2015-08-24

Decision on the Content and Layout of Forms of Financial Statements of Voluntary Pension Funds

The Governor of the National Bank of Serbia issued this Decision to prescribe the mandatory content and layout of financial statement forms for voluntary pension funds. It mandates that management companies prepare specific Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow, and Statement of Changes in Net Assets forms, with all amounts expressed in thousands of dinars. The regulation also details required notes to financial statements, including accounting policies and risk management descriptions, and repeals the previous 2011 decision effective December 31, 2014.

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RS Official Gazette, No 87/2014 Pursuant to Article 26, paragraph 3 of the Law on Accounting (RS Official Gazette, No 62/2013) and Article 18, paragraph 1, item 3 of the Law on the National Bank of Serbia (RS Official Gazette, Nos 72/2003, 55/2004, 85/2005 – other law, 44/2010, 76/2012 and 106/2012), Governor of the National Bank of Serbia issues DECISION ON THE CONTENT AND LAYOUT OF FORMS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VOLUNTARY PENSION FUNDS

  1. This Decision sets out the content and layout of forms of financial statements of voluntary pension funds (hereinafter: fund), including the content of items in the Balance Sheet – Statement of Net Assets, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, and notes to financial statements. The forms referred to in paragraph 1 hereof are enclosed herewith as Schedulees 1, 2, 3 and 4 and are integral hereto. The contents of some classes of accounts, groups of accounts and accounts in forms referred to in paragraph 1 hereof are prescribed by the Decision on the Chart of Accounts and Content of Accounts in the Chart of Accounts of Voluntary Pension Funds. The amounts disclosed in the statement forms referred to in Article 1 hereof shall be expressed in thousands of dinars.
  2. A fund management company (hereinafter: management company) shall enter data in the form Balance Sheet – Statement of Net Assets in columns 4–7, according to the contents of classes of accounts, groups of accounts and accounts designated in column 1 of the form.
  3. A management company shall enter data in columns 4–6 of the Income Statement form, in accordance with the content of accounts designated in column 1 of the form.
  4. A management company shall enter data in columns 4 and 5 of the Cash Flow Statement form. For the purposes of this Decision, cash flows are collections and payments of cash assets of the fund. Cash flows are not inter-fund transfers among individual accounts of cash assets of the fund.

2 The amount of cash inflows and outflows may be determined based on records of inflows and outflows in business accounts and the foreign currency account or from appropriate accounts in the forms Balance Sheet – Statement of Net Assets and Income Statement, and groups of accounts and accounts in business books of the fund. 5. A management company shall enter data in columns 4–6 of the Statement of Changes in Net Assets form, in accordance with the content of classes of accounts and accounts from column 1 of the form. Balances on accounts from column 1 shall be entered under designations ADP from 4001 to 4003 on the last day of the relevant period. Accounts payable from column 1, without initial balance, shall be entered under designations ADP from 4004 tо 4007, for the relevant period. Accounts receivable from column 1, without initial balance, shall be entered under designations ADP from 4008 to 4012, for the relevant period. 6. Notes to financial statements shall contain in particular:

  1. general data on the fund;
  2. grounds for compilation of financial statements;
  3. significant accounting policies;
  4. description of the fund's risk management system;
  5. analysis of items in financial statement forms;
  6. analysis of success in investing fund assets and managing the fund;
  7. additional disclosures required by the IFRS. The general data referred to in paragraph 1, subparagraph 1) of this Section shall consist of identification data (name and registration number), data on establishment of the fund and management company, laws regulating fund operation, name of the custody bank and number of the account where fund assets are held, description of the fund, description of the manner and sources of assets collection, data on members of the fund, its investment policy and conditions for the withdrawal of assets, and tax treatment of contributions and withdrawals. The grounds referred to in paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 hereof are accounting regulations which apply to the preparation of financial statements, and information on the alignment of financial statements with domestic regulations and the IFRS, including any exemptions from such regulations.

