September 2021
01Sep

US. Indiana Public Retirement System posts net 23.1% return for fiscal year

Indiana Public Retirement System, Indianapolis, returned a preliminary net 23.1% for the fiscal year ended June 30. The preliminary net return of the system's $38 billion defined benefit plan was higher than its policy benchmark return of 22.4% in the year ended June 30 as well as in other reported time periods as of the same date. For the three, five and 10 years ended June 30, the DB plan returned preliminary annualized net returns of 10.7%, 9.9% and 7%, respectively,...

September 1, 2021
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August 2021
31Aug

Diagnóstico del sistema previsional colombiano y opciones de reforma

Por  Mariano Bosch, Solange Berstein,  Francesca Castellani, María Laura Oliveri & Juan Miguel Villa Colombia necesita una reforma del sistema pensional. Esa reforma tiene que tener como objetivo solucionar los problemas de la falta de cobertura, la alta inequidad del sistema, los potenciales riesgos de sostenibilidad fiscal dada la transición demográfica, la competencia desigual entre el régimen de prima media (RPM) y el régimen de ahorro individual con solidaridad (RAIS) y la mejora del funcionamiento de las instituciones relacionadas...

August 31, 2021
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31Aug

Benefits and Costs of Social Pensions in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Melis U. Guven & Phillippe G. Leite The lack of efficient social security systems, the presence of large informal sectors, and the pace at which the population is aging in some Sub-Saharan African countries are red flags warning of a potential long-term problem: that is, the inability of countries to provide old-age income security to all. Many adults in the region have difficulties accessing health care and other essential services, increasing their vulnerability and their likelihood of becoming impoverished...

August 31, 2021
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31Aug

La pensión como una medida de protección social para reducir la desigualdad. Repensando el sistema peruano

Por Renata Carranza Acevedo, Julia Romero Herrera En la tarea de los Estados de garantizar los derechos fundamentales y paliar la desigualdad existen una serie de opciones; una de ellas, la implementación de políticas orientadas a mejorar el nivel de vida de la población; es aquí donde se erige el concepto de seguridad social, pero no entendida como política social impregnada por el asistencialismo sino como una estrategia de gestión del Estado, en la comprensión que la seguridad social es...

August 31, 2021
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31Aug

México. Así impactará la ley del outsourcing a los créditos del Infonavit

El Infonavit asegura que tras la entrada en vigor de la ley contra el outsourcing, los trabajadores podrán tener más recursos para la compra de vivienda. Leer también México. Sugiere IMSS no pedir gestorías para tramitar pensiones por viudez "La subcontratación es un esquema por el cual las empresas han podido contar con plantillas de trabajadores, sin necesariamente dar los beneficios de seguridad social y vivienda a sus empleados", destacó el instituto en un comunnicado. Leer también México. Afore Pensionissste registró incremento...

August 31, 2021
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31Aug

Chile. Parlamentarios piden no utilizar la discusión como instrumento para crecer en las encuestas

El próximo 1 de septiembre, la Comisión de Constitución de la Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados debatirá el proyecto de cuarto retiro de los fondos de las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP). En la instancia, se espera que se retome la discusión y se voten los proyectos presentados por los parlamentarios Pamela Jiles (PH), Jorge Durán (RN) y Karim Bianchi (IND). Las iniciativas consideran la extracción de hasta un máximo de 150 UF y si un afiliado no cumple con...

August 31, 2021
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31Aug

Does the U.S. have a retirement crisis?

By Alicia H. Munnell At the end of a recent conference, the perennial question arose — once again — as to whether the United States faces a retirement crisis. Read also U.S. corporate pension funding rises in August – 2 reports I’ve never been wedded to the word “crisis,” but the Center’s National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI) suggests that about half of today’s working-age households are at risk of not being able to maintain their standard of living in retirement. While the...

August 31, 2021
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31Aug

Zimbabwe. NSSA closes accounts for widows

THE National Social and Security Authority (Nssa) has closed accounts for widows and widowers, triggering an outcry. In an interview yesterday, Masvingo Pensioners Forum co-ordinator Charles Gonzi described the move as inconsiderate. "Nssa closed accounts for those with deceased husbands and wives who could not register on time. We were told we needed to bring our children regardless of where we are coming from. In this COVID-19 pandemic, movement is very difficult. How are people supposed to travel in this environment?"...

August 31, 2021
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31Aug

India. Pensioners’ body urges Govt to exempt pension from income tax; seeks PM’s intervention

Pensioners' body Bharatiya Pensioners Manch has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to exempt pension from income tax to provide relief to the senior citizens in the country. In a letter shot off to the Prime Minister on August 25 this year, the body argued that if the pensions of the Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assemblies are not taxable, then why does the government levy income tax on the pension of retired employees. "Every retired person is paid pension...

August 31, 2021
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31Aug

Focusing on ‘What Should MENA Pension Systems Look Like for Next 50 Years’ Annual Arab Pensions Conference 2021 Convenes in Manama

How should we design the MENA pension systems for the next 50 years? How do we want our children and their children to retire one or two generations from today? This is the theme or big question the highly attended annual Arab Pensions Conference 2021 will be tackling in its next edition on the 16th and 17th of November. Read also Does it Matter to be Informal? Type of employment and political opinions in the MENA region Hosted in Manama digitally...

August 31, 2021
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