The Financial Supervision Commission initiates proceedings for the issuance of a general administrative act – Decision for determining the amount of minimum percentages, according to Art. 91, para. 3, item 2 of Ordinance No. 53 of 23.12.2016 on the requirements for reporting, valuation of assets and liabilities and the formation of technical reserves of insurers, reinsurers and the Guarantee Fund (Ordinance No. 53), as well as the period for their application. The draft act can be found on the FSC website in the section “Public consultations” (available in BG version).

The proceedings for the issuance of a general administrative act, opened on 06.01.2021 – Decision for determining the amount of minimum percentages, according to Art. 91, para. 3, item 2 of Ordinance No. 53, have been closed. The Financial Supervision Commission initiates proceedings for the issuance of a general administrative act – Decision for determining the amount of minimum percentages, according to Art. 91, para. 3, item 2 of Ordinance No. 53 of 23.12.2016 on the requirements for reporting, valuation of assets and liabilities and the formation of technical reserves of insurers, reinsurers and the Guarantee Fund (Ordinance No. 53), as well as the period for their application. The draft act can be found on the FSC website in the section “Public consultations” (available in BG version).

The proceedings for the issuance of a general administrative act, opened on 06.01.2021 – Decision for determining the amount of minimum percentages, according to Art. 91, para. 3, item 2 of Ordinance No. 53, have been closed.

At today’s meeting of 02.11.2021, the FSC decided to initiate proceedings for the issuance of a general administrative act – Decision to determine the amount of contributions to the Guarantee Fund under Art. 554, item 1 of the IC in the Uninsured Vehicle Fund and the contribution under Art. 563, para. 2, item 3 of the IC in the Security Fund in 2022, as well as the deadlines for their implementation.

The Guarantee Fund manages two funds – the Uninsured Vehicle Fund and the Security Fund. The Uninsured Vehicle Fund pays compensation in case of damage from an unidentified motor vehicle or, if the driver is without Motor Third Party Liability Insurance, and the Insurance Fund pays claims to persons with an insolvent insurer.

At present, the contribution to the Uninsured Vehicle Fund is BGN 10.50 for each insured motor vehicle under Motor Third Party Liability and BGN 0.15 for each seat in a public transport vehicle for Public Accident Insurance for Passengers in Public Transport. The contribution to the Security Fund is BGN 2.50 for each vehicle insured for Motor Third Party Liability.

At the proposal of the Guarantee Fund Council, the contribution of insurers offering in the Republic of Bulgaria compulsory motor third party liability insurance to the Fund for Uninsured Motor Vehicles in the Guarantee Fund remains at BGN 10.50 for each insured motor vehicle. The amount of the contribution of the insurers who offer in the Republic of Bulgaria compulsory Accident insurance for the passengers in public transport under Art. 461, item 2 of the IC also does not change and remains BGN 0.15 for each seat, excluding the driver’s seat in the vehicles.

The contribution to the Security Fund also remains BGN 2.50 for each insured vehicle under the Motor Third Party Liability.

The total contribution to the GF of each insured motor vehicle under the Motor Third Party Liability remains BGN 13.00, which is distributed in the two funds in question.

Pursuant to Art. 66, para. 1 of the APC, the opening of the proceedings for issuing the general administrative act shall be announced publicly by publishing the draft act on the FSC website in the section “Public consultations”.

Pursuant to Art. 69, para. 1, item 1 of the APC, the form for participation of the interested parties in the procedure for issuing the act is “Written proposals and objections”.

Pursuant to Art. 69, para. 2 of the APC, the term for submitting the written proposals and objections is one month from the date of publication of the announcement for initiating the procedure for issuing the administrative act on the FSC website and expires on 02.12.2021 inclusive.

The Financial Supervision Commission initiates proceedings for the issuance of a general administrative act – Decision for determining the amount of minimum percentages, according to Art. 91, para. 3, item 2 of Ordinance No. 53 of 23.12.2016 on the requirements for reporting, valuation of assets and liabilities and the formation of technical reserves of insurers, reinsurers and the Guarantee Fund (Ordinance No. 53), as well as the period for their application. The draft act can be found on the FSC website in the section “Public consultations” (available in BG version).

 In connection with the amendments to the Social Insurance Code and the bylaws on its implementation, related to the payment phase from universal pension funds, the Deputy Chairperson of the FSC, head of the Social Insurance Supervision Department approved new templates of reports on the assets of the funds under Art. 23 of Ordinance No. 9 of the FSC, which the pension insurance companies submit to the FSC, as well as samples of the reports submitted by the custodian banks according to Art. 123a, para. 11 of the Social Insurance Code. Decisions for approval of the templates are available on the FSC website under the heading “Administrative documents / Decisions”, and the template reports are published under the heading “Administrative documents / Forms and templates/ Insurance market” (available only in BG version).

In the section “Administrative documents / Forms and templates/ Capital market” (available only in BG versrion) on the FSC website there is a template application for approval of a prospectus under the Public Offering of Securities Act, which should be used when submitting for approval of prospectuses for public offering of securities and / or admission of securities to trading on a regulated market or for approval of supplements to prospectuses.

Today, 27.05.2021, at its meeting the Financial Supervision Commission, with Decision No. 338-ПОД/ 27.05.2021 issued a pension license, pursuant to Art. 122 of the Social Insurance Code, of the Pension Insurance Company DallBogg: Life and Health EAD (in the process of establishment).

