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The Fiji Times » FNPF members gain $92million in interest lending

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2022-07-08
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Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) members gained $92million in interest lending agreement with Fiji Airways, says FNPF chief executive officer Viliame Vodonaivalu.

In a statement, Mr Vodonaivalu said FNPF invested $93.1m for a 30.02 per cent stake in Fiji Airways as part of a broader strategy to capture the travel component of the tourism value chain, in addition to the hotels that it already owns.

And now that FNPF owns shares, Mr Vodonaivalu said members would also gain from returns that the airline would make in this post-pandemic growth cycle.

He said the fund’s strong investment performance, noting that FNPF was the only local financial institution that was able to pay an interest of 5 per cent and more during the pandemic.

“FNPF has a history of providing good returns — this means we make solid investments, and this is why we are able to consistently pay out good interest rates to our members,” he said.

“Fiji Airways has always been on our radar — we saw this as an opportunity and believe that there will be full recovery of our investment, given that this strategic national asset has high return potential both in interest income and capital appreciation, apart from the obvious tourism synergies.”

He said Fiji Airways was an enabler to other investment opportunities such as medical tourism, aged-care and commercial agriculture ventures for export, while also having a synergistic relationship with FNPF’s substantial hotel portfolio.

“The fund’s investment follows an intensive due diligence process that started in September last year, conducted by reputable local and international firms with extensive knowledge of the aviation industry and expertise in the areas of valuation, deal advisory, financial and tax due diligence, legal due diligence, technical due diligence and peer review.

“The team of experts, led by ANZ Corporate Advisory out of Australia, included IBA— one of the world’s leading aviation advisors, Australian law firm Norton White, a leader in transport law, McGrath Nicol, Hall and Wilcox, Howard’s Lawyers and Molony Advisory, who are all leaders in their fields.

“Apart from the Fijian Government and FNPF, other shareholders in Fiji Airways include Qantas, Unit Trust of Fiji, Air NZ and other Pacific Island countries.”

Mr Vodonaivalu said in terms of performance, the fund recently credited a total of $371 million to 392,175 member accounts after the board declared a 6 per cent crediting interest rate for its members for the fiscal year ending June 30.

Meanwhile, FNPF has to date paid over $1.6 billion in interest for the last five years to its members and is now an institution with total assets of over $8.2 billion.



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