Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry Breakfast Meeting · 11/14/2012 · Industry Breakfast...
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Barbados Chamber
of Commerce and
Industry Breakfast
Meeting
Wednesday 14th November 2012
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Retirement
Preparation – What
are the issues
currently being
faced?
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Overview
>How much income do we need in
retirement?
>Where can we expect income in
retirement to come from?
>Who pays for retirement benefits?
>Challenges
>Recommendations
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How much do we need?
>Acceptable replacement ratio of
between 60% and 70%
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Where will pension come
from?
>NIS
>Employer Sponsored Plans
> Individual Plans
>Other Investments
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NIS Pension
>Funded by Employee and Employer
Contributions
>Governed by NIS
>Generous Retirement Benefits
> Insured Earnings – currently $4,180
but moving to $4,270 from January 1.
>Pension payable anytime between
ages 60 and 70 but unreduced
pension age will rise to 67 from 2018
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NIS Pension - continued
>Expect 60% of Final 5 Year average
insured earnings (FAE) as pension at
age unreduced pension payable
>Adjustment of ½% per month for
early or late receipt
>At age 65 can expect around 55% of
FAE
>Some examples
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NIS Pension - $3k p.m. 55%
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NIS Pension - $6k p.m. 37%
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NIS Pension - $12k p.m. 16%
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Harmonized $3k p.m. 74%
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Harmonized $6k p.m. 69%
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Harmonized $12k p.m. 69%
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Who pays for pension
benefits?
>NIS – partly Employee and Employer
>Employer sponsored Plan –
sometimes Employer only but mostly
employee and employer
>Private Plans – usually employee
only
>Other instruments – Employee only
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Total Pension Cost – Typical
Company
NIS, 10.0%
DC Pension, 5.3%
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Does the NIS/Private balance
matter?
>No NIS means no pension for many
employed persons.
>Too much NIS means that too high
proportion of individuals’ savings are
managed/controlled by Government.
>Do we have the balance right?
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Challenges to NIS and private
pensions
>Sustained low interest rates
• Not much impact on NIS since it is only
partially funded.
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Extract from NIS 13th Actuarial
Review 2008
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Risks to NIS and private pensions
>Sustained low interest rates
• Not much impact on NIS since it is only
partially funded.
• Very high impact on benefits from DC plans
and cost to DB Plans
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Impact on DC Plan – returns 6%
NIS Provides 32%
DC Plan provides 37%
Total Pension 69%
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Impact on DC Plan – returns 5%
NIS Provides 32%
DC Plan provides 31%
Total Pension 63%
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Impact on DB Plan
>For a 1% fall in returns current
service cost rises by 10 to 15% say
from 7% to 8%
>Past contributions are no longer
adequate and a large past service
deficit emerges of approx 7% - 10%
of liabilities.
>Results in higher contributions by
employer and reduced/no pension
increases.
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Risks to NIS and private pensions
continued
>NIS assets are not realisable and
contributions must be increased
prematurely (or benefits reduced)
>Finding suitable investments – major
challenge for NIS and private plans
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Extract from NIS 13th Actuarial Review 2008
The actuary issues a warning in 2008!
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Risks to NIS and private pensions
- continued
>Aging Population – major challenge
for NIS and private pensions
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Extract from NIS 13th Actuarial
Review 2008
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Risks to NIS and private pensions
- continued
>Affordability – NIS compulsory but
Private plans optional
>Economic environment – both
employers and employees cannot
afford current levels of contributions
>Regulations – new Act means more
costs
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Recommendation
>Plan for a modest retirement.
>Plan to work longer.
>NIS Pension will not be enough on its
own. Save in a personal or employer
plan.
>Resist any expansion by NIS.
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Thank You.