Decisions adopted by the Board of the Financial Supervisory Authority

Bucharest, 19 February 2024 – At today's meeting, the Council of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) adopted measures on the functioning of the supervised non-bank financial markets - insurance, capital market and private pensions, as follows:

A)  Regulation

Regulation amending Art. 4 para. (6) of the ASF Regulation No. 3/2013 for the authorisation and operation of central counterparties issued in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories, approved by the Decision of the Council of the Financial Supervision Authority No. 28/2013(the Regulation will be sent for publication to the Official Journal of Romania);

Rule amending and supplementing Rule No. 8/2010 on the authorisation of private pension fund managers, the takeover of the management of voluntary pension funds and the organisation of assets and liabilities at the level of private pension fund managers, approved by the Decision of the Private Pension System Supervisory Commission No. 15/2010(the rule will be sent for publication to the Official Journal of Romania).

B)  Authorisation

Approval of Mrs. Mihaela Drugă for a new mandate as Member of the Board of Directors of Signal Iduna Asigurare Reasigurare S.A.;

Approval of Mr. Marian Ionel Bacheș for a new mandate as General Manager of Garanta Asigurări S.A.;

Approval of Mrs. Ramona Maria Bratosin for a new mandate as Deputy General Manager of Garanta Asigurări S.A.;

Approval of the application for authorisation of Mr. Mario Ferrero as a member of the Board of Directors of Allianz-Țiriac Pensii Private Societate de Administrare a Fondurilor de Pensii Private S.A.;

Approval of the application of S.A.I. Certinvest S.A. to choose the following exchanges/regulated markets in third countries, namely New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stock Market, Chicago Mercantile Exchange - CME, Chicago Board of Trade – CBOT and ICE Futures US in the USA, London Stock Exchange in the UK, Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada and Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan, in order to make investments in accordance with art. 82 letters b) and f) of GEO No. 32/2012;

Approval of the application of S.A.I. Certinvest S.A. for authorisation of the Open-ended Investment Fund Certinvest Hot Stocks and its registration in the ASF Public Register;

Approval of amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of Safety Broker de Asigurare S.A. (appointment of Chairman of the Board of Directors and amendment of existing articles);

Approval of amendments to Articles 4 and 17 of the Articles of Incorporation of Willis Tower Watson-Broker de Asigurare Reasigurare S.R.L. (appointment of chief executive officer, appointment of director, change of registered office);

Approval of amendments to paragraph 7.7 of Article 7 of the Articles of Incorporation of D&CA Insurance Broker S.R.L. (new mandate as director);

Approval of amendments to the preamble, Article 5, Article 15 and Article 26 of the Articles of Incorporation of PSG Insurance Broker S.R.L.