Premiepensionssystemet är den fonderade delen av det allmänna ålderspensionssystemet.
Vid årsskiftet 2010/2011 omfattade premiepensionssystemet knappt 6,3 miljoner personer. Tanken med en fonderad del av pensionssystemet är att den enskilde har möjlighet att utjämna risken i den allmänna pensionen utifrån sin egen ekonomiska situation.

Having weathered the financial crisis, pension fund asset levels in most countries continue to show strong growth and are on the way to returning to pre-crisis levels. During 2010, both economic and financial indicators showed signs of further recovery. However, the outlook for future economic growth in developed economies remains uncertain and sluggish.

As baby boomers near traditional retirement ages, many express an intent to work longer. But older workers often look for greater flexibility that would allow them more time for non-work activities.

Dette notatet gir en foreløpig beskrivelse av arbeidstakeres kunnskap om pensjonsreformen, pensjonssystemet og egen tjenestepensjonsordning basert på data fra en surveyundersøkelse blant et representativt utvalg arbeidstakere i privat sektor.

Pensjonsforum arrangerte seminar om uføreproposisjonen torsdag 9. juni. Roar Bergan fra Arbeidsdepartementetstofor presentasjonen.

Norway is currently implementing a major pension reform. The detailed legislation for the new national old-age pension was passed with support from a broad majority in Parliament in June 2009, and formally the new law has gone into force from 1 January 2010.

Today, nearly all industrialized countries are ageing. An increasing number of individuals are becoming eligible for retirement, and the maturing of the pensions system gives increasing pension levels. With the present Norwegian pension system,which is a pay-as-you-go pension benefit system, an increasing burden of work and tax payments will have to be born by a declining number of individuals in the work force over the coming decades.

Managing (or at least slowing) the decline of private defined benefit (DB) pensions has been a top priority for US policymakers.

What is the impact of the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans on the pension wealth of households approaching retirement?

This fourth edition of Pensions at a Glance provides an expanded range of indicators for comparing pension policies and the outcomes of these policies between OECD countries. The indicators are also, where possible, provided for new OECD member countries and the other major economies that are members of the G20.

Denne gangen kommer Andrew Reilly og Anna Cristina D'Addio fra OECD for å presentere rapporten ”Pensions at a Glance 2011” somble publisert17.mars. I omtalen av rapporten står det: ”The theme of this fourth edition of Pensions at a Glance is pensions, retirement and life expectancy. Many countries have increased pension ages in the face of population ageing and longer lives. Some have introduced an automatic link between pensions and life expectancy. Improvements to the incentives to work rather than retire are also a common part of recent pension-reform packages. However, ensuring that there are enough jobs for older workers remains a challenge”.

Denne gangen kommer Andrew Reilly og Anna Cristina D'Addio fra OECD for å presentere rapporten ”Pensions at a Glance 2010” som publiseres 17.mars. I omtalen av rapporten fra 2009 står det: ”Pension and retirement policies have changed dramatically in recent years, as governments have tried to balance the goals of adequate retirement incomes and the long-term financial sustainability of pension systems in the face of population ageing. Pensions at a Glance 2009 provides a consistent framework for comparing pension policies between countries along with reliable data”.