Lithuania’s planned second pillar reforms alarm pensions industry

Proposed changes to Lithuania’s quasi-mandatory second pillar pensions system have been widely criticised as a threat to the system as a whole. The government – a coalition led by the centre-left Social Democrats – said the aim is to increase the attractiveness and flexibility of the second pillar, ensure the voluntary involvement of participants and employers, and balance financial incentives. At present, there is automatic enrolment, with a limited ability to opt out. The changes include abolishing auto-enrolment, instead encouraging the public to...