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, […]
Half-Year Review on Your Savings for Investment
Half-Year Review on Your Savings for Investment Halfway point of the year is a good time to reflect and take stock of the progress towards achieving our annual goals. It is especially important to reflect on the financial goals set at the beginning of the year. Retirement saving is an oft-neglected financial goal. Some will […]
More Ugandans join the Chartered Financial Analyst ranks
More Ugandans join the Chartered Financial Analyst ranks The Chartered Financial Analysts society of East Africa graduated 11 Ugandans at the end of a two-day CFA conference held on 26th and 27th April 2023, in Kampala. Chartered Financial Analysts assist clients to make investment decisions, invest their money and provide services to enhance financial markets, […]
URBRA prepares sector service providers for new Electronic Risk-Based Supervision System
URBRA prepares sector service providers For new Electronic Risk-Based Supervision System Retirement Benefits Sector stakeholders have expressed confidence that URBRA’s new Risk-Based Supervision system will improve documentation of records, reduce the time spent in physical interactions with the regulator and ease the handling of data and sensitive information. This was during a user training implemented […]
The symbiotic relationship between financial services sector and the environment
The symbiotic relationship between financial services sector and the environment The Ugandan economy largely depends on natural environmental resources. Key sectors like energy, tourism, transport, recreation, food and agriculture are all dependent on how well the country manages its environment. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (URBOS), over 70 percent of the working population […]