June 7, 2021
A Partner with expert
Before we dig into this, let’s tell you our trust story. When we started our noble journey in 2017, we wanted to make it possible for everyone to access legitimate investments, and we did that. We didn’t stop at making it possible for people to access these investment opportunities with just NGN100, we introduced an improved security structure to the fintech space. We did this by setting up a trust structure in partnership with Meristem Trustees; we’ll explain the importance of this here.
Right from our very first user, trust has always been our currency. Many have come to us with expectations that are impossible to achieve - 10% monthly for instance. We’ve always been clear about such requests, our commitment is to manage your money for steady growth and not make false promises that get you excited. Three years on, that hasn’t changed.
Where does interest on savings plans come from??
Interest Rates Update
From March 1, 2020, we’ll update interest rates for our savings plans. We’ll share every single detail with you on why we are making this choice. It’s a necessary move to preserve your trust in us and your funds. For your ease, we have broken this explainer into sections:
- Where does the interest on your savings come from?
- Why are our interest rates changing?
- Are mutual funds impacted by this change?
Investment Strategy
As your wealth partner, we take a conservative approach to investing your savings. Hence, we focus on investing in treasury bills, high-quality commercial papers and government bonds, in line with our Investment Policy Statement (IPS). The reason for our choices is not far-fetched. These investment instruments are low-risk by nature. Are you a bit worried that we have treasury bills there despite the CBN restrictions in 2019? Have no worries. The CBN restricted access to OMO bills, not regular treasury bills. We wrote a simple explainer here.
Who oversees us?
When this journey started, we were only registered under the Cooperative Act. Many other firms were at the same time, but we knew we needed to be more to protect the interest of our customers. To provide an extra layer of security, we partnered with Meristem Trustees, which is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to carry out these key duties of:
- Providing total security for your funds
- Monitoring how we invest your savings
- Holding certificates of investments that back savings on the behalf of customers.
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Why are our interest rates changing?
As the turn of the year approached in 2019, interest rates on treasury bills (T-bills) started to drop. Till date, they’re still low. Unsurprisingly, T-bills are significant in this conversation because they make up the bulk of short-term, liquid and secure investments; for many legitimate wealthtech platforms. Here’s a graph on the performance of T-bills from December 2009 till December 2019:
From that graph, we can see that it is currently impossible to promise a low-risk investment offer, for less than a year, beyond single-digit returns. To reflect this reality, we are introducing dynamic interest rates.
FAQ
All you need to know
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Whether concept of proxy is relevant in respect of a general meeting wherein e-voting facility has been provided to the members.
Proxy is a facility given to a member to exercise his voting rights in case the member is unable to attend and vote himself. The provision for electronic voting is a platform facilitating the members to vote on their own. Hence, any member who has not exercised his vote electronically, may attend and vote at the general meeting either personally or by appointing a proxy to attend and vote on his behalf. The concept of proxy is still relevant, though with limited applicability.
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Whether advance taken from customers by real estate company on which no interest has been paid will be treated as advance or deposit as per the Companies Act, 2013?
As per the Rule 2(xii) of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, any amount received in the course of, or for the purposes of the business of the company - as advance, accounted for in any manner whatsoever, received in connection with consideration for property under an agreement or arrangement is exempted from the definition of the Deposits but if such advance is not adjusted against the property in accordance with the terms of agreement or arrangement then it will be treated as deposit.
Further, whether interest is charged or not is immaterial.
Thus, advance taken from customers by real estate company shall not be considered as deposits. But if it is not adjusted against the property in accordance with the terms of agreement or arrangement, then it will be treated as deposit.
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What is the preservation period of register of members and annual return under the companies Act, 2013?
In terms of Rule 15 of the Companies (Management & Administration) Rules, 2014, the register of members along with the index shall be preserved permanently. Copies of annual returns prepared under section 92 and copies of all certificates and documents required to be annexed thereto shall be preserved for a period of eight years from the date of filing with the Registrar.
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Is it mandatory for a company to keep its documents, records, registers, minutes, etc. in electronic form?
According to Section 120, the documents, records, registers, minutes, etc. may be kept and inspected in electronic form. Rule 27 of Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 initially mandated every listed company or a company having not less than one thousand shareholders, debenture holders and other security holders to maintain its records, as required to be maintained under the Act or rules made there under, in electronic form. However, MCA has revised the rules namely the Companies (Management and Administration) Second Amendment Rules, 2014, and amended rule 27 as follows: - in rule 27, in sub-rule (1) and in the Explanation, for the word "shall", the word "may" shall be substituted. Therefore, the companies have now been given an option to maintain the records in electronic form.
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