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02DecDecember 2, 2022

Senior living inflation is skyrocketing in some parts of the U.S. These states lead the way

Seniors have been feeling the repercussions of inflation. Those 55 and older have had to cut back on health visits and meals—some limiting the heat in their homes—in order to save money this year, according to a new report. The report released last month by Paying For Senior Care, which provides financial information for the aging population, examined how inflation affects seniors’ daily lives. The report, which surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults ages 55 and older, found one in four have...

December 2, 2022

NewsIncome, Inflation, US

02DecDecember 2, 2022

Sustainable change needs to happen from the inside out. Here’s why that needs investment

Today, the number of impact-driven startups and scale-ups with noble intentions of improving the planet are plentiful, as are their ideas for clean alternatives to dirty technologies and innovations. But unfortunately, many of these ideas are simply reinventing what already exists, whether it be a product, supply chain or distribution system. Moreover, many are trying to reinvent all those things in parallel. These attempts sometimes fail to consider what competitors are already doing out there and don't take a holistic...

December 2, 2022

NewsClimate crisis, ESG, Investment, Pension Management

01DecDecember 1, 2022

Afore: Estos fueron los trámites más solicitados entre julio y septiembre

La Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar) reportó algunas cifras relacionadas con las Afore y el Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (SAR) en general. Esto a través de su informe trimestral de julio, agosto y septiembre. Entre los datos, la Consar expuso cuáles fueron los trámites más solicitados en las Afore, de los cuales podemos obtener algunas conclusiones relacionadas con el mejoramiento de la educación financiera de los trabajadores en relación con su ahorro para...

December 1, 2022

Noticias, NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Mexico, Operaciones

01DecDecember 1, 2022

Estos fondos de América Latina están entre los 300 más grandes del mundo

Los fondos de pensiones registraron un fuerte crecimiento en 2021 a pesar de la incertidumbre económica a causa de la pandemia. Los 100 más grandes del mundo tuvieron un aumento de 8,5% en comparación con el año anterior, acumulando un valor total de más US$17 billones, según el ranking de Thinking Ahead Institute. De los 300 fondos de pensiones más grandes del mundo que clasificaron en la lista, 11 son de América Latina, quienes en conjunto acumulan US$433.579 millones. México...

December 1, 2022

Noticias, NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, América Latina

01DecDecember 1, 2022

2022 Natixis Global Retirement Index. Danger Zone. Global retirement security challenges come home to roost in 2022

By Natixis When we introduced the Natixis Global Retirement Index in 2012, the world had just emerged from the global financial crisis: Memories of market turmoil were still fresh. Inflation was low, but so was growth. Central banks had slashed interest rates to all-time lows. Balance sheets had ballooned from asset repurchase programs. And public debt had swelled to record highs around the globe. On top of it all, the first wave of the Baby Boom generation had just reached retirement...

December 1, 2022

Books, Books, Reports, System Characterization2022, Aging, Healthcare, Retirement security, Social Security

01DecDecember 1, 2022

Maintaining reform momentum is essential to strengthen pension systems, says OECD

The current financial and economic uncertainty, as well as the rising cost of living, may lead policy makers, regulators and supervisors to postpone reforms that could improve their pensions systems. However, delaying needed reforms would put at risk the well-being of current and future pensioners. Policy makers should continue to improve pension systems, according to a new OECD report. The OECD Pensions Outlook 2022 says that pension arrangements in which retirement savings are invested to accumulate assets that will finance...

December 1, 2022

NewsPension Management, Pension Reform, Regulation, System sustainability

01DecDecember 1, 2022

These are the best countries to retire in

Our global population is getting older. By 2050, the OECD predicts that 30% of people worldwide will be aged 65 or over. While some countries are relatively prepared to handle this increase in the elderly demographic, others are already feeling the squeeze and struggling with the challenges that come with a rapidly aging population. Which countries are the best equipped to support their senior citizens? This graphic uses data from the 2022 Natixis Global Retirement Index to show the best countries...

December 1, 2022

NewsAging, Healthcare, Retirement Planning

01DecDecember 1, 2022

US. Corporate pension buyouts reach $26 billion in Q3 — LIMRA survey

U.S. corporate pension plan buyout sales totaled $26.1 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30, the highest volume for a third quarter, a LIMRA survey found. It also brings the year-to-date volume of buyout sales to $41 billion, breaking the previous annual record of $36 billion in 2012 in just the first three quarters of the year. LIMRA projects the total volume for 2022 will exceed $50 billion. The third quarter was highlighted by the second-largest U.S. pension buyout transaction in...

December 1, 2022

NewsLongevity, Pension Management, Risk, US

01DecDecember 1, 2022

Would Boric’s Plan Strengthen Chile’s Pension System?

Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Nov. 2 unveiled his long-planned proposed reform of the country’s pension system. If lawmakers approve it, the reform would do away with the country’s existing private pension managers, known as AFPs, and would also require employers to pay an additional 6 percent of their workers’ wages to a publicly run social security system. How likely is the reform to win congressional approval, and what changes might lawmakers make to it? What are the most...

December 1, 2022

NewsChile, Pension Reform

01DecDecember 1, 2022

Canada Pension Plan funds war and climate change

The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) manages $539 billion on behalf of over 21 million working and retired Canadians, making it the seventh largest pension plan in the world. The CPP Investment Board (CPPIB) however is accountable first and foremost to the federal and provincial governments, not the contributors and beneficiaries. A webinar “What is the CPPIB Really Up To?” was hosted earlier this year by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, Just Peace Advocates, World BEYOND War and several other organizations....

December 1, 2022

NewsCanada, Corporate Governance, Investment, Pension Management

December 2022