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16NovNovember 16, 2022

Economic growth, wealth, and wellbeingIs there an intergenerational divide?

By Miguel Artola Blanco This paper reviews the main mechanisms that explain the growing divergence in economic well-being between age groups. The changing patterns in the labour market are well documented and consistently show that young workers have been negatively impacted by the reductions in relative skill premiums, the rise of new forms of contracting (part-time and freelance), and the growing weight of unemployment. Wealth inequalities are also rising, not only for the most obvious transmission channel (savings) but also...

November 16, 2022

Articles, Mercado Laboral, Mercado Laboral2022, Ahorro, Igualdad, Ingreso, Seguridad Social

16NovNovember 16, 2022

Financial System: Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Transformation in Mexico

By Vanessa Veintimilla Brando & Daniel Miranda Lopez This work aims to understand the implications that financial technology represents for the Mexican financial system. Considering that the adoption of new technologies in the financial system (Fintech) is increasing, a novel and complex context has arisen with diverse implications in various aspects such as education, infrastructure, and the regulatory and supervisory framework needed to ensure a healthy development of the financial system. Although it has been shown that digitization brings...

November 16, 2022

Articles, Innovation2022, Education, Financial Inclusion, Mexico, Regulation

15NovNovember 15, 2022

The Nobel laureate, Paul Krugman and other experts will celebrate 25th anniversary of the Mexican pension system at Encuentro Amafore 2022

Encuentro Amafore 2022 will take place at the Citibanamex Center on the 16 and 17 of November, with keynote speeches by the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, Paul Krugman; 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and geopolitical expert Anne Applebaum; the political scientist, writer and professor at Stanford University, Francis Fukuyama; and the Director of Strategic Alliances and Contents of América Móvil, Arturo Elías Ayub. It will also feature keynote addresses by the director of strategic functions at BlackRock, Peter Fisher; Franklin...

November 15, 2022

News2022, ESG, Financial Inclusion, Innovation, Mexico, Pension Management, Regulation

15NovNovember 15, 2022

El premio Nobel, Paul Krugman y otros expertos celebrarán los 25 años del sistema de pensiones Mexicano en el Encuentro Amafore 2022

Este 16 y 17 de Noviembre de 2022 se llevará a cabo el encuentro Amafore 2022 en el Centro Citibanamex, con conferencias magistrales por el premio Nobel de Economía 2008, Paul Krugman; la historiadora y experta en geopolítica, premio Pulitzer 2004, Anne Applebaum; el politólogo, escritor y profesor de la Universidad de Stanford, Francis Fukuyama; y el Director de Alianzas Estratégicas y Contenidos de América Móvil, Arturo Elías Ayub. También contará con conferencias principales por el director de funciones estratégicas...

November 15, 2022

Noticias, NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, ESG, Inversiones, Mexico, Regulación

15NovNovember 15, 2022

México. ¿Cuánto dinero se destinará a la Pensión del Bienestar?

La Pensión para el Bienestar de las Personas Adultas Mayores fue una de los programas más beneficiados dentro del Presupuesto de Egresos 2023. La Cámara de Diputados aprobó el 11 de noviembre el nuevo presupuesto que contempla 871 mil 569 millones de pesos para programas sociales, un aumento del 19.7 por ciento en términos reales, en comparación con lo aprobado para 2022. Siendo así el presupuesto para la Secretaría del Bienestar el más alto a comparación de otras dependencias. La pensión para...

November 15, 2022

Noticias, NoticiasMexico, Pensiones Públicas

15NovNovember 15, 2022

Puerto Rico. Jubilados exigen aumento de 9 por ciento a sus pensiones

“Un gobierno que no sirve a su gente es un gobierno que no tiene compromiso con el mismo", dijo la portavoz del capítulo de jubilados de la FMPR, Eulalia Centeno. El continuo aumento del costo de vida haría que los pensionados caigan “en la indigencia”. Este fue el siniestro pronóstico de Pedro Pastrana, portavoz del capítulo de jubilados de la Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (FMPR), quien- junto a una decena de integrantes del Frente en Defensa de las Pensiones-...

November 15, 2022

Noticias, NoticiasPensiones Públicas, Puerto Rico

15NovNovember 15, 2022

U.S. Pension Funding Ratios Continue to Increase

Better equity performance and higher interest rates in October contribute to pensions nearing full funding. Aon’s Pension Risk Tracker in October reached its highest funded status level since its’ inception in 2011, as the aggregate pension funded status of S&P 500 companies increased to 97.2%. from 93.8% in September. Aon reports that pension asset returned 0.8% in October. The Aon report was one of several, released since the end of October, that showed improvements. The month-end 10-yr Treasury rate increased 27 basis...

November 15, 2022

NewsFunding, Occupational Pensions, US

15NovNovember 15, 2022

UK. Sunak gives strongest hint he will protect pensions triple lock

PM, also under pressure to raise benefits and public sector pay with inflation, claims ‘compassion’ will be at heart of autumn statement Rishi Sunak has given his strongest hint the government will protect the triple lock on pensions, saying pensioners “will always be at the forefront of my mind”. The rule, which applies to UK state pensions, means pensions must rise each year in line with the highest of three possible figures: inflation, average earnings, or 2.5%. Sunak is likely to face...

November 15, 2022

NewsState Pensions, UK

15NovNovember 15, 2022

Nigeria. PenCom promises safety net on Micro-Pension Plan scheme

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has revealed plans to intensify financial self-sufficiency for Micro Pension Plan (MPP) subscribers as the number of contributors increases to 84,000. This suggests that the level of awareness of the scheme among artisans, entrepreneurs and participants in the informal sector has increased in the last few months. The scheme is to encourage participants in the sector, which forms a large percentage of the working population, to save for their retirement. Speaking to newsmen at the ongoing Lagos...

November 15, 2022

NewsNigeria, Regulation

14NovNovember 14, 2022

Diputados aprueban Presupuesto 2023 de México con déficit fiscal y pensiones al alza

Tras cuatro días de sesión, el PEF 2023 fue aprobado a la medianoche de este viernes 11 de noviembre con 270 votos a favor de Morena y sus aliados el Partido del Trabajo (PT) y Verde Ecologista de México (PVEM); en contra votaron los partidos de oposición Acción Nacional (PAN), Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) y Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) con 219 votos en contra; se registró un voto en abstención. El Proyecto de Presupuesto enviado por la...

November 14, 2022

Noticias, NoticiasMexico, Pensiones Públicas

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