Morocco

Morocco

Code
MA
Country type
Official
ISSA Member
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Good governance: Streamlining and securing the expenditure process

The General Mutual Fund for Civil Service Employees (Mutuelle générale du personnel des administrations publiques – MGPAP) is keen to secure the sustainability of the financial system and to ensure that it is managed in a modern and efficient way, and has therefore embarked on an ambitious project to reform the expenditure process with the aim of guaranteeing maximum transparency, rationality and good governance.

Type I ISAE 3402 Certification for the internal audit system for the Portfolio Management Service of the Pension Fund of Morocco

Among its peers, the Pension Fund of Morocco (Caisse marocaine des retraites – CMR) is innovating with the implementation of this good practice. In this respect, it is the only social security institution amongst the Moroccan Pension Funds and Insurance Companies to undergo certification, for the long term, of its internal process for social security fund investment to ensure maximum transparency and commitment in the exercise of this activity, with the aim of obtaining a label of excellence accredited by independent certifying offices.

Integrating special schemes (internal retirement funds of several public establishments) into the Collective Scheme for Retirement Allowances (RCAR)

Prior to the introduction of the Collective Scheme for Retirement Allowances (Régime collectif d’allocation de retraite – RCAR) in 1978 and in the absence of a statutory retirement scheme to cover them, several public establishments in Morocco managed their own retirement funds (special schemes, railway workers, mining personnel, water and electricity managers). This however suffered from the following limitations and drawbacks:

Strengthening the governance system of the Pension Fund of Morocco by setting up specialized committees and certifying the Fund’s various activities

The Pension Fund of Morocco (Caisse marocaine des retraites – CMR) is managed by a tripartite Board of Directors. In 2001, a Permanent Committee was put in place to prepare Board sessions and monitor the implementation of decisions and resolutions of the Board. In addition, the Board created two support committees in 2011 to strengthen the governance of the Fund: the Asset Allocation Committee and the Audit Committee.

Implementation of a fully computerized and versatile multi-scheme, multi-product organizational and technological management platform (“Usine Prévoyance”)

The Collective Scheme for Retirement Allowances (Régime collectif d’allocation de retraite – RCAR) has introduced a fully computerized and versatile multi-scheme, multiproduct organizational and technological management platform, consisting of a multi-channel Customer Relations Centre (agencies, a call centre, web/mobile, social networks), a multiproduct Payment Centre, and a computerized Back Office that is integrated with RCAR’s partners.

Administrative solutions for the extension of coverage: improving member access to administrative and socio-medical services

Faced with the disparity and geographical decentralization of its members and poor medical coverage, the General Mutual Fund for Civil Service Employees (Mutuelle générale du personnel des administrations publiques – MGPAP) has developed its local activities through two projects:

  1. Local medical programmes.
  2. Expansion of geographical presence through partnerships with the local authorities and government.
     

Good governance: Streamlining and securing the expenditure process

The General Mutual Fund for Civil Service Employees (Mutuelle générale du personnel des administrations publiques – MGPAP) is keen to secure the sustainability of the financial system and to ensure that it is managed in a modern and efficient way, and has therefore embarked on an ambitious project to reform the expenditure process with the aim of guaranteeing maximum transparency, rationality and good governance.

Certification of the actuarial balance sheet of the civil pension schemes

The Pension Fund of Morocco (Caisse marocaine des retraites (CMR)) ensures the financial equilibrium of the pension schemes it manages by preparing actuarial balance sheets that are presented annually to its Board of Directors. The balance sheet results help decision-makers assess the scheme's financial sustainability and take decisions on steering the system or adjusting the parameters.

Contractual arrangements with partners

Since its reorganisation in 1996, the Pension Fund of Morocco (Caisse marocaine des retraites (CMR)) has managed civil service pension schemes and services on behalf of third parties. The CMR follows a multi-annual strategic planning process, characterized by a multidimensional, balanced distribution of its objectives into five areas of focus: governance, finance, process, resources and clients.