Conference
Conference
Bridging the pension gap
APS Bank invites you to 'Bridging the Pension Gap' the third event of the 2022 Malta Sustainability Forum.
The third event for MSF 2022 on the theme Sustain Tomorrow Today will focus on pension sustainability and what steps one can take to enjoy a good standard of living during retirement. We will look into the key findings from the first Pensions Engagement Survey commissioned by APS Bank, which will be examined during a panel discussion with various local social partners. Local and foreign experts will share insights on successfully implemented pension frameworks, which have bridged the pension gap abroad and could be viable for Malta.
8:30 Welcome Coffee & Registration
9.00 Introduction, Martin Scicluna, Chairman, APS Bank plc
9.05 Keynote: Addressing Pension Adequacy and Sustainability, Hon Clyde Caruana, Minister for Finance and Employment
9.20 Expert Insight: Shining a light on local level of engagement with private pensions, Mark Lamb, Employee Benefit Schemes Manager, APS Bank
9.45 Key Findings: The first APS Bank Pensions Engagement Survey, Kenneth Genovese , Head of Investments Distribution, APS Bank and Lawrence Zammit, Director, misco
10.10 Panel Discussion: The Social Partners' Perspectives on the Survey Findings, moderated by Wayne Pisani, Partner and Head of tax regulatory and compliance, Grant Thornton
Abigail Agius Mamo, CEO, Malta Chamber of SMEs
Martin Balzan, President, Medical Association of Malta
Josef Bugeja, Secretary General, General Workers’ Union
Joanne Bondin, President, Malta Employers Association
Marisa Xuereb, President, Chamber of Commerce
10.55 Coffee Break
11.25 Expert Insight: Moving from a Voluntary Occupational Retirement Pension Scheme to an Automatic Enrolment Framework, David Spiteri Gingell, Former Chair, Pension Reform
11.35 Experiences and Lessons Learnt: Introduction of Automatic Enrolment (AE) in the UK, presented by Mel Charles, Director of Automatic Enrolment at the Pensions Regulator
12.00 Panel Discussion: Reflections on the implementation of UK experience AE in context of the survey findings, moderated by Bernard Attard, Partner, PwC
Simon Grima, Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Insurance and Risk Management and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics Management and Accountancy, University of Malta
Philip von Brockdorff, Deputy Dean - Faculty of Economics Management and Accountancy, University of Malta
12.45 Conference Highlights, Vanessa Macdonald, Freelance PR Consultant
12.55 Closing Comments, Noel McCarthy, Chief Investments Officer (CIO), APS Bank
13.00 Networking Lunch