Supplementary pension schemes: needs, possibilities and problems with evaluation from the perspective of an individual saver

The purpose of this article is to identify the scope of information (both qualitative and quantitative) relating to pension products, necessary to evaluate their operation by individual saver and subsequently to compare this scope with the information provided to customers by financial institutions. The research relies on an analysis of available literature, documents and reports of pension institutions as well as the legal acts which govern the pension scheme and the financial market. The analysis of the situation in Poland led to the identification, in the final part of the report, of possible future changes in the information policies and of restraints, which follow from the nature of the products offered and the level of complexity of the supplementary schemes.