December 2024
17Dec

Canada lifts 30% pension fund investment cap

The federal government has announced plans to remove the long-standing cap that restricts Canadian pension funds from owning more than 30% of voting shares in a Canadian entity, finance minister Chrystia Freeland revealed during a press conference in Toronto on Friday. This change, part of Monday’s fall economic statement, is part of a push to increase domestic investment and leverage the vast resources of Canadian pension funds. “Canadian pension funds have over $3 trillion in assets and some of the world’s...

December 17, 2024
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16Dec

India. Why a nation of 1.45 billion wants more children

Last year, India nudged past China to become the world's most populous country, according to UN estimates. With nearly 1.45 billion people now, you'd think the country would be quiet about having more children. But guess what? The chatter has suddenly picked up. Leaders of two southern states – Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu – have recently advocated more children. Andhra Pradesh is mulling providing incentives, citing low fertility rates and ageing population. The state also scrapped its "two-child policy" for local body elections,...

December 16, 2024
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16Dec

China. Families face realities of dealing with old age depression

At the age of 74, Wang Youlin had never imagined he would face the debilitating grip of depression. His life, once filled with laughter, adventure and the joy of watching his children grow up, began to unravel quietly in the months following his retirement. A formerly active man, he had been a basketball coach, shaping young minds and building lasting friendships with his students. But over time, something changed. The first signs were subtle. Wang, who usually got up at six...

December 16, 2024
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November 2024
29Nov

Fondo de pensiones del Reino Unido se enfrenta a las críticas por su inversión en Bitcoin

Un fondo de pensiones del Reino Unido ha sido objeto de escrutinio por su decisión de invertir en Bitcoin. El fondo asignó 1,5 millones de libras de su fondo de activos de 50 millones de libras a Bitcoin, con el objetivo de mejorar los rendimientos de los empleados. Esta medida se produjo antes de un aumento significativo de los precios de Bitcoin tras la victoria electoral de Donald Trump. Varios expertos han criticado la decisión del fondo de pensiones,...

November 29, 2024
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15Nov

México, entre los cuatro países con más pobreza en América Latina a pesar de esfuerzos: CEPAL

La CEPAL dijo que, a pesar de que se ha disminuido la pobreza en el país en los últimos años, México se encuentra entre los cuatro países con más pobres de AL Las transferencias públicas a los sectores más pobres de México han sido un factor determinante para la reducción de la pobreza, según un reciente informe publicado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). El informe “Panorama Social de América Latina y el Caribe 2024″...

November 15, 2024
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15Nov

Impulsada por pensiones, la demanda en inversiones alternativas aumenta en América Latina

La demanda de inversiones alternativas en canales minoristas e institucionales está en aumento, impulsada por plataformas que amplían el acceso a gestores de patrimonio y por regulaciones liberalizadas para pensiones privadas, dice el informe Latin American Distribution Dynamics 2024 de Cerulli. El interés por inversiones alternativas ha ido creciendo entre los fondos de pensiones en América Latina que pueden invertir en esta clase de activos. Sin embargo, más recientemente, también las personas de altos ingresos están mostrando interés en productos...

November 15, 2024
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15Nov

Argentina. Gobierno de Milei retira las pensiones a la expresidenta Cristina Fernández

La exjefa de Estado de Argentina, viuda del ex jefe de Estado Néstor Kirchner queda sin ninguna de sus pensiones. CIUDAD La Administración de Javier Milei informó este 14 de noviembre que da de baja la llamada jubilación de privilegio de la expresidenta del país, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, así como la recibida por ser viuda del ex jefe de Estado Néstor Kirchner. La medida llega un día después de que la Justicia ratificara una condena contra la exmandataria por...

November 15, 2024
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15Nov

How Mexico’s reformed pension system is improving workers’ retirement security

Earlier this year, Mexico’s senate approved the creation of a new pension fund to help provide more retirement security for low-income citizens. The reform aims to ensure pensioners receive 100 per cent of their last monthly salary up to roughly 16,777 Mexican pesos (US$975), which is the average monthly wage for workers affiliated with the Mexican Social Security Institute. “Congress approved this change to the pension system, which basically established a new welfare pension fund,” says Pedro Trejo, retirement director at...

November 15, 2024
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15Nov

US. October Sees Gain in Corporate Pension Funded Status

An increase in discount rates helped corporate pensions by offsetting both a decline in asset values and weak investment returns. The funded ratios of corporate pension plans in the U.S. mostly improved in October, according to numerous trackers, continuing a near-perfect streak of month-over-month funded status improvement for more than a year. Despite weaker investment returns, most trackers found that declines in asset values were offset by increases in the discount rates used to value pension liabilities. According to Mercer,...

November 15, 2024
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15Nov

UK. What will Rachel Reeves’s retirement scheme changes mean for pensions?

The chancellor has announced plans to merge local government retirement schemes into eight Canada-style ‘megafunds’ Rachel Reeves has announced plans to merge local government retirement schemes into eight Canada-style “megafunds” in what the Treasury claims will be part of the biggest reform of the UK pension market in decades. So what will the changes, announced as part of the chancellor’s inaugural Mansion House speech on Thursday, actually mean for UK pensions and what can they achieve? What is Reeves planning? The chancellor plans...

November 15, 2024
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