3 The accounting policies referred to in paragraph 1, subparagraph 3 hereof include references to the IFRS, accounting principles of recognition, measurement, classification and disclosure of each item of financial statement forms, currency translation methods and the assessment of assets and liabilities items at fair value, and the overview of comparative data for the prior period. The description from paragraph 1, subparagraph 4 of this Section means the overview and analysis of the most important aspects of funds’ risk management, with a particular emphasis on the process of fund’s risk management, in accordance with the decision regulating risk management in operation of management companies and funds. The analysis of items referred to in paragraph 1, subparagraph 5 hereof shall at least the description and structure of all items of financial statements. The analysis of individual items in the Balance Sheet – Statement of Changes in Net Assets form shall also disclose at minimum information on the structure of all items in the statement and characteristics of financial instruments disclosed in them. In respect of debt securities, the minimum information disclosed shall include the portfolio structure by types of securities, maturity structure, type of interest rate (fixed, variable), effective interest rate in percentage, issuer's credit rating at the moment of investment and on the balance sheet day, significant shares of securities of individual issuers, and each significant share of the fund in the total issues of issuer's securities. The classification of debt securities by types means the classification into bonds, depositary receipts, treasury bills and notes, and other debt securities. Bonds are further classified at least into bonds of the National Bank of Serbia, Republic of Serbia, autonomous province, local self￾government authorities, bonds issued with the guarantee of the Republic of Serbia, including bonds of banks, other legal persons, mortgage bonds, bonds of international financial institutions, foreign states and central banks, bonds of foreign banks and other foreign legal persons. In respect of equities, the minimum information disclosed shall include the portfolio structure by types of securities, the average dividend rate of the auction portfolio, and significant shares of securities of individual issuers. The classification of equities by types means the classification into shares of domestic and foreign legal persons, with both types further classified into shares of banks and other legal entities.

4 The classification of investment into open-end investment funds by types means the classification into domestic and foreign investment funds. Investment into each investment fund and returns yielded by the investment fund in accordance with the law regulating operation of investment funds shall be disclosed individually. Deposits shall be classified at least into short- and long-term deposits, and real estate shall be classified at least into land, business, residential and business-residential facilities, commercial facilities and other. The analysis of individual items in the Income Statement form shall also at minimum include analysis of individual items of net gains and losses, the analysis of fees to the management company and the manner of allocating these expenses against fund assets, and the analysis of costs relating to investment of fund assets, which are borne by the fund, in accordance with the Law on Voluntary Pension Funds and Pension Schemes. The analysis of individual items of net gains and losses referred to in paragraph 14 hereof shall at minimum include the analysis of total revenue and expenditure, based on which the items were created, allocated by forms of investment. The analysis of success in investing fund assets and managing the fund shall include the disclosure of the success of investment, whereas minimum information disclosed shall include the fund’s rate of return for the past twelve months, for a five-year period, and for the period since the start of fund's operation. 7. This Decision shall apply to financial statements compiled as at 31 December 2014. 8. This Decision repeals the Decision on the Content and Forms of Financial Statements of Voluntary Pension Funds (RS Official Gazette, No 60/2011). 9. This Decision shall be published in the RS Official Gazette and shall enter into force on 31 December 2014. D. No 17 Governor 20 August 2014 National Bank of Serbia Belgrade Dr Jorgovanka Tabaković, sign.

5 Schedule 1 To be completed by the management company Registration number Activity code Tax ID number Name of fund: Registration number of fund: Name of management company: BALANCE SHEET – STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS as at __________ (in RSD thousand) Class of account s, group of account s, account Item ADP Note Current year Previous year End-of￾period Start-of￾period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ASSETS 10 Cash 0001 11 Receivables from management companies 0002 12 Other receivables 0003 200, 203, part 205, 210, 211 Securities of international financial institutions, governments and central banks 0004 204, part 205, 212 Debt securities of companies 0005 202, 213 Depositary receipts 0006 206, 215 Open-end investment funds 0007 207, 214 Shares 0008 201 Deposits with banks 0009 208 Real estate 0010 209, 219 Other fund investment 0011 TOTAL ASSETS (from 0001 tо 0011) 0012 LIABILITIES 30 Liabilities to the management company 0401 31 Other liabilities arising from operation 0402 4 Liabilities under membership 0403 TOTAL LIABILITIES (from 0401 tо 0403) 0404 NET ASSETS 800 Net contributions 0405 801 Gain of the current year 0406 802 Gain of previous years 0407 803 Loss of the current year 0408 804 Loss of previous years 0409 TOTAL NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PENSIONS (0405+0406+0407-0408-0409) 0410 In ________________________, Legal representative of the management company On _____________________ __________________________

