Regulatory Compliance Vault

Nigerian financial sector compliance directory — Acts, Regulations, Guidelines and Circulars from PenCom, CBN, NAICOM, SEC and NDPC.

PenCom Guideline 14 Dec 2018
Guidelines for Micro Pension Plan

Framework extending pension coverage to the informal sector and self-employed persons, with flexible contributions split into contingent (40%) and retirement (60%) portions.

Applies To
PFAs; informal sector and self-employed …
Effective
28 Mar 2019
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Framework 14 Sep 2018
Framework for Micro Pension Plan 2018

Extends pension coverage under the PRA 2014 to organisations with fewer than three employees and to self-employed/informal-sector persons, under Section 2(3) of the Act.

Applies To
Informal sector; self-employed persons; …
Effective
14 Sep 2018
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Guideline 13 Jul 2018
RSA Multi Fund Implementation Guidelines

Operational guidance for implementing the Multi Fund Structure for Retirement Savings Accounts, effective 2 July 2018.

Applies To
PFAs; RSA holders
Effective
02 Jul 2018
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Regulation 13 Jul 2018
Revision of the Fees Structure in the Pension Industry

Notifies licensed pension fund operators and stakeholders of a revised fees structure for the pension industry.

Applies To
PFAs; PFCs
Effective
13 Jul 2018
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Guideline 12 Jul 2018
Guidelines for Appointment to Board and Top Management Positions of PFAs and PFCs

Sets minimum qualification requirements for appointments to the Board and Top Management positions of licensed PFAs and PFCs, pursuant to Section 97 of the PRA 2004.

Applies To
PFAs; PFCs
Effective
12 Jul 2018
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Guideline 05 Jul 2018
ICT Guidelines

Minimum IT requirements for licensed Pension Fund Administrators, aimed at a robust, efficient and transparent system supporting the Defined Contribution Pension System.

Applies To
PFAs
Effective
05 Jul 2018
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Guideline 23 Feb 2018
Revised Fund Accounting Guidelines

Governs regulatory reporting of the financial statements of pension funds.

Applies To
PFAs (fund reporting)
Effective
23 Feb 2018
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Guideline 26 Oct 2017
Guidelines for the Administration of Retirement Benefits of Professors and a Category of Political Appointees

Addresses retirement benefit administration for retiring Heads of Service, Permanent Secretaries, professors and a defined category of political appointees, following the transitio…

Applies To
Professors; specified political appointe…
Effective
26 Oct 2017
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Regulation 26 Oct 2017
Regulation on Fee Sharing Between Pension Operators and State Pension Bureau

Permits sharing of the administration fee charged on State and Local Government employees' RSAs between pension operators and State/LG Pension Bureaux, following persistent request…

Applies To
State/LG pension bureaux; PFAs
Effective
26 Oct 2017
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Guideline 25 Aug 2017
Guidelines on RSA Multi-Fund Structure

Replaced the single-fund structure with life-cycle Funds I–IV (later expanded with Fund V Micro Pension and Fund VI Non-Interest), aligning contributors' risk exposure with age and…

Applies To
All PFAs and RSA holders.
Effective
01 Jul 2018
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Regulation 26 Apr 2017
Regulation on Investment of Pension Funds Asset April 2017

Provides uniform rules and standards for investment of pension fund assets consistent with the PRA 2004; superseded by the 2019 and 2025 amended versions.

Applies To
PFAs (investment)
Effective
26 Apr 2017
Compliance Deadline
PenCom Framework 07 Apr 2017
Code of Ethics and Business Practices for Licensed Pension Operators

Sets ethics and business practice standards for licensed pension operators, enforceable within the industry consistent with the PRA 2004.

Applies To
PFAs; PFCs
Effective
07 Apr 2017
Compliance Deadline

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