PT Taspen (Persero) kicked off the 2026 Pension Fund Month on Sunday\n(6\/9). The initiative aims to raise participants\u2019 awareness of the\nimportance of financial planning and early retirement preparation.<\/p>\n
Minister of Manpower Prof.\u00a0Yassierli expressed his support for the\ninitiative, particularly given the large workforce of 155 million\npeople, including civil servants (ASN). Of that number, 60% of the\nworkforce are formal workers, which poses a challenge for the government\nin raising awareness about pension fund preparation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe spirit we hear today is that youth should be productive, youth\nshould create, and then in old age one should be happy and protected. So\nfrom the Ministry of Manpower, once again this is in line with our\nefforts to continue improving protection for our workforce,\u201d Yassierli\nadded at the 2026 Pension Fund Month Kick Off in Jakarta on Sunday\n(6\/9\/2026).<\/p>\n
On the same occasion, Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and\nBureaucratic Reform (PANRB) Rini Widyantini welcomed the initiative,\nsaying the movement builds collective awareness about retirement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am interested in today\u2019s theme: productive in youth, happy in old\nage. The phrase is simple, but it carries a very important message about\nliving a healthy old age,\u201d Rini explained.<\/p>\n
She said pension funds need to be prepared while still productively\nworking, not when about to stop working. \u201cThe knowledge we have\naccumulated over decades of working can certainly be utilised now for\nfamily and society. Therefore, this readiness needs to be prepared\nbefore we retire,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Chair of the Board of Commissioners of the Financial\nServices Authority (OJK) Friderica Widyasari Dewi said the 2026 Pension\nFund Month is an initiative organised by the OJK\u2019s Insurance, Guarantee,\nand Pension Fund Supervisory division to promote pension funds to the\npublic.<\/p>\n
She explained that many people still have not prepared for\nretirement, with pension fund participation reaching only 22%, below the\nlevel of financial literacy. \u201cThis is a shared responsibility among the\nOJK, regulators, the government, pension fund associations, and\ncompanies operating in the pension fund sector to provide understanding\nto the public that pension funds must be prepared from the very first\nday a person starts working. From the first day someone works, they\nshould already be thinking about pension funds,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
According to her, Pension Fund Month will be held simultaneously in\nseveral cities across Indonesia. Under the theme \u201cProductive in Youth,\nHappy in Old Age\u201d, Pension Fund Month features various educational,\ninteractive, and inspirational activities to encourage a healthy\nlifestyle and achieve a more prosperous future.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is our collective effort and it will be carried out\nsimultaneously in several cities in Indonesia. There are a thousand\nactivities in this Pension Fund Month, and we certainly hope for your\nsupport,\u201d Friderica added.<\/p>\n
Chief Executive of Insurance, Guarantee, and Pension Fund Supervision\nOgi Prastomiyono added that the 2026 Pension Fund Month will be held in\nthree cities: Jakarta, Semarang, and Bandung. He explained that pension\nfund programmes can be offered by companies through employer pension\nfunds (DPPK), financial institution pension funds (DPLK), and those\norganised by BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, Taspen, and Asabri.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s collaboration shows that all parties want to encourage\nIndonesia\u2019s pension funds to grow larger and cover the entire\npopulation, both formal workers and independent workers, and all of\nsociety. We hope that Indonesia\u2019s pension funds will improve in the\nfuture and that the public will be better protected during retirement,\u201d\nOgi added.<\/p>\n
TASPEN Operations Director Tribuna Phitera Djaja explained that for\nthe first time, Pension Fund Month is presented as a collaborative\nmovement to improve pension fund literacy, inclusion, and participation.\nThe initiative invites the public to prepare for retirement early\nthrough various educational and inspirational activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn line with this, Taspen, as a social insurance company for civil\nservants, is committed to continuously raising awareness and encouraging\nretirement readiness, particularly for civil servants, towards a\nprosperous retirement,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/taspen-kicks-off-2026-pension-fund-month-here-is-the-agenda-1788691878", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }