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National Bank Governor on investing pension assets into infrastructure projects
Pension savings are to be consolidated into a single pension fund by July 1, 2013.
07 February 2013
Pension savings of Kazakhstan citizens to be consolidated in single pension fund by July 1
Creation of the single pension fund does not mean nationalizing of pension savings: the savings will still be owned by the citizens: Vice-PM of Kazakhstan.
06 February 2013
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Director on the planned single pension fund
Although the number of issuers will decrease, there will be one powerful investor (…) the investment rules are expected to be liberalized: Kadyrzhan Damitov.
06 February 2013
Current pension funds could be transformed into asset management companies: Central Bank Governor
According to him, the Government is to hire an assessment company to fairly and independently evaluate the assets so that they could be bought out later on at a fair market value.
29 January 2013
Central Bank Governor on the upside and downside of the suggested single pension fund
According to him, if there is a single pension fund managed directly by the Government or by the National Fund, there will be no deals closed with affiliated companies.
28 January 2013
National Bank shouldn’t act as both the owner and regulator of the single pension fund: Gregory Marchenko
President made the decision to the benefit of the nation (…) and it will be brought to life, Central Bank Governor pledged.
28 January 2013
Labor Minister comments on suggested single pension fund
According to him, the Government suggests channeling the money to support S&MBs within the Business Development Roadmap – 2020 as well as to finance infrastructure projects.
25 January 2013
Banker Zhomart Ertayev lists benefits of a single pension fund
According to him, the measure will provide finances for long-term infrastructure projects that are badly needed.
24 January 2013
Minister of Economic Affairs commenting on single pension fund
I don’t think there will be literally a single pension fund. The point was to introduce a single system to manage pension accounts: Erbolat Dossayev.
24 January 2013
Single pension fund suggested in Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev has suggested creating a single pension fund in Kazakhstan.
23 January 2013
Kazakhstan approves 9-percent pension raise for 2013
Kazakhstan government has signed a decree raising pensions by 9 percent starting from January, 2013.
28 December 2012
MP doubts Kazakhstan's pension savings system
Kazakhstan Majilis deputy from the Communist party Vladislav Kossarev has doubts about Kazakhstan’s pension system.
26 December 2012
Pensions to be raised by 9% starting from January 1, 2013
As of December 1, 2012 the average retirement allowance stands at $257.
12 December 2012
Toughening of the country’s retirement legislation may cause social tensions
We have to admit the country’s pension system has faced a crisis. Peniosn funds are ineffective in managing the money. Inflation is eating the accumulations, a Majilisman believes.
21 November 2012
Almaty rallies against Marchenko's retiremen age initiative
Besides adopting a resolution - Say no to raising retirement age! Fire Marchenko! - the protestors also target private pension funds in Kazakhstan.
15 October 2012
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor tasked with further reforming the pension system
Earlier Tengrinews.kz reported that Mr. Marchenko doesn’t support the World Bank’s suggestion on launching a single pension fund.
17 September 2012
Businessman suspected of fraud against Kazakhstan pension fund in Canada
Ontario Securities Commission filed quasi-charges to a businessman in alleged fraud involving Kazakhstan pension fund.
20 July 2012
Halyk Bank Chairwoman calls for public debate over suggested pension reform
A new concept of the pension accumulation system is being allegedly developed through merging all the current pension funds into a single state-owned fund to be managed by a foreign company.
22 May 2012
Central Bank Governor turns down suggestions of a single pension fund in Kazakhstan
Mr. Marchenko emphasized that Kazakhstan needs to think of public private partnerships to launch investment projects inside the country.
16 May 2012
Majority of Kazakhstan residents against raising retirement age for women: poll
81.1 percent of the polled citizens do not support the initiative of raising women's retirement age to 63.
10 May 2012