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14AprApril 14, 2023

Dutch pension group warns proposal on derivatives could hurt pension funds’ returns

A Dutch pension federation, which represents pension funds with a combined a €1.4 trillion ($1.5 trillion) in assets warned that the latest European proposal on central clearing of derivatives could lead to lower investment returns. Under the latest proposal to amend the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, the European Commission wants market participants to have an active account with a central counterparty, or CCP, inside of the European Union and wants to define a minimum share of transactions that would have...

April 14, 2023

NewsInvestment, Netherlands

14AprApril 14, 2023

Swedish retirees demand fairer pensions for women

"Old ladies need more money!" a group of grey-haired women chants in front of Sweden's parliament, as their recurring protest against the country's pension system enters its 10th year. During the warmer months, members of the red-hatted "Tantpatrullen" (The Old Lady Patrol) gather every Thursday on the cobble streets of Stockholm's Old Town, right across from Sweden's parliament. They have just begun their 2023 protest season. In a country that prides itself on being a champion of feminism and gender equality,...

April 14, 2023

NewsAdequacy, Sweden

13AprApril 13, 2023

México. Reforma a las Afores debe ir de la mano del crecimiento del mercado de valores: Amafore

La reforma al sistema de pensiones necesita que el mercado de valores se desarrolle para beneficiar a los ahorradores mexicanos que tienen sus recursos depositados en las Administradoras de fondos para el retiro (Afores). Durante la próxima década, el monto de recursos que administran las Afores se duplicará gracias a que las aportaciones patronales irán en aumento año con año, de acuerdo con estimaciones de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar). “El dinero va a crecer...

April 13, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Mexico

13AprApril 13, 2023

Colombia. “A nombre del cambio, pensiones precarias”: sindicatos rechazan reforma de Petro

Las organizaciones sindicales han sido catalogadas como aliadas del Gobierno Petro. No solo por la prioridad en lo social que desde campaña propuso el hoy Ejecutivo sino porque a la cabeza del Ministerio del Trabajo, está una profesora y líder sindical: Gloria Inés Ramírez. Pues bien, ese panorama parece nublarse porque, aunque los sindicatos apoyaron ampliamente la reforma laboral que radicó el Gobierno el pasado 16 de marzo, ahora critican la reforma pensional, sosteniendo que “a nombre del cambio, pensiones...

April 13, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasBeneficio Definido, Colombia, Reforma de Pensiones

13AprApril 13, 2023

Puerto Rico. Empleados jubilados y activos de la AEE llegan hasta sede de la JCF para defender sus pensiones

Miembros de la Alianza de Empleados Activos y Jubilados de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (AEE) marcharon hoy, miércoles, frente a la sede de la Junta de Control Fiscal en la Milla de Oro, para reclamar la aprobación a la propuesta de beneficios definidos para garantizar el pago de las pensiones presentes y futuras en el Sistema de Retiro. El presidente de la Asociación de Empleados Jubilados de la AEE, Johnny Rodríguez Ortiz explicó que el último pago que van...

April 13, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasFinanciamiento, Pago de Pensiones, Puerto Rico

13AprApril 13, 2023

UK. Government body calls on London pension fund to divest fossil fuel holdings

Transport for London Pension Fund, London, should divest its holdings in fossil fuel companies and develop an annual report on performance against net-zero targets, according to calls by a London governmental body. The Greater London Authority committee, which oversees the London Pensions Fund Authority and TfL Pension Fund, launched an investigation as part of a review into its pension funds' investments and costs. The pension funds had about £22 billion ($27.1 billion) in combined assets as of March 31, 2022. In...

April 13, 2023

NewsClimate crisis, ESG, Investment, UK

13AprApril 13, 2023

South Africa: Grandparents Spend Their Pensions to Feed Entire Families as Food Crisis Hits Hard in Eastern Cape

As Eastern Cape communities are hit by spiralling food inflation and unemployment rates of 42.4%, the province's elderly residents are using their state pensions to look after families in crisis and often have to rely on loans in the last weeks of the month. In Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, pensioners are selling scrap metal for food as whole families rely on their grants to survive and the cost of food often leaves their cupboards bare before the end of...

April 13, 2023

NewsIncome, Poverty, South Africa

13AprApril 13, 2023

Bank of Korea, pension service seal $35 billion FX swap deal to help ease pressure on won

South Korea's central bank on Thursday agreed a deal with the National Pension Service that allows the latter to secure up to $35 billion in funds outside the standard foreign exchange market, a move offering support to the beleaguered Korean won. The move comes in the wake of the won weakening more than 8 per cent versus the dollar in just two months, hit by a ballooning trade deficit and a fresh wave of risk aversion in global markets. The won...

April 13, 2023

NewsPension Management, Polirical Economy, South Korea

13AprApril 13, 2023

New protests in France over Macron plan to raise pension age

Protesters opposing President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 marched Thursday in cities and towns around France, in a final show of anger before a decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. Hours before the Paris march got underway, protesters piled bags of garbage in front of the Constitutional Council, which is expected to decide Friday whether to nix any or all parts of the legislation. The trash piles were cleaned up but signaled the...

April 13, 2023

NewsFrance, Pension Reform

12AprApril 12, 2023

México, ¿cómo vamos en el ahorro para el retiro?

Por México como vamos El presente estudio muestra un diagnóstico del mercado potencial de personas que pueden ahorrar para el retiro en México. Por ahorro activo se entiende el dinero que se reserva para uso futuro, en lugar de gastarlo de inmediato, sin importar el destino posterior del dinero ni el instrumento utilizado para tal fin (CNBV, 2021). El objetivo general de esta investigación es fomentar e incrementar el ahorro para el retiro y la inclusión financiera entre los trabajadores formales...

April 12, 2023

Caracterización del Sistema, Libros, LibrosAdministración de Pensiones, Ahorro, Cobertura, México 2023

April 2023