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13JulJuly 13, 2022

Proposal to step up economic security for pensioners in Bahrain

Bahrain's new Parliament will study a proposal to step up economic security for retired people.The services committee had finalised the proposal and submitted it to the Parliament bureau but it wasn’t submitted for review by outgoing MPs during their last session, said its chairman Ahmed Al Ansari yesterday.Parliament elections are due later this year and the new MPs will review the proposal during their first session. The proposed law aims to establish an economic protection system for retirees who have served...

July 13, 2022

News

13JulJuly 13, 2022

Australia’s biggest pension fund braces for prolonged slowdown

Australia’s largest pension fund sees the global economy struggling for about two more years as businesses and households adjust to tighter monetary and fiscal policies. Investors have been conditioned to think that market pullbacks are a short-term phenomenon but the current crisis is different, according to Mark Delaney, chief investment officer of the A$260bn ($175bn) pension giant AustralianSuper Pty. “It takes 12 months to two years for tighter monetary policy to impact on the economy – and monetary policy is just...

July 13, 2022

News2022, Australia, Pension Management

13JulJuly 13, 2022

Aspectos generales y conceptos financieros sobre el retiro laboral desde el punto de vista de jóvenes universitarios

Por Quetzalli Atlatenco Ibarra El monto de las pensiones por jubilación depende del ahorro individual acumulado en cuentas especializadas para el retiro que no solamente se encuentra en función de las aportaciones, sino también de decisiones financieras, que idealmente, las personas deben tomar desde su juventud. En este trabajo se analiza la edad a la que jóvenes estudiantes universitarios manifestaron que comprendieron aspectos generales y conceptos financieros centrados en el retiro laboral. Se estudió si la influencia de los padres de...

July 13, 2022

Artículos, Caracterización del Sistema2022, Ahorro, Ciencias del Comportamiento, Cultura Financiera, Mexico

13JulJuly 13, 2022

Perspectivas del empleo en México a dos años de la pandemia covid-19

Por Cesaire Chiatchoua La crisis pandémica ha causado problemas económicos afectando el mercado laboral. El objetivo de este documento es analizar la evolución del empleo en México a dos años de la pandemia COVID-19 mediante las estrategias adoptados por el gobierno con la finalidad de generar algunas propuestas de recuperación del empleo. Esta investigación es de tipo descriptivo con corte cualitativo, utilizando datos segundarios del Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Geografía (INEGI). Los resultados muestran que se perdieron casi 1.1...

July 13, 2022

Artículos2022, COVID-19, Mexico, Sector Informal

12JulJuly 12, 2022

México. Arranca el 21 de Julio la Feria Afore 2022

Si tienes dudas sobre el sistema de pensiones, cómo hacer un retiro o simplemente necesitas hacer algún trámite respecto a tu pensión, puedes acudir la Feria de las Afores 2022, la cual se organizará en la Ciudad de México. La Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), en colaboración con la Asociación Mexicana de Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro (Amafore), así como el IMSS, Issste, SAT, Infonavit, entre otras llevarán a cabo la Feria de las...

July 12, 2022

Noticias

12JulJuly 12, 2022

Afiliados al sistema pensional llegan a 25 millones y 73% están en fondos privados

El informe de cifras del sistema, que publica mensualmente la Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC) dejó ver que gracias a la buena dinámica del mercado laboral en el último año, más personas siguieron vinculándose al sistema general de pensiones, que alcanzó los 25,05 millones de afiliados con corte a abril, 903.993 más que en el mismo periodo de 2021. Si se desagrega la cifra por régimen, 18,27 millones están vinculados en alguna de las cuatro Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones...

July 12, 2022

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Colombia

12JulJuly 12, 2022

Three-fifths of European employees want additional pensions advice from employers

Almost three-fifths (58%) of employees across Europe showed high or very high interest in accessing professional advice on managing their pensions via their employer, according to research from Alight Solutions. The Retirement perception index, undertaken in partnership with the University of Granada, was carried out among 2,400 employees in businesses across multiple sectors in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, exploring employees’ awareness, confidence and interest in their national pension system, and their interest in additional support...

July 12, 2022

News2022, Europe, Financial Education

12JulJuly 12, 2022

Pension Funds Forge Ahead With Sustainable Investing, Despite Politicization

Even as sustainable investing becomes a political football, pension funds and other asset owners in Europe and North America are adopting sustainable investment practices for their portfolios, according to a study by Morningstar Indexes. The “Voice of the Asset Owner” survey was based on 14 interviews with asset owners. They generally saw investing using environmental, social, and governance metrics “as a core element of investing rather than a specialist niche,” according to the study. The respondents said their use of ESG...

July 12, 2022

News2022, ESG, Investment

12JulJuly 12, 2022

UK. FCA appoints new chair

Ashley Alder has been announced by HM Treasury as the new chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is expected to take up the role in January 2023, taking over from Richard Lloyd who has served as interim chair since May 2022. Alder is currently chief executive officer of the Securities and Future Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a role he has held since 2011, and also chairs the board of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and...

July 12, 2022

News2022, Regulation, UK

12JulJuly 12, 2022

New guide to help pension funds tackle global deforestation

A new interactive guide to provide pension funds with the tools they need to ensure their investments are not driving deforestation across the globe is launched today by Global Canopy, Make My Money Matter and SYSTEMIQ. This year, research revealed that £2 in every £10 individuals save into their pensions in the UK is linked to companies and financial institutions at high risk of deforestation, jeopardising many schemes’ ambitious commitments to achieve net zero.. How to achieve deforestation-free pensions provides practical...

July 12, 2022

News2022, Climate crisis, Investment

July 2022