March 2017

U.K. Pensions Schemes Budget and more

Contents Spring Budget 2017 Qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (QROPS) Pension flexibility - reporting of non-taxable death benefits through Real Time Information (RTI) Relief at Source Scottish rate of Income Tax Lifetime Allowance Pension scheme registrations Appendix 1 - Overseas transfer charge, pension scheme members Appendix 2 - Overseas transfer charge, overseas scheme managers Full Content: Gov UK

India. Bank retirees demand better pension structure in Andhra

Nearly 500 bank retirees from Vijayawada have decided to take part in a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on March 23. The retired employees of Krishna district want the Indian Banks Association (IBA) to update their pension schemes and hold talks with the All India Bank Retirees Federation (AIBRF). The members of the committee accused the IBA of not implementing the Pension Regulation Act for the last 23 years. The association is also demanding revision of family pensions from...

Canada Pension Plan looks to raise its bet on China

China's gradual market liberalization may be good news for Canadian pensioners. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the country's largest pension fund, currently has 4 percent of its portfolio in the mainland — a figure that president and CEO Mark Machin said is too low for a globally diversified portfolio such as his. But he plans to increase that share as the world's second-largest economy opens itself up. "We want to significantly increase our investment here over the long term," he said,...

Teacher Pensions in Puerto Rico

You are right in identifying the underfunding of teacher pension funds in Puerto Rico as a big problem: Teachers and public employees have fulfilled their commitment to their pensions by contributing year in and year out, yet politicians failed to properly fund them and engaged in risky financial bets that made things only worse. In Puerto Rico, between 2007 and 2013, the government shortchanged the teachers’ pension plan by $2.6 billion. Government advisers then pushed deals with hedge funds and...

Chile. La modalidad de pensión preferida por los chilenos en 2016: Renta Temporal con Renta Vitalicia Diferida

La Renta Temporal con Renta Vitalicia Diferida fue la modalidad de pensión favorita de los chilenos durante 2016, de acuerdo cifras entregadas esta tarde por la Superintendencia de Pensiones. De acuerdo al regulador, de los 129.787 nuevos pensionados durante el año pasado, tanto de vejez por edad como vejez anticipada, invalidez y sobrevivencia, el 37,6% es decir 48.841 personas, pudo ingresar al Sistema de Consultas y Ofertas de Montos de Pensión (SCOMP), que les permite elegir entre distintas modalidades de...

En Colombia, los médicos sin los que más se pensionan

En Colombia hay 21,5 millones de personas ocupadas, de acuerdo con cifras del Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (Dane). De esa población, solo 14 millones están afiliados a algún fondo de pensión, y las estimaciones de la Universidad del Rosario dicen que apenas 10% de las personas que cotizan se pensionan. En ese contexto, un estudio de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba revela que hay zonas del país y profesiones con las que es más fácil lograr esta prestación social....

UK. New tax raid on pensions: OUTRAGE at Hammond’s plans to fill £2billion budget blackhole

After a bruising week where the Chancellor had to reverse a planned tax on the self employed from his Budget, he has identified pensions as “top of his list" to raise funds. But former pensions minister Baroness Altmann has warned that the move could have political consequences by hitting the Tory party's core vote. And Ukip has called on him to dip into the protected £12 billion aid budget to help fund care for the elderly instead of spending taxpayers' cash...

México. Afore Sura lanzará dos mandatos por 350 mdd

La administradora de fondos para el retiro (afore), Sura, prevé consolidar dos mandatos de inversión antes de que concluya este mes por 350 millones de dólares, con lo que sumaría tres mandatos a su portafolio de inversión, informó Luis de la Cerda, director de Análisis de la firma colombiana. “El primer mandato sería por 200 millones de dólares a través de Pioneer y el segundo mandato sería por 150 millones de dólares, con Investec; esperamos fondearlos antes de abril. Lo...

México. Fuera máscaras en el SAR

Dice la Ley de los Sistemas de Ahorro para el Retiro que "cuenta individual es aquella de la que sea titular un trabajador en la que se depositan las cuotas de obrero, patronales, estatales, y sus rendimientos, aportaciones a los fondos de vivienda y demás recursos que puedan ser aportados...". Pero la cuenta individual no tiene un renglón que indique o registre, por separado, los rendimientos; el único lugar donde se ven es en el estado de cuenta que envían...

Why is Brazil pushing ahead with contentious pension reform?

After the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, Temer ascended to the presidency promising wide-scale economic reform. Temer has since unveiled a Private Partnership Investment Program (PPI), which seeks to lift Brazil dramatically out of recession. On March 7th, the fiscal plan gained momentum following the unveiling of 55 privatized infrastructure concessions, with investments valued at $14.4 billion. The hope is that a sweeping privatization program will encourage a boom in investment and public spending. As of yet, Temer’s policies have not...