Ghana’s Pensions Regime Requires Urgent Reforms
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for major reforms in pension administration in Ghana. Dr Bawumia is particularly ...
Tag: Social law
IMANI Scores Martin Amidu High, Wants Him Turn To COCOBOD Once Approved
Policy think-tank IMANI Ghana says former Attorney General Martin Amidu who was vetted by parliament Tuesday for the Office of ...
12 Labour Unions Threaten Strike Over Tier Two Pension
Twelve public sector labour unions have given government up to the end of July 2017, to pay their tier two pension contributions. ...
NPRA Targets 80% Informal Pension Enrollment
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has disclosed of plans to achieve at least 80 percent subscription by informal sector ...
Pension Contributions To Be Paid Via Mobile Money
Employees in Ghana’s informal sector have been given a flexible opportunity to enroll on a Pension Scheme. The move is ...
12m People Without Pension As Fund Managers, Telco Devise New Strategy
An estimated 12 million people in the informal sector of the economy are without any form of pension, a situation ...
Pension Funds Lick Wounds After Missing Out On US$2.25bn Bond Deal
The country missed a novel opportunity to invest portions of its pension funds in medium to long term instruments, the ...
NPRA Reduces Informal Sector Registration Fees
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), has reduced its exorbitant informal sector scheme registration fees from GHC5,000.00 to GHC1,000.00 to ...
NPRA Introduces Incentives To Attract More Pension Funds
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has initiated measures to encourage high participation of Corporate Trustees to maximize the coverage ...
Lawyer Storms Supreme Court
A private legal practitioner Elikplim L. Agbemava, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court seeking clarification on some of ...
Old Mutual Ghana Launches New Product
Old Mutual Ghana, a corporate trustee and pension administrator has launched a new product called the Old Mutual Pensions Trust ...
Informal Sector Players To Enroll On Pension Schemes
Some financial institutions have begun moves aimed at getting more workers in the informal sector to enroll on pension schemes. ...
Pension Scheme Not Microfinance Investment – Informal Sector Workers Told
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority has explained to the informal sector workers that pensions scheme is different from micro finance ...
Israeli Lawmakers Give Initial Approval To Bills Quieting Mosques
Israel's parliament gave preliminary approval Wednesday to two controversial measures that would limit calls to prayers from mosques, including one ...
Teachers Angered By GNAT’s Increased Mutual Fund Deductions
Some basic school teachers in the Ho municipality of the Volta region are angry with managers of the Teachers Fund ...
Government Begins Payment of Tier 2 Pension Contributions
Government has commenced the payment of the tier two pension contributions of public sector workers into their registered schemes. Twelve ...
Gov’t Begins Payment of Tier 2 Pension Contributions
Government has commenced the payment of the tier two pension contributions of public sector workers into their registered schemes. Twelve ...
We’re Ready To Release Locked Up Pension Funds
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has disclosed that it should be able to release locked up pension funds in ...
Consider Using Pension Funds To Support Power Sector
The Public Services Workers Union (PUWU) is advocating for the use of workers’ pension funds to finance the nation’s power ...
We’re Ready To Release Locked Up Pension Funds – NPRA
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has disclosed that it should be able to release locked up pension funds in ...