BCR was authorised by the Supervisory Commission of the Romanian Private Pensions System (CSSPP) as an intermediary for selling compulsory private pensions (Pillar II).
Consequently, BCR is entitled to offer to its customers the option to adhere to BCR Fond de Pensii Administrate Privat through its whole branch network.
Martin Skopek, BCR’s Vicepresident Retail, considers that the Pensions Fund scheme is very well fitted in the bank’s policy to build up a long term partnership with its customers.
“We are here to establish and maintain a long term relationship with our customers. And our Pensions Fund scheme is the proper instrument to serve that purpose. We aimed to provide our customers with a valuable service, available on long term, offered by the strongest Romanian financial group”, stated Mr. Martin Skopek, BCR’s Vice President Retail.
“We address in fact, to all the eligible private individuals, including those between 35 and 45 years old, who have the opportunity to choose a pensions fund managed in a professional manner”, Skopek added.
BCR’s branches will service both the individuals of 18 till 35 years old and those with the age between 35 and 45 years, for whom the Pillar II adherence is optional.
BCR Fond de Pensii Administrat Privat is managed by BCR Administrare Fond de Pensii S.A., a company within the BCR Group, important member of Erste Holding. The company has a share capital amounting to RON 50,000,000 and it was established in June 2007.
BCR, member of Erste Group, is an universal bank and the most important banking institution in Romania, managing assets exceeding EUR 16 billion. The bank offers the full range of products and services, at present having 524 branches and agencies throughout the country, in most towns and cities with over 10.000 inhabitants. The bank offers to its customers a complex mix of banking products and services, including Internet banking and e-commerce services, issues 23 types of debit and credit cards and owns the largest installed domestic ATMs network – over 1,300 machines and 11,000 points-of-sale. BCR represents the most important Financial Group in Romania, performing domestic and foreign activities through its subsidiaries and branches operating on the banking, capital, leasing, insurance and asset management markets.
Erste Group is, with its more than 50.000 employees serving over 16m clients in more than 2.700 branches in 8 countries, one of the leading financial providers in CEE. As of 30.06.2007 Erste Bank has reached 198bn EUR total assets, net profit of 566m EUR and ROE of 13,8%.
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For additional information on BCR products and services, private individuals can call InfoBCR – 0801.0801.227, (0801.0801.BCR),charged as local call, irrespective of wherefrom Romania the call is made. The number can be called in ROMTELECOM network. InfoBCR can also be called in the Vodafone mobile network at the number: *0801.BCR (*0801.227). InfoBCR operates from Monday to Sunday from 8:00 to 22:00 hrs.
