Pension Act 2008, Act 766 requires three tiers of the pension scheme. The First Tier is the Basic National Social Security Scheme for all workers in Ghana. It is a defined benefit scheme and mandatory for workers to have 13.5% contributions made on their behalf. The contribution is managed by SSNIT. The Second Tier is a defined contributory Occupational Pension Schem

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Pension Act 2008, Act 766 requires three tiers of the pension scheme. The First Tier is the Basic National Social Security Scheme for all workers in Ghana. It is a defined benefit scheme and mandatory for workers to have 13.5% contributions made on their behalf. The contribution is managed by SSNIT. The Second Tier is a defined contributory Occupational Pension Scheme mandatory for workers with 5% contribution made on behalf of members. The contribution is managed privately by approved Trustees. The Third Tier which includes all Provident Funds and all other Pension Funds outside Tiers I and II is a voluntary scheme. 

As a student of financial market and institutions provide a practical analysis of the lemon theory by Goerge Arkerlof in 1970 taking into consideration the three (3) tiers of the pension scheme.

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