The Republic Investment Ghana Limited (Republic Investment) Unit Trust is a collective investment scheme whose main objective is to invest mobilized funds in short-term money market securities. The Republic Investment Ghana Limited (Republic Investment) Unit Trust has a dual objective - short-term income and capital preservation. To obtain its high-income goal, the Fund invests in portfolio of money and capital market instruments from different institutions.
The main instruments that the fund invests in are Bonds, Debentures, Fixed Deposits, Treasury Instruments and Commercial Paper. The Fund is open to the general public that is all individuals and institutions who can afford the required minimum contributions. Parents/ Guardians can also invest in trust for their children and dependents. Transactions can be made through all Republic Bank branches.
SP_READ_MOREThe Republic Investments Equity Trust -established in 2004 - is an open-ended long-term collective investment scheme. The objective of the Trust is to mobilize funds from the general public for investment in shares of listed companies on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Investments in other organized and regulated market is currently under consideration.
The Fund endeavours to maintain a diversified portfolio of securities with the objective of achieving long-term capital growth, preserving investors’ capital, and ensuring easy access to the fund. The fund generally invests in a portfolio that is tilted towards the capital market with a composition as follows - Equities (70-80%); Money Market (5-10%); Other Schemes (10-15%); and Cash & Bank (5%).
SP_READ_MOREThis is a hybrid collective scheme set up in June 2009. The fund invests in short and long term instruments on the Ghanaian and other African Markets. The fund aims to provide tax free real returns in the form of capital appreciation and income by investing in equities, quasi equities and fixed Income. The Trust will invest in a wide range of listed companies across the spectrum of the economy.
This will lower the risk of the portfolio, whilst maximizing returns. The manager of the Republic Ivestment F-Plan is obliged to buy-back units on demand of the unit holder, thus providing substantial liquidity to investors. Being a large professionally managed portfolio, F-Plan Trust incur proportionately lower trading commissions than individuals, which can translate into significantly better investments returns.
SP_READ_MOREThis is a collective scheme - set up in 1995- invests directly in the real estate industry. The Republic Investments REIT’s main objective is to provide investors with capital appreciation in a long term diversified portfolio. The professionally managed fund’s primary focus is to invest mobilized funds into securities of real estate companies, development of real estate or invest equity in companies that engage in real estate investment activities.
To obtain its high-income goal, the fund invests mainly in real estate, land, and bonds. A small percentage of the fund is invested in money markets instruments. Capital appreciation is achieved by investing about 75% of the portfolio in real estate projects, which provide higher gains. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the fund is also invested in high-yielding short-term securities to provide liquidity. The Trust it serves as an alternative investment vehicle for diversification into residential and commercial real estate activities. Through this special purpose investment vehicle the fund has developed over eighty (80) executive houses and serviced plots in Communities 18, 20 and 25 at Tema.
