November 2021
22Nov

México. Disminuirá reserva especial de Afores

La Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar) disminuirá la reserva especial de las Afores como una medida para amortiguar la disminución de ingresos que tendrán por el tope a las comisiones a partir del 1 de enero de 2022. La reserva es un fondo de recursos que se tiene para hacer frente a posibles pérdidas por incumplimientos a la regulación, bajarla significa disminuir también los costos operativos para las Afores. Consar, organismo que determina el monto y...

November 22, 2021
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22Nov

El pago de las pensiones en México: una bola de nieve que arrasa con el presupuesto

El pago de pensiones en México es una bola de nieve que crece año con año. De acuerdo con cifras del Presupuesto de Egresos de la Federación para 2022 aprobado en la Cámara de Diputados, se destinará 1.172,2 millones de pesos para el pago de pensiones, un crecimiento de 6,2% respecto a lo autorizado para este año. Esta cifra incluye el pago de pensiones para los trabajadores de toda la Administración pública, así como a los del IMSS, ISSSTE,...

November 22, 2021
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22Nov

Por qué las jubilaciones y pensiones alcanzaron un nivel récord en la Argentina

Por la moratoria y el reconocimiento de aportes por hijo en el caso de las mujeres, durante noviembre ya se alcanzaron las 85 mil jubilaciones y pensiones, la cifra más alta desde agosto del 2015. Y todavía restan contabilizar los trámites correspondiente a la última semana del mes. Además, en los primeros 11 meses del año la ANSES ya otorgó 552.142 jubilaciones y pensiones, con lo que superó los niveles prepandemia. A su vez, esta cifra es 39% superior a la...

November 22, 2021
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22Nov

Australia. Global Managers Circle as Retiring Boomers Cash In Billions

Almost two million Australians will soon start drawing down A$300 billion ($218 billion) in savings as they leave the workforce, and that’s providing opportunities for domestic, and increasingly overseas, asset managers as retirement costs soar at the quickest pace in seven years. Read also UK. How will the new pension transfer restrictions work? “The decumulation problem is the trickiest problem in finance to solve because everyone’s going to have a different set of needs and requirements and aspirations in retirement,” Richard...

November 22, 2021
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22Nov

Aging China outlines plan to improve elderly care services

China is urging some local governments to embark on pilot programmes next year to improve medical and care services for the elderly, with the goal of rolling out the scheme nationwide in 2023. Read also India’s fertility rate falls below replacement level. What it means. Of the 31 provinces, regions and municipalities in mainland China, 15 should launch their local pilot schemes for better medical and care services for the elderly next year, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a...

November 22, 2021
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22Nov

Pension funds can steer next level growth and development in Nigeria

In retrospect, it is widely attested that an active pension ecosystem effectively congregating players – a regulator, administrators, custodians, public and private sector employers and working-class persons across several age groups – is well established in Nigeria. The maturity of this industry relative to more advanced economies of the world like the US or the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development nonetheless, the pension industry globally has displayed great resilience, navigating the turbulence and whirlwinds: macroeconomic shocks, economic downturns,...

November 22, 2021
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22Nov

Move to hinterland triggers brain drain at Korea’s mega pension fund

Earlier this year, Lee left her fund management job at South Korea's national pension fund, the world's third-largest, fed up with long commutes between her home in Seoul and her office in Jeonju, 200 kilometers away. For four years, Lee lived in a studio apartment in Jeonju, a city of 658,000, on weekdays, and traveled back to Seoul for the weekend. She feared her family would break up if she didn't make the hard decision to quit. Lee is one of...

November 22, 2021
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22Nov

Kenya. Safaricom lifts pension earnings to four-year high

Pensioners have enjoyed the highest returns from investments in four years helped by the big gains on the shares of Safaricom and large banks, which make up the bulk of the pension industry equities investments. Pension funds surveyed by fund administrator Zamara and Actuarial Services East Africa (Actserv) show a return of 15.1 percent on investments for the one year to September 2021, the highest since they reported a 15.5 percent return in 2017. Read also Ghana. Parliament asked to address...

November 22, 2021
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19Nov

COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health

By World Health Organization The 10 recommendations in the COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health propose a set of priority actions from the global health community to governments and policy makers, calling on them to act with urgency on the current climate and health crises. The recommendations were developed in consultation with over 150 organizations and 400 experts and health professionals. They are intended to inform governments and other stakeholders ahead of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26)...

November 19, 2021
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19Nov

Ethics of the Environment

By Julia M. Puaschunder Globalization leveraged pressure on contemporary society. Today's most pressing social dilemmas regarding climate change demand for inclusive solutions that marry the idea of sustainable growth with environmental economics. Understanding the bounds of environmental limits to avoid ethical downfalls beyond the control of singular nation states infringing on intergenerational equity – the fairness to provide an at least as favorable standard of living to future generations as enjoyed today – has become a blatant demand. In a...

November 19, 2021
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