LEGAL PREREQUISITES FOR INTRODUCTION OF MANDATORY ACCUMULATIVE PENSION INSURANCE

Abstract

Introduction. The priority of overcoming social tensions in society is a decent pension, which is one of the types of social guarantees of the state to its citizens, which should be protected by the legislation of Ukraine. Legislation and regulations are important means of regulating relations between the state and citizens in the field of pension insurance. Accumulative pension provision has been under discussion for more than a year, and it is the lack of a reliable legal framework that suspends its implementation. The article analyses the legal aspects of the introduction of funded pension insurance, studies the legislation, considers changes and their impact on pensions, in particular on the funded component. Thus, the legislative regulation of the accumulative pension provision is an important component both for improving the trust of citizens and the standard of living of the elderly, and for filling the income part of the Pension Fund of Ukraine. The question of whether the state will be able to pay accumulative pension contributions is relevant for society, which first of all needs legal guarantees of receiving their pension savings, so this question needs constant further research. Creating legislative preconditions for the functioning of funded pension provision is an urgent requirement of the time and a necessary condition for the existence of an effective, socially just system of relations in the field of social security. Purpose. To characterize and systematize the accumulative pension provision by studying the legal aspects of its introduction. Improving the legislation of Ukraine on the functioning of the accumulative pension insurance system will make it unified and improve the pension provision of future generations of pensioners. Method (methodology). The research methods are the historical method, because the pension legislation changed at different times and the evolution of the country's development was postponed. The article also uses methods of comparison and analysis to draw appropriate conclusions about the legal and legal framework of pensions and its progress in accordance with the requirements of the time. Results. The article considers the legislative and normative – legal acts that regulate pension legal relations in Ukraine. The legal aspects of launching private pension insurance are analyzed and the draft law «On accumulative pension provision» is characterized, the introduction of which will allow introducing the stock market in Ukraine, which will allow it to be independent of external investors.