6 Schedule 2 To be completed by the management company Registration number Activity code Tax ID number Name of fund: Registration number of fund: Name of management company: INCOME STATEMENT for the period ending on __________ (in RSD thousand) Accoun t Item ADP Note Current year Previous year 1 2 3 4 5 6 602-502 Net gains from the sale of securities and investment units of open-end investment funds 1001 502-602 Net losses from the sale of securities and investment units of open-end investment funds 1002 603-503 Net gains from value adjustment of securities and investment units of open-end investment funds 1003 503-603 Net losses from value adjustment of securities and investment units of open-end investment funds 1004 604-504 Net exchange rate gains 1005 504-604 Net exchange rate losses 1006 605-505 Net gains from sale of real estate 1007 505-605 Net losses from sale of real estate 1008 606-506 Net gains from adjustment of real estate value 1009 506-606 Net losses from adjustment of real estate value 1010 600 Interest income 1011 601 Dividend income 1012 607 Income from lease 1013 609 Other income 1014 500 Fees to management company 1015 507 Costs relating to purchase, sale and transfer of securities 1016 508 Costs of current real estate maintenance 1017 509 Other expenditure 1018 Gain (1001-1002+1003-1004+1005-1006+1007-1008+1009- 1010+1011+1012+1013+1014-1015-1016-1017-1018) 1019 Loss (1002-1001-1003+1004-1005+1006-1007+1008-1009+1010- 1011-1012-1013-1014+1015+1016+1017+1018) 1020 In ________________________, Legal representative of the management company On _____________________ __________________________

7 Schedule 3 To be completed by the management company Registration number Activity code Tax ID number Name of fund: Registration number of fund: Name of management company: CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the period ending on __________ (in RSD thousand) ITEM ADP Current year Previous year 1 2 3 4 A. I CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Cash flows from operating activities (from 3002 tо 3008) 3001

  1. Inflows from the sale of securities and investment units of open-end investment funds 3002
  2. Inflows from the sale of real estate 3003
  3. Inflows from interest 3004
  4. Inflows from dividends 3005
  5. Inflows from real estate lease 3006
  6. Net inflows from deposits 3007
  7. Other inflows 3008 II Cash outflows from operating activities (from 3010 tо 3016) 3009
  8. Outflows from the purchase of securities and investment units of open￾end investment funds 3010
  9. Outflows from the purchase, sale and transfer of securities 3011
  10. Outflows from the purchase of real estate 3012
  11. Outflows from current real estate maintenance 3013
  12. Net outflows from deposits 3014
  13. Outflows from fees to management company 3015
  14. Other outflows 3016 III Net cash inflow from operating activities (3001 - 3009) 3017 IV Net cash outflow from operating activities (3009 - 3001) 3018 B. I CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Cash inflows from financing activities (from 3020 tо 3023) 3019
  15. Inflows from members' contributions 3020
  16. Inflows from employers' contributions 3021
  17. Inflows from other funds on the basis of change in membership 3022
  18. Other inflows 3023 II Cash outflows from financing activities (from 3025 tо 3029) 3024
  19. Outflows from scheduled withdrawals by members 3025
  20. Outflows from payments to insurance companies 3026
  21. Outflows from one-off withdrawals by members 3027

8 4. Outflows from payments to other funds based on change in membership 3028 5. Other outflows 3029 III Net cash inflows from financing activities (3019- 3024) 3030 IV Net cash outflows from financing activities (3024 - 3019) 3031 C. TOTAL NET CASH INFLOWS (3017 + 3030) 3032 D. TOTAL NET CASH OUTFLOWS (3018 + 3031) 3033 E. NET INCREASE IN CASH (3032 - 3033) 3034 F. NET DECREASE IN CASH (3033- 3032) 3035 G. CASH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR (Note: ) 3036 H. Exchange rate gains from calculation of cash 3037 I. Exchange rate losses from calculation of cash 3038 J. CASH AT END-PERIOD (Note: ) (3034-3035+3036+3037-3038) 3039 In ________________________, Legal representative of the management company On _____________________ __________________________

9 Schedule 4 To be completed by the management company Registration number Activity code Tax ID number Name of fund: Registration number of fund: Name of management company: STATEMENT ON CHANGES IN NET ASSETS for the period ending on __________ (in RSD thousand) Class of account s, account Item ADP Note Current year Previous year 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 Net assets as at 1 January 4001 801 Gain of the current year 4002 803 Loss of the current year 4003 410 Members’ contributions 4004 411 Employers’ contributions 4005 412 Payments from other funds on the basis of change in membership 4006 413 Unallocated payments 4007 400 Scheduled withdrawals 4008 401 Payments to insurance companies 4009 402 One-off withdrawals 4010 403 Payments to other funds on the basis of change in membership 4011 409 Payments on other grounds 4012 Net increase in net assets (4002- 4003+4004+4005+4006+4007-4008-4009-4010- 4011-4012) 4013 Net decrease in net assets (4003-4002-4004-4005- 4006-4007+4008+4009+4010+4011+4012) 4014 Net assets as at 31 December (4001+4013-4014) 4015 In ________________________, Legal representative of the management company On _____________________ __________________________