PENSIONS SECTOR GROWS TO UGX 22 TRILLION AS MORE UGANDANS SAVE VOLUNTARILY
PRESS RELEASE PENSIONS SECTOR GROWS TO UGX 22 TRILLION AS MORE UGANDANS SAVE VOLUNTARILY KAMPALA 29TH FEBRUARY 2024 – Uganda’s pension sector has registered a 10% increase in total assets in the last one year, reaching an unprecedented UGX 22 trillion. This was announced by Hon. Amos Lugoloobi, Minister of State for Planning as he […]
Are your children your retirement package?
Are your children your retirement package? Retirement is a phase of life where one’s regular source of income ceases. While the INCOME stops, EXPENSES don’t! therefore a Pension is intended to replace that regular income which ceases at retirement. The concept of children being the retirement package for their parents is deeply ingrained in many […]
Careers- Internal Auditor
CAREERS Job Title Internal Auditor Salary Scale URBRA 5 Reports to: Senior Internal Audit No. of Vacancies 01 Deadline 19th February, 2024 A. JOB PURPOSE The Internal Auditor will review, evaluate, and contribute to the improved effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes and perform audit assignments in accordance with the Internal Audit Charter. […]
The role of employers in preparing employees for retirement
The role of employers in preparing employees for retirement February 5, 2024 While retirement planning should be primarily the concern of employees, employers should be keen and interested in the wellbeing of their employees prior to and after retirement. Indeed, employees’ wellbeing says volumes about the establishment they work for. There are several things an […]
When the pension process lacks clarity, retirees should seek guidance or file a complaint with URBRA
When the pension process lacks clarity, retirees should seek guidance or file a complaint with URBRA After thirty years of dedicated service, Mr. Bernard Imalingat retired in 2013. His last duty station was Kumel Primary School in Ngora District – formerly in Kumi District. Imalingat, 75, now lives a quiet retirement, doing agriculture and looking […]
URBRA Bunyoro sensitization tour stirs enthusiasm for retirement saving
URBRA Bunyoro sensitization tour stirs enthusiasm for retirement saving In a bid to increase appreciation and practice of retirement saving among informal sector workers, Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) embarked on a sensitization and education tour, traversing Bunyoro sub-region, covering the districts of Hoima, Masindi, Kagadi and Buliisa. The URBRA team comprised the Chairman […]
APSA Conference Communique
4TH ANNUAL AFRICA PENSION SUPERVISORS’ CONFERENCE, 27-28 NOVEMBER 2023, KAMPALA, UGANDA “Sustainable Pension Inclusion in Africa” Conference Communique We, distinguished Delegates from Africa and around the world, attending the 4th Annual APSA Conference, resolved as follows: We are alive to the fact that 600 million of the 778 million working age population in Africa are […]
UGANDA TO HOST AFRICA PENSION SUPERVISORS’ CONFERENCE
PRESS RELEASE UGANDA TO HOST AFRICA PENSION SUPERVISORS’ CONFERENCE KAMPALA 30TH OCTOBER 2023 – The Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA), will on November 27th – 28th host the 4th Annual Africa Pension Supervisors’ Association (APSA) Conference at the Serena Kampala Hotel. APSA is a platform that brings together pension industry regulators and supervisors from […]
URBRA CEO WINS THIRD TERM AS MEMBER OF IOPS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
URBRA CEO WINS THIRD TERM AS MEMBER OF IOPS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The CEO of Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA), Mr. Martin Nsubuga, has been re-elected to the Executive Committee of the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS), for a third time running. He was first elected in 2019, re-elected in 2021, and again in […]
FOCUS ON INCLUSIVENESS, LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND
FOCUS ON INCLUSIVENESS, LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND October 9, 2023 The Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) joins all citizens of Uganda to commemorate our 61st Independence Day under the theme: Sustaining a united and progressive Uganda: Harnessing our future as a free nation. Since its establishment upon the enactment of the URBRA Act 2011, […]