The pension license entitles the company to carry out supplementary pension insurance activities after obtaining permission from the Financial Supervision Commission to manage a supplementary pension insurance fund. The permit is issued for each fund separately.

Mr. Boyko Atanasov, Chairman of the Financial Supervision Commission, will take part in a round table organized by the Higher School of Insurance and Finance (VUZF) on “Strategic Management and Regulation of Business Processes in the State” on 31 March 2022.

The first panel of the round table focuses on the need for a strategy for economic development of the country and the necessary steps in this regard. Well-known experts and lecturers from prestigious universities in Bulgaria will take part in it.

The second panel focuses on the regulatory function of the state. In it, Mr. Boyko Atanasov will present the regulatory functions of the FSC and the directions for development of the non-banking financial sector in Bulgaria.

The event is organized by VUZF and the Laboratory for Scientific and Applied Research VUZF Lab and will be broadcast live through their online channels.

The Deputy Chairperson of the Financial Supervision Commission, head of the Investment Supervision Department, was a special guest at the XXI award ceremony for investment firms and banks that achieved the highest results in 2021.

The award ceremony was officially opened by Mariya Filipova – Deputy Chairperson of the Financial Supervision Commission, Vasil Golemanski – Deputy Chairperson of the Board of BSE and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manyu Moravenov – Executive Director of BSE.

In her greeting to the guests of the event, Ms. Filipova noted: “The past 2021 was full of challenges, but since every challenge is an opportunity for development, we have all witnessed the growing interest of investors in products and new opportunities offered on the Bulgarian capital market. The FSC, the BSE and the investment firms are involved in this process and are guided by one goal – to create a sustainable, stable and accessible market for investors.” In conclusion, she stressed that “the basis of balanced and beneficial interactions between the regulator and market participants is respect for the rights and obligations of all those involved in the process” and called for “the establishment of transparent and fair relations between all participants in the capital market.”

Ms. Mariya Filipova presented the award for investment firms with the most significant contribution in 2021 to Carol AD. Carol AD was also distinguished as the investment firm which achieved the highest turnover on the BSE in 2021 and the investment firm that concluded the most transactions on the BSE in 2021.

For the first time on the BSE presented an award for the most active bank-investment firm for 2021 the award went to Central Cooperative Bank AD. The public company Alterco AD, whose shares are traded on a regulated market, was awarded as the issuer with the most significant contribution to the development of the capital market last year. Yuliyan Sofroniev, founder and CEO of Biodit AD, the first company admitted to the market for growth of small and medium enterprises, was awarded as the person with the greatest contribution to the promotion of the capital market in 2021.

The ceremony was held under the motto “Fashion (evolution)” and her special guest was Sibina Grigorova – managing editor of the media “Boulevard Bulgaria” and co-host of the podcast “Life and Other Things”, which outlined the trends for 2022.

This week the official start of the first and only think tank for sustainable finance and energy in Bulgaria – Green Finance & Energy Centre. The Green Centre was established on the initiative of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) and the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) and is realized with the support of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Energy, the Financial Supervision Commission and the Fund of Funds.

A symbolic start to the activities of the Green Centre was given through the digital signing of the Charter for Sustainable Economic Development of Bulgaria.

Ms. Mariya Filipova, Deputy Chairperson of the Financial Supervision Commission, Head of the Investment Supervision Department, welcomed the partners and participants in the project, saying that “we are all committed to the cause of working actively for the development of the capital market, to strive for sustainable growth and build a climate-neutral economy in the long run.”

In her presentation, Ms. Filipova stressed that “the basis for balanced and fruitful interaction between the regulator, corporate management, shareholders and other stakeholders is respect for the rights and obligations of all market participants.” She called for responsible decision-making and focus on working to ensure favourable conditions for achieving sustainable growth and achieving common long-term goals, as well as establishing transparent and fair relationships between all participants in the capital market.

The Green Centre is a NGO – think tank for sustainable finance and energy. The Centre creates policies in the fields of sustainable finance and energy, leads the public debate and formulates specific solutions on these issues in the country.

Although 83.9% of companies assess the level of their policies above average, over 41% of them lack information and 37.5% of companies report as an important problem the lack of codes and methodological documents with a practical focus. This became evident from the study of the environment from the aspects of ecology, social responsibility and good corporate governance (the so-called ESG practices – Environmental, Social, Governance) – made by VUZF Lab on behalf of the BSE among 56 companies from 7 economic sectors. The study was presented by Prof. Virzhinia Zhelyazkova – Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Quality at the Higher School of Insurance and Finance.

Mr. Manyu Moravenov and Mr. Konstantin Konstantinov, Executive Directors of the BSE and IBEX presented the mission, goals and first initiatives to be taken by the Green Centre. These include raising awareness among businesses, upgrading the code of good corporate governance with aspects of environmental development and social responsibility, creating a stock exchange Green Index to encourage companies to implement ESG practices, and to distinguish those who do so in the best way.

Special guests of the event were Marinela Petrova – Deputy Minister of Finance, Zhecho Stankov – Deputy Minister of Energy, and Aleksandar Georgiev – Executive Director of the Fund of Funds.

The views of Europe and the world on sustainable finance and energy were provided by Eva Maidel, Member of the European Parliament, and Anthony Miller, Chief Coordinator of the UN Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative.

More information about Green Finance & Energy Centre – www.gfecentre.org