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03MayMay 3, 2022

Lo que nos debemos unos a otros Necesitamos un nuevo contrato social que se adapte al siglo XXI

Por Minouche Shafik Todos participamos cada día en el contrato social, y rara vez nos paramos a pensar en ello. No obstante, los contratos sociales determinan cada aspecto de nuestras vidas, entre otras cosas cómo criamos a nuestros hijos y accedemos a la educación, lo que esperamos de nuestros empleadores y cómo vivimos la enfermedad y la vejez. Todas estas actividades requieren cooperar con los demás en beneficio mutuo, y los términos de esa cooperación definen el contrato social de...

May 3, 2022

Artículos, Envejecimiento, Mercado Laboral, Sostenibilidad del Sistema2021, Protección Social, Sector Informal, Seguridad Social

03MayMay 3, 2022

Chile. Ganancias de las AFP se desploman 40% en el primer trimestre y reducen su fuerza de venta

Las administradoras se vieron impactadas por el menor resultado del encaje, lo que lastró las utilidades a pesar del alza en los ingresos ordinarios. Leer también Chile. Este jueves finalizó el plazo para solicitar el tercer retiro de las AFP Las inversiones terminaron jugándole una mala pasada a las AFP en los tres primeros meses de este 2022. Si bien los ingresos ordinarios de las siete administradoras que participan en el sistema treparon 10,5%, hasta los $236.760 millones, las ganancias se...

May 3, 2022

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Chile

03MayMay 3, 2022

UK. Less than third of schemes regularly track individual fund performance

Just 30 per cent of pension schemes regularly monitor individual fund performance as experienced by members, according to new research. Defined contribution schemes must start targeting retirement outcomes over outperforming indices, Aon said in response to its survey of 109 UK DC schemes. In contrast, 90 per cent of schemes are using an index-based perspective for monitoring performance against market indices and benchmarks. Even fewer schemes — 15 per cent of respondents — monitored performance in the context of how it delivered...

May 3, 2022

News2022, Pension Management, UK

03MayMay 3, 2022

México. Afores, por informar a los trabajadores

Las Afores deben y están poniéndose las pilas para que los trabajadores sepan que a partir del próximo año su aportación se irá incrementando, con la finalidad de tener una mejor pensión. Este año ha sido uno de los más importantes para el sector de las Afores en muchos sentidos, pero hay un tema en el cual me centraré ya que es de vital importancia para todos los trabajadores, y en el que afortunadamente varias de estas empresas trabajan ya...

May 3, 2022

Noticias2022, Mexico, Operaciones

03MayMay 3, 2022

Kenya. Cash-strapped KBC fails to remit Sh984m in pension

Cash-strapped Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) has failed to remit employee retirement benefits amounting to Sh984.3 million, underlining the deepening cash flow crisis facing the State broadcaster and signaling economic pain for its employees. The institution is struggling to honour the dues, according to a report for the year ended June 2020 submitted to lawmakers by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu. “Management attributed the delay to remit the deduction to its inability to settle its obligations as and when they fall due,” reads...

May 3, 2022

News2022, Kenya, Risk, savings

03MayMay 3, 2022

Millennials Will Make Impact Investing Mainstream

Impact investing will likely become a mainstream investment strategy as millennials attain more wealth, according to a Fidelity Charitable study that found that 61% of millennial investors already practice impact investing, compared with only one-third of all investors. “We find that investors are increasingly interested in aligning their investments with their broader values and desire for social change,” Scott Nance, vice president of impact investing at Fidelity Charitable, said in a statement. “And the trend toward values-based investing will only...

May 3, 2022

News2022, ESG, Investment, Millennials

03MayMay 3, 2022

Colombia. El debate de subir la edad de pensión o hacer una reforma al sistema

En Latinoamérica hay sistemas pensionales de todo tipo, desde públicos hasta privados, y ninguno se salvó de mostrar dificultades El sistema pensional tomó una relevancia especial durante estas elecciones debido a las propuestas llamativas que algunos candidatos han hecho. En Latinoamérica se encuentran sistemas de todo tipo y todos han mostrado dificultades. Leer también Panamá. Faltante de IVM llegaría a 8 mil millones de dólares en 2030 Argentina y Brasil, por ejemplo, tienen uno de ahorro colectivo, cuyos fondos son administrados por...

May 3, 2022

Noticias2022, Colombia, Edad de retiro, Reforma de Pensiones

02MayMay 2, 2022

US Department of Labor at Odds with Fidelity’s Bitcoin Pension Plan

A senior agency official said he raised concerns about such plans given the volatility and risks that cryptocurrencies pose. The pension fund management company argues that this step only seeks to expand the supply of digital assets available and constantly growing. The Department of Labor takes issue with Fidelity Investments’ pension plan, which allows investors to hold Bitcoin in their 401(k) accounts. Officials consider these kinds of offers to pose a huge security risk to American retirees. "We have grave concerns with...

May 2, 2022

News2022, Innovation, supervision, US

02MayMay 2, 2022

Nigeria. Pension funds now N13.88tn, 61% invested in bonds, T-bills – Report

Total assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme rose by N460bn in three months to N13.88tn in March, according to figures from the National Pension Commission released on Friday. This was contained in the National Pension Commission’s latest report titled, ‘Unaudited report on pension funds industry portfolio for the period ended 31 March 2022; Approved Existing Schemes, Closed Pension Fund Administrators and RSA funds (Including unremitted contributions @CBN & legacy funds).’ The funds, which ended December 31, 2021, at N13.42tn, rose to...

May 2, 2022

News2022, Investment, Nigeria, Pension Management

02MayMay 2, 2022

UK. Divorcees often don’t understand pension implications – survey

No-fault divorce in England and Wales may lead to increase in separations – and financial problems One in six divorced people said they did not realise their pension could be affected by splitting up, a survey has found. More than a third said they made no claim on their former partner’s pension, according to the survey of more than 1,000 divorced people. The research, carried out for Aviva, found 8% of divorcees do not have their own pension savings – and had...

May 2, 2022

News2022, Pension design, UK

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