Aruba’s pension experience to be shared at APS pension awareness conference.

CUL DE SAC:--- The director of Aruba's general pension fund will be one of the speakers at the afternoon session at next week's APS Pension Awareness Conference.

Ms. Sheila van Veen, director of APFA (the general pension fund of Aruba) will elucidate on Aruba's experience with pension reform and legislation and what lessons could be learnt.

Following that presentation, APS director Kendra Arnell will speak on APS and the future of the civil servant's pension ordinance while APS deputy director George Willems is to address the financial sustainability of St. Maarten's general pension fund, APS.

The presentations are for active participants beginning at 1 p.m. on the day of the conference.

For those in attendance, a question and answer panel discussion is to follow, before the day's proceedings end with a cocktail hour.

The APS pension awareness conference will be held on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Maho Room of the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort.