January 2022

Ghana. Lack of Pension plan for informal sector workers puts financial burden on youth and retirees

Workers in the informal sector face a lot of problems as they get older and retire. Many people have hung on to misconceptions and falsehoods about pensions throughout the years. But the failure to set up a pension plan frequently places a financial burden on the children of retirees. Many in the informal sector cringe at the mention of pension or end of service benefits. Seventy-four-year-old Obaapanin Yaa Ampomaah sells yam at Ayigya Market in Kumasi. She has been selling this food stuff...

UK. Lack of guidance for pension savers risks freedoms ‘failure’, MPs warn

A Work and Pensions Committee report calls on Government and regulators to play more active role in supporting savers to make better decisions about their money. The Government should commit to trial of automatic Pension Wise guidance appointments and set a target of at least 60% needed to boost uptake of pensions guidance and advice Automatic appointments with the Pension Wise service should be trialled as part of a renewed commitment from the Government to support people to make better decisions...

Chile. Comisión de Trabajo del Senado aprueba en general la Pensión Garantizada Universal

Chile. Comisión de Trabajo del Senado aprueba en general la Pensión Garantizada Universal

Luego de la aprobación en general de la iniciativa, este martes la misma comisión se reunirá para debatir el proyecto en particular. Une vez resuelto las indicaciones, pasará a la Comisión de Hacienda, donde se espera que se discuta la misma jornada. La tarde de este lunes, la Comisión de Trabajo del Senado aprobó en general el proyecto de Pensión Garantizada Universal, iniciativa gubernamental que propone un aporte directo de $185 mil mensual para quienes estén dentro del 80% más...

It’s Not ‘Woke’ for Businesses to Think Beyond Profit, BlackRock Chief Says

Laurence D. Fink, the founder and chief executive of the investment giant BlackRock, has become one of the most influential voices in business over the past decade in pushing corporate leaders to think beyond profits, to their social purpose. Read also Canada. ESG challenges: talent shortage and lack of consistent standards Mr. Fink has delivered his words in annual letters that have drawn remarkable attention, but also criticism from all corners: that he is beholden to politically correct antibusiness activists, or...

México. Ahorro para el retiro suma 5.2 billones de pesos en 2021; representa 20.5% del PIB

México. Ahorro para el retiro suma 5.2 billones de pesos en 2021; representa 20.5% del PIB

Al cierre del 2021, Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (SAR) administró más de 70 millones de cuentas por más de 5.2 billones de pesos que representan 20.5 por ciento del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB). La Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar) destacó que estos recursos representan 31.39 por ciento del total de activos del sistema financiero y son un ahorro de largo plazo Señaló que durante el año pasado el saldo promedio de cuentas registradas fue...

Panamá. Fondos privados de pensiones en crecimiento, pese a Covid-19

Panamá. Fondos privados de pensiones en crecimiento, pese a Covid-19

Los tres de fondos de pensión y cesantía privados en Panamá reportaron la administración de $677 millones hasta el mes de noviembre de 2021. De acuerdo con la data que reposa en la Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores (SMV) se trata de un aumento de $34 millones en los fondos administrados por Progreso, ProFuturo y Quantia, cuando se comparan los resultados de 2021 contra 2020. Estos fondos corresponden a los planes de ahorro individual que trabajan de manera continua y acumulativa...

Los retiros de cesantías dinamizaron la industria inmobiliaria durante el año pasado

El próximo 14 de febrero es la fecha límite para el pago de cesantías por parte de los empleadores del país, a propósito de la ocasión, algunas Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones y Cesantías (AFP) han hecho un balance del retiro de esta prestación social durante 2021. Erik Moncada, vicepresidente de Clientes y Operaciones de Porvenir, destacó el impacto que tienen las cesantías como aliado de los trabajadores en tiempos de incertidumbre. “Este es un ahorro con propósito y, por...

China’s birth rate drops to record low in 2021, population aging

The birth rate in mainland China slipped to a record low in 2021, government data showed Monday, despite efforts by the Chinese government to prevent the country's population from aging further. In China, 10.62 million babies were born in 2021, a rate of 7.52 per 1,000 people, the lowest level since Mao Zedong founded the Communist-led People's Republic of China in 1949. Read also David Sinclair explains what an ageing population means for economies around the world The population aged 65...

UK. Expert calls on pension funds to fill fintech growth funding cap

The author of a major review of UK fintech has called on pension funds to back British entrepreneurs and fill a major growth funding gap in the sector just as government reviews whether to relax restrictions on pension fund investment. Ron Kalifa, who masterminded the government-commissioned Kalifa Review of Fintech last year, told City AM that pension funds have an opportunity to help British entrepreneurs grow their business domestically and drive job creation rather than selling at the growth stage. He...

Why Women Need to Take a More Active Role in Their Financial Futures

By Stacia Williams Too many women leave decisions about their financial futures to their husbands — and that’s hardly a retirement plan. And because women tend to live longer than men, it’s imperative that they take an active role in plotting out what’s happening with the money that will see them through the latter part of their lives. How to go about that? Any good retirement plan breaks down into five areas: income, investments, taxes, health care and legacy. Retirement income typically...