Each fourth UAPF depositor picked up an electronic means of getting information about status of its pension savings. 

Almaty, Kazakhstan – Total pension savings as of October 1, 2016 were KZT 6.5 tln. Since the beginning of 2016, pension savings increased by 11.5% or KZT 668 bn. 

Total pension contributions received in the 9 months of 2016 were KZT 510 bn. Thus since January 1, 2016 a return of 50 per cent of compulsory pension contributions funded through the budget until 1 January 2016 in favor of military servants and law enforcement officials are being performed. Total amount of the returns in the nine months of 2016 amounted to about KZT 145.7 bn. 

Net investment income charged to depositors’ IPAs in the nine months of 2016 was KZT 432.57 bn. 

Between 1 January and 30 September 2016, a return on UAPF pension assets was 7.3% with inflation at 5.6%. 

The official website www.enpf.kz regularly posts a detailed information about investment portfolio profile and overview of investment activity. Total pension payments paid by UAPF in the 9 months of 2016 was KZT 130.45 bn., including transfers to insurance companies of KZT 14.61 bn. 

Number of depositors’/recipients’ individual pension accounts (IPA) under all types of contracts was 10.11 mn. accounts, including those generated from compulsory pension contributions – 9.66 mn. Number of depositor IPAs from compulsory professional pension contributions was 411 thousand accounts, while from voluntary pension contributions – 39 thousand accounts. 

At present, a depositor / recipient can get information on status pension savings on their IPSs in any of the 232 UAPF personal service centers, by post, by e-mail, on website: www.enpf.kz or via mobile application. About 2.5 mn depositors or every fourth depositor picked up electronic means of getting information about status of its pension savings. About 214 thousand recipients obtain statements by e-mail and 2.3 mn depositors have the opportunity to receive information on website or via UAPF mobile application for smartphones and tablets running on various operating systems. Since the beginning of the year the number of mobile app downloads increased by more than 245 thousand, and as of October 1 was 357.9 downloads, of which 289.6 thousand downloads were made from Android, 62.2 thousand - from iOS, and 6.1 thousand downloads from Windows Phone. 

In October 1, 2016, since the launch in February 2015 of the service: Provision of information about status of UAPF depositor’s/recipient’s pension savings (with regard for investment income) 330 thousand IPA statements were issued via E-government portal. For comparison, number of statements issued through the portal at the beginning of the year was 125 000.