St. Maarten’s general pension fund administrator, APS, is busy preparing for an important conference to be held on April 11, at the Maho Convention Center. The one day conference will be divided into two separate program segments, one for pensioners and the other one for active participants.
With this conference, APS aims to raise awareness and to disseminate pertinent information regarding pensions in general, and aspects of the pension system, in particular. The conference theme will be ‘Securing your pension makes cents’.
Charged with administering the pension of civil servants, teachers and employees of other government-related organizations in St. Maarten, ever since the island became a country, APS is convinced that the conference comes at a time when it is essential that it takes the initiative in an effort to inform and educate those concerned.
APS hopes to trigger exchange of ideas and dialogue on issues of pension, thus promoting transparency and open communication as basic principles of the APS operations.
APS maintains its premise of providing peace of mind to active participants as well as to those who formerly participated in the fund but are no longer employed. For retirees already enjoying pension benefits, it is important that this group is confident that they will continue to receive such in a timely manner.
To facilitate as many active participants as possible to attend the conference, APS is approaching employers with a request to give participants time off on the day of the conference.