New Investment Challenges in Pension Funds

Roundtable

April 15, Rodina Hotel

9:00 - 9:10 Opening

Apostol Apostolov, Chairman of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC)

Valeri Apostolov, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy

9:10 – 9:20 Welcoming address by USAID

Panel: Challenges before the pension systems in EU accession countries. Moderator: Mr. Bisser Petkov

9:20 - 9:35 Developments and trends in Fully-Funded Pensions in Bulgaria, Mr. Bisser Petkov, Deputy chairman of FSC

9:35 – 9:50 Implications of the EUROSTAT Decision for Fully-Funded Pensions, Mr. Pawel Pelc

9:50 – 10:05 Trends in Pension Fund Supervisory Structures, Mr. Tibor Parniczky

10:05 – 10:30 q Discussion

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break

Panel: Supervisory and Market Perspectives in Pension Fund Asset Management, Moderator: Mr. Cezary Mech

10:45 – 10:55 Mr. Cezary Mech, Poland

10:55 – 11:05 Mr. Toni Lukšić, Croatia

11:05 – 11:15 Mr. Attila Gaal, Hungary

11:15 – 11:25 Ms. Zorica Apostolska, Macedonia

11:25 – 11:35 Mr. Sergey Varfolomeyev, Ukraine

11:35 – 12:15 Comments on country cases

12:15 - 13:00 Discussion and closing