March 2022
29Mar

República Dominicana. Aprueban seguir otorgando las pensiones solidarias

Las pensiones solidarias del Régimen Subsidiado otorgadas por el Poder Ejecutivo a personas con discapacidad severa, madres solteras desempleadas con hijos menores de edad y envejecientes en condiciones de indigencia, continuarán otorgándose según el procedimiento simplificado establecido. Read also República Dominicana. Someten proyecto eliminaría las AFP y ARS La decisión fue aprobada durante una sesión ordinaria del Consejo Nacional de Seguridad Social, encabezada por el ministro de Trabajo y presidente del CNSS, Luis Miguel De Camps, con el objetivo de darle...

March 29, 2022
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29Mar

A human-centered approach for impact investing in climate action

Climate finance is booming, now reaching over $600 billion in 2020. Yet, as the newest IPCC report makes clear, unequal climate impacts are escalating, making a justice-oriented approach to climate finance more important than ever. The question is: how can funders most effectively and meaningfully implement an intersectional lens to their climate investments? Read also US. SEC takes ‘monumental’ step on climate disclosure Climate justice recognizes that the communities least responsible for creating the climate crisis will be hardest hit by...

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29Mar

Colombia. “El país necesita un sistema integral para la vejez”: Juan David Correa

El presidente Protección, Juan David Correa, dijo que el debate sobre el sistema de pensiones en el país debe ser un diálogo responsable y técnico. “Más que una reforma pensional, el país debe desarrollar un sistema integral de protección a la vejez”, detalló.   Sostuvo que hay varios elementos que se deben considerar como la informalidad, el aumento de la longevidad y la baja natalidad al igual que la evolución de los mercados financieros, que son importantes al definir el sistema más le conviene al...

March 29, 2022
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AIG shifting $150 billion to BlackRock
29Mar

AIG shifting $150 billion to BlackRock

American International Group hired BlackRock to manage up to $60 billion of its general account and up to $90 billion in its life and retirement investment portfolio, the insurance company announced on Monday. BlackRock will manage "certain liquid fixed income and private placement assets" and also will provide AIG with investment technology for both portfolios via Aladdin, the money manager's risk-management system, the insurer said in a news release. AIG said in the release that the shift of assets to BlackRock...

March 29, 2022
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29Mar

UK. Opperman calls for industry input on CDC expansion

Pensions minister Guy Opperman has called on the industry to work with government on expanding the nascent collective defined contribution market, though experts have previously warned that draft regulations are too strict to allow for real growth in the sector. Speaking at a Royal Society of Arts CDC forum on March 28, Opperman expanded on the draft regulations due to come into force on August 1, and expressed his support for the expansion of CDC beyond the single-employer arrangements currently...

March 29, 2022
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US. SEC takes ‘monumental' step on climate disclosure
29Mar

US. SEC takes ‘monumental’ step on climate disclosure

More than a year in the works, the Securities and Exchange Commission unveiled its much-anticipated climate disclosure rule proposal this month, with major implications for the investor and business communities. "It's a monumental rule-making initiative," said Erin E. Martin, a Washington-based partner with law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP who previously worked in the SEC's division of corporation finance. "This has been a long time coming, it's been highly anticipated by the public, it's an area that's of interest...

March 29, 2022
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28Mar

US. Russia blocks NY pension systems from dumping $300M in Moscow stocks

New York’s pension systems want to dump nearly $300 million invested in the Moscow stock market, but can’t because Russia has blocked foreigners from selling shares. Since Russia began its invasion and brutal attacks on Ukraine, the trustees of all five NYC employee pension systems have voted to divest from $185.9 million in Russian companies and securities. “A vicious and unjust war continues to be waged on Ukraine, driving deaths, destruction and displacement of civilians. New Yorkers remain steadfast in solidarity...

March 28, 2022
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28Mar

Ghana. SSNIT to expand coverage to cover more informal sector workers

Director-General of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang, has said it's outfit is working to expand coverage of the scheme to cover all workers in the informal sector. According to him, SSNIT has introduced an informal sector pension fund to provide social protection to workers in the informal sector to secure their irregular incomes. Read also Ireland. State to pay €1 for every €3 a worker puts into new auto-enrolment pension scheme Director-General of Social Security and National...

March 28, 2022
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México. Ven posible concentración en afores, si Banorte compra Citibanamex
28Mar

México. Ven posible concentración en afores, si Banorte compra Citibanamex

Si Grupo Financiero Banorte adquiere a Citibanamex, existe el riesgo de concentración en las afores, ya que ambas entidades financieras tienen una administradora que es líder en el sector. Bernardo González, presidente de la Asociación Mexicana de Afores (Amafore), aseguró que a todos, a trabajadores y al sistema, le conviene que haya más oferta en el sector, no menos, según una entrevista publicada este sábado por el diario Reforma. Señaló que serán las comisiones Federal de Competencia Económica (Cofece) y Nacional...

March 28, 2022
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28Mar

US. Kansas Employee Pension System Halts Russia Investments

Trustees who oversee the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System voted Friday to halt future investments in Russian assets amid the country's invasion of Ukraine. While some board members initially pushed for a full divestment, others said they would rather focus on the future and noted the fund’s current holdings in the country have been largely liquidated anyway, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported. Kansas has $36 million invested in Russian equities, as of Feb. 25. That accounts for about 0.14% of the pension...

March 28, 2022
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