The ATP Group Annual Report 2012
The ATP Group Annual Report 2012
The ATP Group Annual Report 2012
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Management's Review Business Model Risk Pension Hedging and Investment Hedging Investment Administration Social Responsibility <strong>The</strong> <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>Group</strong> Financial StatementsInternational Recruitment. In <strong>2012</strong>, FerieKonto paid holidayallowance totalling DKK 8.3bn to wage earners and collectedDKK 10.3bn from employers. <strong>The</strong> administration expensesof the scheme amounted to a total of DKK 76m, equivalentto DKK 82 per wage earner.FIB<strong>The</strong> FIB scheme – collection of financing contributions. Private-sectoremployers pay contributions to finance <strong>ATP</strong>contributions for employees during spells of absence fromthe labour market due to unemployment, sickness or maternity/paternityleave. <strong>ATP</strong> collects these contributions fromthe employers along with the employers' contributions tothe LG scheme. Collection of the contributions is a statutorycollection service performed by the <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>Group</strong> on behalfof the Danish Government and LG under the name FIB('financing contributions'). In <strong>2012</strong>, <strong>ATP</strong> collected DKK 1.4bnfrom just under 134,000 employers, equivalent to DKK 962for each full-time employee per year. <strong>The</strong> administrationexpenses of the scheme amounted to a total of DKK 16m,equivalent to DKK 35 per collection.SFSSFS – Tax Reductions for Senior Citizens is managed in collaborationwith the Danish Tax and Customs Administration– SKAT. <strong>The</strong> scheme has been set up to encourage wageearners and self-employed people to remain in the labourmarket after age 60. <strong>ATP</strong>'s role is to calculate the employmentrate of employees age 60 to 64 and notify them accordingly.In order to qualify for a tax reduction of up to DKK100,000, the employment rate for the five years from age60 to age 65 must be at least 90 per cent. Data from <strong>ATP</strong>collections are used to calculate the employment rate. In<strong>2012</strong>, <strong>ATP</strong> issued almost 322,000 statements to the birth cohortsfrom 1947 to 1951. Administration expenses for <strong>2012</strong>amounted to DKK 12m.SERVICES PROVIDED ON AN ARM'S LENGTH BASIS (ONMARKET TERMS)<strong>The</strong>se services are provided on an arm's length basis, ormarket terms, through the subsidiary <strong>ATP</strong> PensionServiceA/S.For 2013, the contribution has been set at DKK 919 for eachfull-time employee.Barsel.dkBarsel.dk is a statutory maternity/paternity compensationscheme, covering those segments of the private-sector labourmarket that are not already covered by decentralisedcompensation schemes. Barsel.dk collects contributionsfor maternity/paternity compensation and reimburses employerswho pay wages to employees on maternity/paternityleave. In <strong>2012</strong>, employers paid contributions of DKK513m into the scheme and reimbursement of DKK 453mwas paid to employers. Administration expenses amountedto DKK 39m. Approx. 100,000 employers are covered bythe scheme.PensionDanmark<strong>The</strong> <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>Group</strong> currently acts as a subcontractor for servicesinvolving contribution collection, membership administrationand disbursements on behalf of PensionDanmark.PensionDanmark has terminated its cooperation agreementwith <strong>ATP</strong>, effective 1 June 2014. <strong>The</strong> termination of the agreementwill affect the economies of scale of the <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>Group</strong>,but the time horizon allows the <strong>Group</strong> to take the necessaryinitiatives and make the necessary adjustments to cushionthe effect of the discontinuation of this contractDA-Barsel<strong>The</strong> <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>Group</strong> manages the maternity/paternity schemeDA-Barsel on behalf of the Confederation of Danish Employers(DA). Administration involves the collection of contributionsfrom 14,500 employers and reimbursement to companieswith employees on maternity/paternity leave.<strong>The</strong> <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>Group</strong> – <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2012</strong>59