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10NovNovember 10, 2017

Greece. Pension cuts to reach up to 18 pct in 2019

The recalculation of pensions paid out to people who have already retired will likely lead to major cuts for pensioners of the former Traders’ Fund (TEBE/OAEE) and the civil servants’ fund, as well as those who used to work at banks and state firms. According to data presented to the country’s creditors by the Labor Ministry, three-quarters of the recalculations have been completed, while the process is expected to finish by year-end. The cuts will be implemented from January 1, 2019,...

November 10, 2017

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10NovNovember 10, 2017

UK Gov’t outlines cold calling ban timeline

Responding to a question from a fellow Conservative MP, Stephen Barclay confirmed that the government will then legislate on a ban, which will include texts and emails, as soon as parliamentary time allows. Despite welcoming the announcement as “a step in the right direction”, James Walsh of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) said: “We are still a long way from a cold calling ban actually taking effect”. Walsh, who is the PLSA’s policy lead for engagement, EU and regulation,...

November 10, 2017

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10NovNovember 10, 2017

India. Maintaining NPS return at over 10 per cent to be examined: PFRDA chief Hemant Contractor

PFRDA Chairman Hemant Contractor today called for examining sustainability of high returns of over 10 per cent to government employee NPS subscribers at a time when interest rates are in decline. SBI Pension Funds, UTI Retirement Solutions and LIC Pension Fund Ltd are the three government-managed pension funds hired by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA) that offers returns in the range of 10.16-10.52 per cent to central government employees. For the state level, the interest...

November 10, 2017

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09NovNovember 9, 2017

Gobierno brasileño planea suavizar su impopular proyecto de reforma previsional

El Gobierno de Brasil propondrá esta semana una versión morigerada de una impopular reforma al sistema de pensiones porque el proyecto original no cuenta con los votos suficientes para su aprobación en el Congreso, dijo el miércoles el diputado Darcísio Perondi. El legislador manifestó a periodistas que podría lograrse un acuerdo el jueves para que la coalición gobernante presente una propuesta "más aceptable" el viernes. El nuevo borrador mantendrá la edad mínima de retiro en 65 años para los hombres y...

November 9, 2017

NoticiasBrasil

09NovNovember 9, 2017

Brazil moves to dilute unpopular pension reform bill

Brazilian congressional leaders will meet on Thursday to agree on a watered down version of an unpopular pension reform bill after the government conceded it cannot muster enough support for its proposed belt-tightening. Brazil's benchmark stock index Bovespa jumped, closing 2.7 percent higher on news of the renewed push to reduce the cost of the country's generous pension system. A day earlier, the index fell to a two-month low after President Michel Temer said the pension bill might not pass...

November 9, 2017

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09NovNovember 9, 2017

México. Gobierno o trabajadores, ¿quién pierde sin ahorro para el retiro?

Trabajar por más años o tener un bajo nivel de vida son las amenazas para los trabajadores que no cuentan con un plan de ahorro para el retiro, afirma Rob Kapito, presidente y co-fundador de Blackrock, quien advierte que la falta de un plan de pensión también es un problema para los gobiernos. “El riesgo es la presión hacia el gobierno en la capacidad de proporcionar servicios médicos, empleo para trabajadores de distintas generaciones, y otros servicios, incluyendo pensiones. En...

November 9, 2017

NoticiasMexico

09NovNovember 9, 2017

AL, rezagada en ahorro para el retiro

La tasa de ahorro e inversión para la jubilación en América Latina permanece en alrededor de 20 por ciento del PIB desde la década de 1960. Mientras que en las economías emergentes de Asia se alcanzó un 35 por ciento del PIB, con respecto a un 15 por ciento en el mismo periodo, reveló el estudio The Latin American Demographic Dividend, realizado por el BlackRock Retirement Institute (BRI). De acuerdo con el estudio, América Latina continúa rezagada con respecto a...

November 9, 2017

Noticias

09NovNovember 9, 2017

Denmark. World’s Top-Ranked Pension Funds Are Hoarding Riskier Assets

Denmark’s $530 billion pension industry is accumulating risk at an ever faster pace in an effort to maintain the world’s best-funded life insurance market. The trend is upending initial public offerings and taking large chunks of listed companies out of circulation. It’s also adding vulnerabilities to Denmark’s economic backbone that the financial regulator says are underestimated. The Voices Allan Polack, the chief executive officer of PFA, which manages about $100 billion in assets, says the Danish regulator is “right to be...

November 9, 2017

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09NovNovember 9, 2017

US. N.Y. Pension Fund Manager Charged With Taking Bribes Pleads Guilty

A former portfolio manager at New York state’s retirement fund pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy on Wednesday after U.S. prosecutors accused him of steering more than $3 billion in trades to two brokerages in exchange for bribes that included vacations, cocaine and prostitutes. Navnoor Kang, 37, former director of fixed income and head of portfolio strategy at the New York State Common Retirement Fund, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken in Manhattan federal court, according...

November 9, 2017

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09NovNovember 9, 2017

Prudential, PIC Reach $1.2 Billion Longevity Reinsurance Agreement

Prudential Retirement, a unit of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU), and Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), have entered into their fifth longevity reinsurance transaction since 2015. In the agreement, The Prudential Insurance Company of America assumes the longevity risk for $1.2 billion (about £900 million) in pension liabilities, covering approximately 4,000 pensioners across four pension schemes. The transaction highlights the rebounding demand for pension de-risking solutions in the U.K., and the desire of many U.K. pension insurers to manage their risks and...

November 9, 2017

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