July 2022
12Jul

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
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11Jul

Perú. Gobierno conforma comisión para elaborar proyecto de nuevo sistema de pensiones

El Poder Ejecutivo anunció la conformación de la Comisión Multisectorial de manera temporal, que se encargará de elaborar el proyecto normativo de un nuevo sistema de pensiones para que beneficie a la gran mayoría de peruanos y les permita acceder a una cobertura previsional digna y universal. A través del Decreto Supremo N° 081-2022-PCM, publicado este domingo en las normas legales del Diario Oficial El Peruano, señala que el grupo de trabajo tendrá el encargo de elaborar un informe técnico...

July 11, 2022
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11Jul

Así se gravarían las pensiones más altas en Colombia: expertos explican cómo sería

Uno de los puntos que generó más polémica durante la contienda electoral fue la reforma tributaria, obviamente con el triunfo de Gustavo Petro se infundieron los temores de ciertos sectores, que supuestamente se verían más afectados con el cambio de la normativa. Aunque aún no se tiene un escrito oficial, lo que es seguro, es que este año se expedirá la reglamentación, en palabras del presidente electo, todas “las reformas se hacen el primer año o no se hacen”. A...

July 11, 2022
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11Jul

La población mundial llegará a 8000 millones en 2022

La población mundial alcanzará los 8000 millones el 15 de noviembre de 2022, según el informe Perspectivas de la Población Mundial, que también prevé que India superará a China como el país más poblado del mundo en 2023. Las últimas proyecciones de las Naciones Unidas, publicadas con motivo del Día Mundial de la Población sugieren que el número de habitantes del planeta podría llegar a alrededor de 8500 millones en 2030 y 9700 millones en 2050. Se proyecta que alcanzará...

July 11, 2022
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11Jul

UK. Guy Opperman reappointed pensions minister

Guy Opperman has agreed to return to his pensions minister post until a new leader of the Conservative party is elected. Opperman announced his reappointment as parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Work and Pensions on Twitter on July 8, a day after resigning from his post when he said the government could no longer function and asked prime minister Boris Johnson to step down from office. “[I] have agreed to help DWP navigate the next few weeks,...

July 11, 2022
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11Jul

Government creates multisectoral commission to evaluate the Peruvian pension system

The Executive ordered the creation of a temporary multisectoral commission, dependent on the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, which will be in charge of preparing the technical reports that contain an evaluation of the Peruvian pension system, as well as a normative proposal to create the new pension system. pensions. The task of the working group created by Supreme Decree No. 081-2022-PCM, which was published in the newspaper El Peruano, will be to prepare a technical report containing an...

July 11, 2022
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11Jul

World Population Day 2022: The impact of a rapidly ageing population on the world as we know it

World Population Day is observed on July 11 every year and the theme for World Population Day 2022 is "A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all – Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all”. There have been growing concerns over the dynamics of the world’s population. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2050, the world’s population aged 60 years and above will double to about 2.1 billion people. Due to people worldwide...

July 11, 2022
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11Jul

US. Crypto plunge is cautionary tale for public pension funds

The plunge in prices for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in recent weeks provides a cautionary tale for the handful of public pension funds that have dipped their toes in the crypto pool over the past few years. Most have done it indirectly through stocks or investment funds that serve as proxies for the larger crypto market. A lack of transparency makes it difficult to tell whether they’ve made or lost money, let alone how much, and for the most...

July 11, 2022
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11Jul

Finns consider immigration best way to consolidate pension system – Survey

Raising the pension contributions of employees and employers was the second most popular means to consolidate the funding of pensions, with 34 per cent of respondents regarding it as a good or fairly good idea and 35 per cent as a bad or fairly bad idea. A little over a quarter (26%) of respondents voiced their support for and 37 per cent their reservations about taking on greater risks when investing pension funds. “Finns are somewhat surprisingly not supportive of...

July 11, 2022
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08Jul

The Role of Longevity Annuities in Different Socioeconomic Classes: A Canadian Case Study

By Rui Zhou, Johnny Siu‐Hang Li & Kenneth Zhou A longevity annuity is a deeply deferred annuity which begins payments very late in life. By transferring some of the risk of outliving retirement savings at advanced ages to annuity providers, longevity annuities provide retirees with enhanced later-life financial security. This paper aims to investigate the impact of longevity annuity provision on retirement income planning for Canadians, on the basis of the tax rules and retirement system in Canada. The research...

July 8, 2022
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