enterprise development in poor areas
  • The real engines of job creation
  • R200m towards women-owned small and medium-sized
    enterprises
  • Funds of between R100k and R5m
  • Urban focus
  • R60m towards women-owned micro-enterprises
  • Funds of between R500 and R100k
  • Rural focus
  • All provinces, with limits for Gauteng and W.
    Cape
  • Technical support and mentorship
  • Product-to-market initiative, together with other
    companies

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2. Financial Education
  • R60m investment, over and above existing
    initiatives
  • Educating consumers on key financial principles
  • Educating consumers on financial decision-making
    at different life stages
  • Educating emerging entrepreneurs on financial
    management principles to run their businesses
  • Equipping learners with knowledge to make
    informed financial decisions when they earn
    incomes
  • All 11 official languages
  • Reach through worksites, stokvels, burial
    societies, schools, community groups

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3. ILima Trust
  • Retain skills of retiring Old Mutual executives
    to consult
  • Capacity building Training of individuals in
    national, provincial and local government, in
    support of Project Consolidate
  • Community development self-help, skills
    development, anti-poverty measures
  • Training and support for emerging
    micro-enterprises

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4. Skills development (JIPSA)
  • In 2006, Old Mutual supported JIPSA by training
    100 public sector project managers
  • Continuation of partnership with government in
    areas of need

5. Promotion of investment into SA
  • Need to complement internal investment with
    international investment in South Africa
  • Old Mutual sees itself as ambassador for South
    Africa
  • Funds to be allocated to improve perceptions of
    SA as investment destination

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Investment as a catalyst for shared growth
  • Masisizane supports ASGISA by investing in
  • enterprise development,
  • women entrepreneurs,
  • capacity building,
  • skills development, and
  • financial education
  • Help people to grow their businesses and their
    own wealth, which in turn is a lever for growth

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Investment as a catalyst for shared growth
  • Masisizane complements existing Old Mutual
    investments
  • Project Hluma R250m million initiative with DBSA
  • Education Trust higher education scholarships -
    100 in 2007
  • Black Distributors Trust loans of up to R120 000
    to black brokers
  • Investments in infrastructure R5.5 billion
    invested in IDEAS Fund
  • Project Consolidate -building the capacity of
    struggling municipalities
  • We invite the business community to join us in
    promoting shared growth

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MasisizaneLets Help Each Other
  • QUESTIONS
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