By JUDITH NAMUTOWE –

FORMER Airtel managing director Charity Lumpa at the weekend launched a Madison Premier Club dubbed MPremier aimed at providing solutions to challenges of the modern-day market environment.
Launching the MPremier in Lusaka, Ms Lumpa said she was particularly pleased to be associated with the launch as it had come at a time when  institutional and retail  investors alike were seeking new and innovative ways of managing  their wealth in turbulent times
precipitated by volatile domestic and global markets.
The MPremier Club is an innovation of Madison Asset Management (MAMCo) which seeks to provide a one-stop shop for non-traditional financial services, bundled with other lifestyle benefits to individuals in a convenient, relaxed and professional environment.
The MPremier offering combines the provision of portfolio management services with other financial services such as motor insurance, home insurance, asset insurance, life, medical and travel insurance.
Other services are tours, ticketing, estate planning, wills and trusts, tax compliance and advisory services.
“In recognition of the support that exists and prospective clients continue to provide MAMCo, the MPremier Club has also included lifestyle benefits which accrue to members.
These include discounts at the top hotels, gyms, dry cleaners and spas.
You will agree with me that the package of this nature is the first of its kind in this market and will certainly go a long way in delivering value and convenience to most of us here,” Ms Lumpa said.
MAMCo managing director Muchindu Kasongola said the MPremier Club is an offering that encompasses all the services offered by LSA Group subsidiaries.
The services have been bundled into one product which was aimed at wealth creation and protection in addition to other lifestyle benefits.
“As markets have become more complex and investment products, more divers, we felt a profound  sense of obligation to develop  a service that will ensure that our clients optimise on available investment opportunities while at the same time have sufficient protection in their portfolios to mitigate  inherent downside risks,” Mr Kasogola said.