As your representatives on the Pension Board, we would like to welcome you to our next pension information session, which will take place online on Wednesday 29 April from 3 to 4.30 p.m. Our guest, in charge of managing the Fund’s investments, is Acting Representative of the Secretary-General Pedro Guazo. He will make a presentation…
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Message from your representatives on the status of the Pension Fund | Message de vos représentants sur le statut du Foncds de pension
Dear Colleagues, As your representatives on the UN Pension Board, many of you have been in touch with us to ask about the latest developments at the Fund. These include concerns raised by us with regards to how the Fund’s Office of Investment Management was being administered in light of financial risk, the subsequent replacement…
Pension Fund investment chief resigns following market crisis | Le responsable des investissements de la Caisse des pensions démissionne suite à la crise boursière
We would like to update you on the situation regarding the investments at the UN Pension Fund. Since last year the UN Participant Representatives (Ian Richards, Michelle Rockcliffe, Ibrahima Faye, Mary Rakabeh, Bernadette Nyiratunga, Aissatou Ndiaye) have been raising concerns with the Secretary-General and his team, with regards to how our investments have been managed….
Report on this year’s Pension Board meeting: threats and intimidation, unpaid retirees, rising costs, new leadership, changes to investment policy
Dear Colleagues, You may have read on social media about the chaos, physical threats and intimidation that marked last month’s annual meeting of the Pension Fund’s Board at the UN compound in Nairobi. As your elected staff pension committee representatives and members of the Board, we would like to share with you a full account…
Message from your participant representatives: How we are promoting integrity at the Pension Fund and making our pensions safer | Promouvoir l’intégrité de la Caisse des Pensions et assurer la sécurité de nos pensions
Our work to promote integrity at the Pension Fund and make our pensions safer Dear UN Colleagues, We would like to update you on big changes at the Pension Fund, and what we are doing as your representatives on the UN Pension Board (which plays a vital role in governing your Fund) and Staff Pension…
Staff unions propose actions to resolve pension fund crisis | Les syndicats du personnel proposent des actions pour résoudre la crise du fonds de pension
As you are aware, the UN pension fund recently installed a new IT system called iPAS. Its unsuccessful implementation has resulted in staff retiring from Geneva having to wait between 6 and 7 months before receiving their first pension payment. Some have had to mortgage their house to make ends meet. The federations of UN…