April 2021

Debate cycle by Observatory of European Systems of Complementary Social Pension Plans

The Observatory of European Systems of Complementary Social Pension Plans of the University of Barcelona, which was created a year ago, will launch its first dissemination activity for the audience on April 29. The activity is a debate cycle on complemenary social pension plans, that is, the set of actions to fulfil the public pensions from a private entrepreneurial and individual initiative. The first session of the cycle will talk about the latest recommendations on complementary social pension plans in...

Perú. Comisión aprueba que afiliados sin remuneración no tengan que pagar comisiones a las AFP

La Comisión de Trabajo del Congreso aprobó por unanimidad el proyecto de ley que dispone que un afiliado a las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP) no pague la comisión que le cobran por la administración de su fondo de pensiones, al no contar con una remuneración. El dictamen aprobado reúne cuatro proyectos de ley presentados en el mismo sentido, y fue sustentado por el presidente de la Comisión de Trabajo, Daniel Oseda (Frepap), como uno de los autores de...

UK. Two thirds of this year’s retirees at risk of running pension pot dry

Two-thirds (66 per cent) of those retiring in 2021 are at risk of running out of pension savings in their retirement, according to research from Standard Life Aberdeen. The research, which surveyed 2,000 UK adults who were either due to retire this year or had retired in the past 12 months, published today (April 21), found the class of 2021 planned to spend around £21,000 a year in retirement. And although this is almost £10,000 less than the average household income...

Australian regulator issues long-awaited climate risk guidance

Australia's prudential regulator unveiled long-awaited guidance for banks, insurers and pension funds on managing and disclosing climate-related risks, including physical, transition and liability exposures. Issuing a draft version for consultation, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) said the guidance paper did not create new requirements or obligations, but gave more clarity about its expectations. The guide was developed in consultation with peer regulators globally and is aligned with the recommendations from the global Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD), set...

Chile. Gobierno ya presentó requerimiento al Tribunal Constitucional contra el tercer retiro

El Gobierno concretó este martes la presentación ante el Tribunal Constitucional (TC) de un requerimiento para evitar el tercer retiro del 10 por ciento de los fondos previsionales, tras la aprobación del proyecto en la Comisión de Constitución del Senado y ad portas de su votación en Sala este jueves 22 de abril. Leer también Chile. Comisión de Constitución aprueba en general el tercer retiro de los fondos de AFP En una rueda de prensa en el Palacio de La Moneda,...

China’s Coming Pro-Natalist Campaign

Birth rates in China are crashing. Last year, they fell to the lowest level since Mao Zedong founded the modern Chinese state in 1949. This poses immense long-term challenges for everything from pensions to labor markets. Beijing’s leaders realize this. This is why China’s notorious “one-child policy” was loosened nationwide to a two-child one back in 2015. Read also Asia Is Increasing Its ESG Asset Appetite But the next step will be far more dramatic. After decades of attempting to limit births,...

UK. Retirement app Pensionbee valued at £365m in London listing

Online pension management app Pensionbee (PBEE.L) has joined the London Stock Exchange in an IPO that values the business at £365m ($507m). The retirement savings app priced its shares at 165p each on Wednesday, the company said in a filing. Conditional trading began on Wednesday, with shares trading slightly below the offer price by mid-morning. Read also Vanguard launches price war in UK pensions market Pensionbee raised around £55m via the sale of 33m new shares and the sale of over 2...

Canada. CDPQ Real Estate arm ties staff pay to ESG goals in zero emissions push

Ivanhoe Cambridge, the real estate arm of Canada's second-largest pension fund, has tied employee and executive remuneration to hitting environmental targets as it commits to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2040, its CEO said on Tuesday. Chief Executive Officer Nathalie Palladitcheff said Ivanhoe, which owns 1,100 properties globally, will add C$6 billion ($4.8 billion) in low carbon investments and, as an interim target, reduce carbon intensity by 35% by 2025. Since January, employee pay at Ivanhoe, including all its...

Fintech. Ahorro E Inversión En La Era Financiera Digital

Por Eloi Noya Las llamadas fintechs, empresas que combinan tecnología y finanzas, están revolucionando el sector financiero con potentes herramientas y aplicaciones móviles para ayudar a pequeños ahorradores e inversores a gestionar sus finanzas de una forma más inteligente y eficaz. ¿Cómo podemos controlar en qué nos gastamos el dinero? ¿Es posible ahorrar algo cada mes? ¿De qué manera debemos invertir con sentido para lograr libertad financiera? A la mayoría de las personas nos cuesta ahorrar y, aunque nos gustaría...

La previsión social en Argentina, Brasil, Chile, México, y Uruguay. Un análisis comparado de la situación actual en materia de cobertura, distribución y tasa de sustitución a partir de microdatos

Por Calabria, Alejandro, Gaiada, Julio, Guinsburg, Natalia La previsión social ha ocupado un lugar central en el diseño de las políticas públicas durante los últimos años. Un sistema de previsión social que funcione correctamente debería ser universal y equitativo, garantizando un piso mínimo a todos los beneficiarios y sustentable en el tiempo. En tal sentido, tres aspectos que se consideran relevantes en el momento de analizar cualquier sistema previsional son la distribución de los haberes, la cobertura, y la relación...