An Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Investment Strategy and Corporate Governance on Financial Performance of Pension Funds in Kenya

William Akwimbi^1, , Duncan Ochieng², Josephat Lishenga² and Martin Ogutu²

¹Department of Business Administration, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

²Department of Finance and Accounting, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

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William Akwimbi, Duncan Ochieng, Josephat Lishenga and Martin Ogutu. An Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Investment Strategy and Corporate Governance on Financial Performance of Pension Funds in Kenya. Journal of Finance and Accounting. 2024; 12(3):80-105. doi: 10.12691/jfa-12-3-1

Abstract

For the last decade, Pension industry in Kenya has been faced with a major problem of raising adequate financial resources to provide for retirement benefits to its members. Previous financial literature has nonetheless, not yet come to a definitive conclusion as to what factors determine pension performance. The study examined the effect of corporate governance and invesment strategies on the financial performance of pension schemes in Kenya for the period 2012-2020. A mixed research design was used involving both primary and secondary data. The research results reveal that both corporate governance indicators and investment strategies had a significant effect on pension performance. The individual contribution of corporate governance indicators however varied. The main conclusion of the study is that pension fund financial performance is influenced significantly by both CG indicators and investment strategies. The factors therefore need to be taken into account in the execution of investment plans of pension fund tol ensure generation of adequate funds for retirement benefits.

Keywords:
Corporate governance investment strategy financial performance

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