Voluntary Pensions Schemes for Employers

VOLUNTARY PENSIONS SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYEES

Instruments and Incentives for Employers

When
Friday 2nd December 2016
1:00pm to 4:45pm

Venue
The Villa, Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa, Attard

Following Government’s announcement of incentives for employers offering voluntary private pensions to employees, the Malta Chamber’s Human Resources Committee, in collaboration with Mapfre MSV Life, GANADO Advocates and PWC is organising an information session to provide:

Insight into the legal aspects surrounding private pensions
Information on the fiscal incentives introduced by the budget measure and the added non-fiscal benefits for an employer’s workforce
Private pension products and instruments available on the market

Programme

13:00 Registration and Light Refreshments

13:30 Welcome Address - Mr Anton Borg
President, The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry

13:35 Voluntary Pensions: Fiscal considerations in terms of 2017 Budget Speech
Mr Bernard Attard, Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

14:05 The Legal Aspects of Private Pensions and options for employers
Dr Matthew Brincat, Partner, GANADO Advocates

14:35 Workplace Savings—a simple and effective alternative to Mandatory Second Pillar Pensions
Mr David G. Curmi, Chief Executive Officer, MSV Life p.l.c.

15:05 Coffee Break

15:20 Pension Freedom—The UK Experience
Mr Scott Robinson, Director, Zenith Actuarial Limited

16:00 Panel Discussion and Q&A chaired by
Ms Catherine Calleja, Chairperson of Malta Chamber’s HR Committee
Ms Antoinette Caruana, Group HR Manager, Simonds Farsons Cisk p.l.c.
Mr Ayrton Caruana, Human Resources Manager, GO p.l.c.
Ms Alexia Frendo, Human Resources Manager, UNIBET
Mr Mario Farrugia, Head of Bancassurance, BOV p.l.c.

16:45 Closing Remarks