Category: Announcement

The new pension reform in Bulgaria – recommendations from OECD

The members of the BASPSC welcome the recommendations received from the OECD on the new pension reform.
– The OECD commends Bulgaria’s supplementary pension provision and supports future measures to improve it
– The strengths of supplementary pension insurance were recognised, including the multi-pillar pension model, the stable legal framework and competent risk-based supervision. […]

Mrs. Evelina Miltenova participated in the preparation of professional material for the IPE media on the supplementary pension insurance market and the prospects for pension funds in Bulgaria in 2024.

The country is trying to fulfill all the criteria set by the EU to finally join the Eurozone. “We, the branch association of the Bulgarian supplementary pension insurance companies, were invited and from 2022 we actively participated in the working group, consulting, actively discussing and giving proposals and opinions related to the national plan for the introduction of the euro, […]

Results of the activity on supplementary pension insurance for the first half of 2023

The Social Security Supervision Department of the Financial Supervision Commission announced the results of the activity on supplementary pension insurance for the first half of 2023. The information is summarized on the basis of the reports for supervisory purposes submitted by the pension insurance companies to the Financial Supervision Commission. Data on the distribution of insured persons by gender and age in pension funds as of 30.06.2023 are also published. […]

Results of operations on supplementary pension insurance for the first quarter of 2023

The Social Security Supervision Department of the FSC announced  the results of the activity on supplementary pension insurance for the first quarter of 2023. The information is summarized on the basis of the reports for supervisory purposes submitted by the pension insurance companies to the Financial Supervision Commission. Data on the distribution of insured persons by gender and age in pension funds as of 31.03.2023 are also published. […]

PensionsEurope Report 2022 – Trends and developments in funded pensions

PensionsEurope report 2022 – Trends and developments in funded pensions
Key findings:
*Assets of euro area pension funds continued growing more than their liabilities until the end of 2021, increasing their aggregate funding ratio.
*Through recent increase in interestrates, liabilities of pension funds have decreased more than their assets.

World Bank Group member IFC acquires stake in VIG’s Bulgarian pension fund Doverie

Focus on joint strengthening of private pension provision
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, takes a stake of around 10% in Doverie, the pension fund in Bulgaria in which the Vienna Insurance Group
(VIG) holds a majority stake. The cooperation aims to strengthen and jointly further expand the Bulgarian pension insurance market. […]

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