December 2021
17Dec

New EU proposal aims to make long-term investment funds more attractive

Money managers operating in the European Union anticipate an increase in alternative investment opportunities as regulators relax rules for European long-term investment funds. Under the latest proposal to reform the Capital Markets Union — an ongoing initiative aimed at creating a single pan-European financial market — the European Commission is revising how money managers can set up and market European long-term investment funds, known as ELTIFs. These collective investment strategies — currently only offered by certain alternatives money managers —...

December 17, 2021
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México. Los retiros por desempleo en las Afores se encaminan a un récord en 2021
17Dec

México. Los retiros por desempleo en las Afores se encaminan a un récord en 2021

De enero a noviembre, los mexicanos que se vieron obligados a sacrificar su ahorro para el retiro por estar en desempleo sacaron en total 20,057 millones de pesos de su Afore. El año de la reactivación económica queda a deber a millones de mexicanos que tras haber perdido su empleo han tenido que recurrir a sus ahorros para el retiro para poder solventar sus gastos. Entre enero y noviembre de este año, los mexicanos que se quedaron sin empleo y solicitaron...

December 17, 2021
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17Dec

Canada. CPPIB targeting high carbon emitters for long-term investments

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is pursuing a new strategy that involves investing in businesses with high greenhouse gas emissions and a desire to reduce them. The strategy, which is published in a new report, aims to identify companies committed to creating value by lowering their emissions in a manner that’s consistent with the CPPIB’s own timeframe. The strategy was devised by Bill Rogers, managing director and head of sustainable energies; Mike Conrad, principal in sustainable energies; and Art Pithayachariyakul,...

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16Dec

US. Record Returns Not Enough to Ensure Public Pension Stability

Despite logging average returns of 27.5% during fiscal year 2021, state pension plans still face a large funding shortfall and might have billions more in unfunded liabilities not yet recognized on their books, according to a recent report from nonprofit Equable Institute. “This past year has been an incredibly helpful boost to state pension funds that spent a decade mired in mediocrity,” Equable Institute Executive Director Anthony Randazzo said in a statement. “But even a nearly $400 billion improvement in...

December 16, 2021
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16Dec

UK. WPC launches inquiry into saving for later life

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has launched the third and final part of its inquiry into the impact of the pension freedoms and protection of savers, focusing on what needs to be done to help people plan and save for retirement. The inquiry, which will be hearing evidence until 2 February 2022, will consider whether households have adequate pension savings and how the government can improve member outcomes. In particular, it will consider issues around auto-enrolment, retirement income targets and...

December 16, 2021
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16Dec

Switzerland. Pension reform passes in parliament but set to be challenged to vote

By SWI The overhaul also foresees financial compensation – staggered over nine years for women directly affected by the change – as well as an increase in value-added tax. Both chambers of parliament on Wednesday agreed on a series of compromises, but left-wing political parties and trade unionsExternal link have vowed to challenge the reform in a nationwide vote. They argue women have to bear the brunt of the reform as their official retirement age will be set at 65, in line...

December 16, 2021
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México. Ahorrro voluntario esquiva al COVID-19 y sus variantes; crece en más de 20% a octubre
16Dec

México. Ahorrro voluntario esquiva al COVID-19 y sus variantes; crece en más de 20% a octubre

El ahorro voluntario y solidario de las Administradoras de fondos para el retiro (Afores) se ha mantenido con crecimientos de doble dígito, pese a la incertidumbre que se generó durante la pandemia del COVID-19 en 2020 y el temor de nuevas variantes en este año como ómicron. De acuerdo con datos de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), al cierre de octubre, el saldo del ahorro voluntario y solidario ascendió a 147,711 millones de pesos,...

December 16, 2021
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16Dec

UK. 48% of retirees worried about pension adequacy

Almost half (48 per cent) of retirees are worried that they may eventually run out of money in retirement, yet 41 per cent have no plan as to how much they should be spending each year to avoid this issue, research from Abrdn has revealed. The survey showed that 24 per cent of retirees, around 3 million Brits, were expecting to boost their savings with inheritance, whilst 33 per cent, equal to around 4 million retirees, plan to downsize to...

December 16, 2021
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Suixa. Aprueban reforma de pensiones; opositores convocarán a referéndum
16Dec

Suiza. Aprueban reforma de pensiones; opositores convocarán a referéndum

La edad oficial de jubilación para las mujeres se situará en 65 años, en consonancia con la de los hombres, en virtud de la reforma aprobada por el Parlamento suizo. Oposición de sindicatos y de la izquierda. El Parlamento suizo aprobó este miércoles una importante reforma del sistema de pensiones, incluido un controvertido aumento de la edad de jubilación de las mujeres. La reforma también prevé una compensación financiera, escalonada durante nueve años, para las mujeres directamente afectadas por el cambio,...

December 16, 2021
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16Dec

Aegon strikes deal with RGA to reinsure longevity risk in pensions

Aegon, the Dutch insurer, said on Wednesday it has struck a deal with Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) to hedge the risk that people in its Dutch pensions business will live longer than expected. The move "improves the risk profile of this business and is another step to generate stable, regular, and reliable cash flows," said CEO Lard Friese in a statement. Aegon said under the deal "initially" it would sacrifice 40 million euros ($45 million) in operating capital generation at...

December 16, 2021
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