July 2022

Saudi’s Social Insurance office shakes-up stock market investments in 30 companies

The Saudi government agency responsible for social insurance has reorganised its investments in 30 listed companies in a bid to reap greater returns. The move came after the General Organization of Social Insurance took on all the assets of the Kingdom’s Public Pension Agency as part of a merger of the two departments, announced last June. The rejigging of the government’s holdings has been led by Hassana Investment Co, the investment arm of GOSI established in 2014, as part of a...

July 2021

Retirement for 45-Year-Olds May Vanish in Saudi Pension Reform

Saudi Arabia is considering revamping the kingdom’s pension system to require citizens to work longer and contribute more, another hit to living standards that could undermine public support for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s efforts to reshape the oil-reliant economy. Read also The slow-burn crisis inside Ukraine’s pension system The government -- faced with an estimated actuarial gap of 800 billion riyals ($213 billion) at the state-controlled pension fund -- is weighing proposals to increase the retirement age, according to three...

June 2021

New Giant Saudi Pension Fund Aims to Crack World’s Top 10 Ranks

Saudi Arabia gave a first glimpse of the ambition behind the merger of two of its pension and insurance funds with a plan to rival the world’s largest investors. The new entity will boast assets of over $250 billion, according to the chief executive officer of Hassana Investment Co, the investment management arm of the kingdom’s General Organization of Social Insurance. GOSI, as the fund is known, will combine with the Public Pension Agency in a move that will reduce...

Saudi Arabia to merge pension, unemployment insurance funds with $29b in holdings

Saudi Arabia will combine two state-run pension and unemployment insurance funds into an entity with almost $29 billion of local and foreign stocks. Read also PIC confirms it owns 30% of new SAA consortium partner The cabinet approved the combination of the Public Pension Agency and the General Organization of Social Insurance (also known as GOSI). It'll boost investment returns, reduce costs and help with their diversification, Finance Minister and GOSI Chairman Mohammed Al Jadaan said in a statement. Read also Saudi...

October 2020

Saudi Arabia pension system shows positive signs in 2020

We show you our most important and recent visitors news details Saudi Arabia pension system shows positive signs in 2020 Global Pension Index in the following article Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - RIYADH — Mercer released the results of its 2020 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index survey (MCGPI) that benchmarks retirement income systems around the World. According to the survey, Saudi Arabia had an overall index value of 57.5 among the countries analyzed, scoring slightly higher than...