{"id":1032,"date":"2017-03-28T08:07:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T06:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namfisa.com.na\/educates\/?post_type=did_you_know&p=1032"},"modified":"2025-07-20T21:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T19:44:41","slug":"who-is-namfisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.namfisa.com.na\/educates\/who-is-namfisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is NAMFISA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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WHO IS NAMFISA?<\/h3><\/span><\/div>
NAMFISA was established by an Act of Parlia-ment: The NAMFISA Act, (Act No. 3 of 2001). NAMFISA is the regulator and supervisor of non-banking financial services, established to oversee the non-banking financial services industry in Na-mibia, and is responsible for licensing, compliance and enforcement. In terms of its legislative mandate,\n
\nNAMFISA also advises the Minister of Finance on matters related to our sector. Regulation and super-vision is necessary to foster financial soundness of financial institutions, ensure market integrity, main-tain financial stability and protect consumers as well as maintain confidence in the financial system.\n\n
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WHAT\u2019S NAMFISA\u2019S MANDATE?<\/h3><\/span><\/div>
NAMFISA is responsible for the regulation and su-pervision of non-banking financial institutions in the country. The authority is in charge of regulating in-stitutions and activities such as pension funds, medi-cal aid funds, friendly societies, long and short term insurance, investment managers, unit trusts, stock brokers and sponsors, the Stock Exchange and mi-cro-lenders. This was initially done by the Ministry of Finance prior to the establishment of NAMFISA. The Government established NAMFISA in order to improve the focus of regulation and supervision of the Namibian non-banking financial services in-dustry and to secure protection for all stakeholders in the industry, including consumers. The financial industry is by any standard sizeable in terms of both the value of assets and number of institutions. Bear-ing that in mind the regulatory and supervisory role played by NAMFISA is of utmost importance to ensure a level playing field, build confidence in our financial system and protect consumers from undue\npractices in the industry.\n\n
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NAMFISA AND THE NFSS<\/h3><\/span><\/div>
Together with the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Namibia, NAMFISA is also a lead agency in the implementation of the Namibia Financial Sec-tor Strategy (NFSS) which was launched in August 2012.\n\n
The NFSS is the long-term development strategy for the Namibian financial sector and the expected outcomes of that Strategy include appropriate safety nets to protect depositors, to ensure and maintain financial stability, implementation of a consumer protection framework to ensure transparency and disclosure as well as consumer complaints and re-dress mechanisms, increase national financial lit-eracy rate, improved access to financial services and products by Namibians by reducing lack of access from the current baseline of 51.7% to 26%.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Takeaways<\/h3><\/span><\/div>
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The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) was established by an Act of Parliament\u2014The NAMFISA Act (Act No. 3 of 2001)\u2014to regulate and supervise the non-banking financial services sector in Namibia.\n

\n\nNAMFISA\u2019s role is to ensure that the institutions and service providers operating in this sector are licensed, compliant, and operating within the law. The Authority also advises the Minister of Finance on matters related to the non-banking financial industry.\n

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  • <\/span>Ensuring the financial soundness of institutions<\/li>
  • <\/span>Promoting market integrity and stability<\/li>
  • <\/span>Protecting consumers<\/li>
  • <\/span>Building public trust and confidence in the financial system<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    What Is NAMFISA's Mandate<\/h5><\/div>
    NAMFISA is responsible for the regulation and supervision of all non-banking financial institutions and activities in Namibia. These include:<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • <\/span>Pension Funds<\/li>
    • <\/span>Medical Aid Funds<\/li>
    • <\/span>Friendly Societies<\/li>
    • <\/span>Long-term and Short-term Insurance<\/li>
    • <\/span>Investment Managers<\/li>
    • <\/span>Unit Trusts<\/li>
    • <\/span>Stockbrokers and Sponsors<\/li>
    • <\/span>The Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX)<\/li>
    • <\/span>Micro-lenders<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Before NAMFISA\u2019s establishment, this responsibility was handled by the Ministry of Finance. NAMFISA was created to strengthen the regulation of this growing industry and to safeguard the interests of all stakeholders, especially consumers.\n

      \n\nGiven the size and value of Namibia\u2019s financial industry, NAMFISA plays a crucial role in ensuring fair competition, maintaining stability, and protecting consumers from unfair or harmful practices.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      NAMFISA\u2019s Role In The National Strategy<\/h5><\/div>
      Together with the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Namibia, NAMFISA is one of the key implementing agencies of the Namibia Financial Sector Strategy (NFSS), launched in August 2012.\n

      \n\nThe NFSS is a long-term strategy aimed at strengthening the Namibian financial system. Its goals include:<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • <\/span>Establishing safety nets to protect depositors and investors<\/li>
      • <\/span>Promoting financial stability<\/li>
      • <\/span>Creating a strong consumer protection framework<\/li>
      • <\/span>Ensuring transparency and fair dispute resolution<\/li>
      • <\/span>Increasing financial literacy among Namibians<\/li>
      • <\/span>Improving access to financial services\u2014reducing financial exclusion from 51.7% to 26%<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        By regulating fairly and enforcing responsibly, NAMFISA works to create a financial system that is accessible, transparent, and safe for all Namibians.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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