October 2022
27Oct

Don’t Count on Sunak to Protect Your UK Pension

Liz Truss lasted only 44 days as UK prime minister. But her legacy in respect of your pension will almost certainly endure for decades. It is important to understand how this might affect you and how best to respond. One of Truss’s last acts as PM was to reaffirm the government’s commitment to raise the state pension each year by the higher of earnings, inflation or 2.5%. The more fiscally hawkish new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been more circumspect...

October 27, 2022
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27Oct

Milliman analysis: Competitive pension risk transfer buyout rate rises 320 basis points to 100.1% during September

Competitive bidding process saves about 3.0% of buyout costs as of September 30 Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the latest results of its Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI). As the Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) market continues to grow, it has become increasingly important to monitor the annuity market for plan sponsors that are considering transferring retiree pension obligations to an insurer. During September, the estimated cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer in...

October 27, 2022
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27Oct

The American healthcare system is broken, here’s what we can do to fix it

The United States is amid a major demographic shift that is testing the limits of an already strained healthcare system, with Americans living longer and requiring more extensive healthcare services than past generations. Improving access to primary care is a clear way to improve outcomes in our aging population, which is expected to reach nearly 84 million by 2050. Yet, despite this, primary care continues to be deeply undervalued — accounting for just 5% to 7% of total healthcare...

October 27, 2022
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26Oct

El Gobierno de Petro da marcha atrás con el impuesto a las pensiones de la reforma tributaria en Colombia

El Gobierno de Gustavo Petro en Colombia decidió modificar su reforma tributaria y excluir una de las propuestas que habían generado controversia: el impuesto a las pensiones más altas. Bajo la premisa de "gravar a los que más tienen", la administración había planteado en la reforma tributaria radicada en el Congreso que los pensionados que cobran más de 10 millones de pesos mensuales pasaran a pagar impuestos por ese concepto. Según los cálculos del ministro de Economía, José Antonio Ocampo,...

October 26, 2022
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26Oct

Costa Rica. 50 mil personas podrían pensionarse con menos dinero por caída de rendimientos

Más incertidumbre que respuestas fue lo que encontraron los diputados de la comisión que investiga las perdidas de los rendimientos de los fondos de pensiones complementarias tras la audiencia con la superintendente Rocío Aguilar. Sofía Guillén, cuestionó fuertemente las funciones de la SUPEN pues pese a la situación que se vive a nivel mundial no se emitió ningún tipo de alerta a las operadoras de pensiones ante las perdidas que experimentaban los mercados de inversión. Sin embargo desde la SUPEN no...

October 26, 2022
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26Oct

Chile. El modelo sueco de pensiones que mira el Gobierno

Desde 1994, el sistema de pensiones sueco está formado por dos cuentas individuales: una de Capitalización Individual y otra llamada “Cuentas Nocionales”. La primera es similar al caso chileno: las cotizaciones del trabajador se depositan en su propia cuenta y se invierten en el mercado financiero y la pensión se determina sobre la base del ahorro de esa cuenta. La novedad está en la Cuenta Nocional: las cotizaciones del trabajador financian las actuales pensiones (reparto) y se registran en...

October 26, 2022
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26Oct

In the U.S., Income and Wealth are Concentrated at the Top. Where Does This Leave Older Americans?

Disparities in income and wealth among older Americans have widened in recent decades. Higher income and wealth are both associated with better prospects for living a long life. So where does this leave older Americans? Today’s WatchBlog post looks at our new report on these trends with older Americans and retirement, as well as what we can see happening in three other countries with large economies—Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom. How does the U.S. compare? In some ways, we are similar to...

October 26, 2022
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26Oct

UK. TPR publishes consolidated enforcement powers

The Pensions Regulator has published its new enforcement policy, which contains new powers awarded in the Pension Schemes Act 2021, and replaces and consolidates compliance and enforcement policies governing defined benefit, defined contribution and public sector pension schemes. Amid a raft of announcements, TPR also published responses to a consultation issued after the PSA 2021, which came into force in order to provide clarity on how the watchdog intends to use its new powers. “Feedback from stakeholders also highlighted a need...

October 26, 2022
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26Oct

Nigeria. How data analytics, artificial intelligence will help PFAs enhance customer service

The importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Analytics and Big Data in helping business drive transformation and customer management has attracted the attention of Pension Fund Administrators(PFAs) and players in the pension industry. According them, these have a key role to play in shaping how industries evolve, and has become a massive force driving the transformation of all businesses in today’s world. With this in mind the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) recently put together a seminar for the...

October 26, 2022
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26Oct

Canada. Most employer retirement plans don’t support decumulation

Defined-contribution pension plans and group RRSPs have become the dominant forms of employer retirement programs, but they’re proving inadequate once plan members reach the decumulation phase, a report from the C.D. Howe Institute says. Capital accumulation plans (CAPs) such as DC pensions and group RRSPs focus on accumulating assets rather than providing retirement income for life to plan members. That leaves many retirees unprepared for restructuring their assets into income after they retire, the report said. “We believe the time is right...

October 26, 2022
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