The ten pension funds operating the voluntary segment reached around 345,000 contributors at the end of 2014.
In 2014, voluntary pension fund contributors paid more than RON176 million in contributions, 17% more than in 2013. This is the highest annual level of contributions since the start of the system in May 2007.
Since their launch, voluntary private pension funds had an average annualized yield of 8.16%.
The overall private pension system in Romania reached assets of RON20.1 billion (EUR4.5 billion), 36% higher than in 2013.
Private pension funds invest around 94% of the assets they manage in Romania, which makes them some of the major institutional investors in the country.