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21SepSeptember 21, 2022

Panamá. La OIT también observa riesgos en el sistema mixto de pensiones

A partir de la década de 2050, el componente de beneficio definido del subsistema mixto comenzará a registrar ingresos por cuotas obrero-patronal que no serán suficientes para cubrir las prestaciones o pagos de dicho componente. En este caso, el Estado tendría que dar subvenciones para cubrir el pago de las pensiones. Si hay algo que ha puesto en la palestra el informe de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) sobre el sistema de pensiones panameño, es que el subsistema que...

September 21, 2022

Noticias, NoticiasPanamá, Reforma de Pensiones

21SepSeptember 21, 2022

Chile. ¿Fin al encaje de las AFP? La fórmula divulgada por el subsecretario Larraín a los parlamentarios

El encaje es un fondo que las administradoras acumulan para reflejar el 1% de los recursos de los trabajadores. Analistas plantean si acaso es conveniente eliminarlo o modificarlo. Fin del encaje. El subsecretario de Previsión Social, Christian Larraín, inició una ronda de conversaciones con las bancadas de diputados de distintos partidos para anticipar algunos de los elementos centrales de la propuesta de Reforma Previsional que prepara el Gobierno. El martes fue el turno de RN. El diputado Frank Sauerbaum comentó ese...

September 21, 2022

Noticias, NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Chile

21SepSeptember 21, 2022

UK. Guy Opperman ends role as Pensions Minister

Longest serving pensions minister Guy Opperman has lost his role after being in the post for the past five years. In a statement released today (September 20), Opperman said he had been relieved of his duties on September 8, but delayed the announcement to respect the period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II. “It has been the honour of my life to serve as a government minister for the last seven years,” he said, thanking his parliamentary and civil service colleagues...

September 21, 2022

NewsRegulation, supervision, UK

21SepSeptember 21, 2022

Ireland to increase state pension for those who work beyond 66

Ireland will offer anyone over 66 a higher state pension the longer they stay in work, sidestepping a recommendation by a government-appointed commission to gradually increase the retirement age to 68 to help fund the ageing population. Under the proposed flexible model agreed by ministers on Tuesday, people will have the option from 2024 to continue working up until the age of 70 in return for a higher pension for each additional year they work. The state pension currently stands at...

September 21, 2022

NewsAdequacy, Ireland, Public Pensions, Retirement Age

21SepSeptember 21, 2022

Ghana. Public Services Pensioners Association inaugurated

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), Tuesday inaugurated the Public Services Pensioners Association (PSPA) to support staff on retirement within the Public Services Organisations. The Association would also unite all retirees of CLOGSAG, seek the welfare of members, provide solidarity, promote togetherness, identify problems retirees go through, advocate for the rights of members and lobby the Government to improve the pension system in the country. Mr Bright Wireko Brobbey, a Deputy Minister, Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR),...

September 21, 2022

NewsGhana, Labor Market

21SepSeptember 21, 2022

Here’s what an aging workforce means for employers in the U.S.

Covid-19 hit our world like a wrecking ball in 2020. Almost overnight, our businesses and schools closed, our communities went into lockdown, and our economies stalled. But even as we grapple with the fallout of the pandemic, new threats are looming, many of them global in scope. The World Bank warns that stagflation will see growth slump from almost 6% to just 2.9% this year. The war between Russia and Ukraine is undermining the delivery of grain, prompting fears of...

September 21, 2022

NewsAging, Labor Market, US

21SepSeptember 21, 2022

UK. Gig economy workers and pension rights

With many employers avoiding their obligations, it’s time the government stepped in, argue Stephen Morrall and Annabelle Woosnam Last year the case Uber BV v Aslam made headlines across the media when the Supreme Court ruled that thousands of Uber drivers are ‘workers’, as defined by legislation, and not independent contractors. Accordingly, they are legally entitled to basic employment rights. However, according to a recent Financial Times article, the Pensions Regulator chief executive has conceded that, despite his calls for...

September 21, 2022

NewsInformal Sector, UK

21SepSeptember 21, 2022

UK. Govt appoints new pensions minister

Alex Burghart has been appointed as the new parliamentary under secretary of state in the Department of Work and Pensions in Liz Truss’ latest cabinet reshuffle. Burghart has been elected twice as MP for Brentwood and Ongar. He was previously parliamentary under-secretary for the Department for Education between September 2021 and July 2022. The Department for Work and Pensions confirmed the appointment, but did not comment on it. In a statement released yesterday (September 20), Truss sacked the UK’s longest serving pensions...

September 21, 2022

NewsRegulation, UK

20SepSeptember 20, 2022

Fondos privados de pensiones en Colombia reportan ganancias por $2 billones para sus afiliados

Asofondos, gremio que reúne a los fondos de pensiones y cesantías en Colombia, dio a conocer que, en julio de 2022, se retornó a cifras en verde, con ganancias de $2 billones para el ahorro de más de 18,4 millones de afiliados. Vale tener en cuenta que, a junio de 2022, los fondos de pensiones y cesantías venían reportando una pérdida de $28,85 billones, según datos de la Superintendencia Financiera. Leer Más @Valoraanalitik 701 views

September 20, 2022

Noticias, NoticiasColombia, Inversión, Rendimientos

20SepSeptember 20, 2022

Perú. SBS modificó reglamento operativo para libre desafiliación de AFP y pasar a la ONP

Para acreditar el ingreso al Sistema Público de Pensiones, el afiliado debe presentar, entre otros requisitos, las resoluciones administrativas de contrato de trabajo, reemplazo, suplencia u otros de naturaleza similar, indica la resolución de la SBS. La Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS) dispuso la modificación del reglamento operativo para la libre desafiliación informada del Sistema Privado de Pensiones de aquellos aportantes que tienen derecho a pensión en el Sistema Público de Pensiones. Mediante la Resolución SBS N° 02843-2022, que...

September 20, 2022

Noticias, NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Perú, Regulación

September 2022