Afriex Development Institute

PENSION FUND STRATEGIES, GOVERNANCE, REGULATION AND INVESTMENT TRAINING

INTRODUCTION

Pension is an income assured to citizens after retirement as a means of regular income and earning capacity. There are various types of pension schemes or plans across countries, but what is common to any scheme or plan is the need for good governance and regulation. Good pension scheme governance and regulation help identify, manage and control related risks.

Good governance is increasingly recognized as an important aspect of an efficient private pension system, enhancing investment performance and benefit security. Yet, despite regulatory and industry initiatives, governance weaknesses persist across many countries.

There are unique financial and societal challenges facing those who manage, regulate or provide governance for pension schemes. Pensions scheme governance and management training is therefore vital to ensure pension funds are managed properly.

This Pension Scheme Governance & Regulation training will provide advanced knowledge and management tools needed for the effective oversight and administration of publicly funded or partially funded pension plans. This program will help to modernize these plans and their associated pension funds in an environment of changing economic and social circumstances and new regulatory and accounting initiatives.

DURATION

v 5 Days

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is designed for Pension regulators, Policymakers, Trustees, Administrators, Fund managers, Advisors, Custodians, CEOs, Human resource managers, Directors and Pension principal officers.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

After attending this program, participants will learn about:

v  Understand the importance of pension governance, types, designs and fundamentals of pension schemes

v  Appreciate the duties and management function of trustees

v  Analyze Pension scheme management performance indicators

v  Appreciate the importance of performance evaluation of trustees of pension schemes in enhancing governance

v  Assess the risks pension funds are exposed to and the need of effective risk management

COURSE CONTENT

v  Introduction to Pension Funds and Global Pension Crisis

v  Financial Mechanisms & Pension Plan Design; Different types of Pension Schemes

v  Costs of Funding Pension Schemes; Pension Fund Deficit, Sovereign Debt & Default Risk

v  Longevity, Dependency Rations, Real & Nominal Returns

v  Defined Benefits and Defined Contribution Schemes

v  Insurance Mechanisms and External Guarantees

v  Pensions Fund and Its Parties: trustees, sponsors, actuaries, consultants & investment managers

v  Asset Allocation, Capital Structure and Financial Risk

v  Sources of Wealth in Pensions Funds; creating value in Pension Funds

v  Different Types of Pension Schemes

v  Pension Fund Asset-Liability Management, Tools & Modelling

v  Pensions Funding Policies

v  Portfolio Rebalancing, Asset Allocation and risk management

v  Actuarial Considerations, Scheme Design & Annuity Market

v  Reviewing benchmarks and Performance Assessment

v  Pension Risk Management, Reporting and Governance

v  Regulatory Practices and Decision Making in DB Plans

TRAINING VENUE, LOGISTICS AND PAYMENT

v Training is residential and will be held at Afriex Training Centre.

v The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

v Accommodation and airport transfer are arranged upon request by the participant.

v This training can also be tailor made for your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our training Centre or at a convenient location.

v For further inquiries, please contact us on training@afriextraining.org

v Payment should be made to Afriex Training Limited bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to training@afriextraining.org

v Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Afriex Training Ltd certificate.