February 2021
04Feb

Ontario teachers pension fund gains $500 million by cashing in on GameStop stock rebellion

Wall Street's hedge funds are set to lose tens of billions of dollars after a mob of traders on Reddit's WallStreetBets page sent GameStop, AMC Entertainment, and other stocks skyrocketing in recent days. However, some Canadian entities are cashing in on what is being touted as the "biggest short squeeze in 25 years." Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan—the largest shareholder in U.S. mall owner Macerich Co.—reportedly sold its entire holding for nearly $500 million when the stock soared. According to...

February 4, 2021
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03Feb

US. GameStop frenzy has hedge fund managers rethinking next moves

Retail investors' frenzied attack on short sellers during the week of Jan. 25, which saw U.S. equity trading by volume hit a record high, is forcing some hedge funds to rethink their strategies and approaches to investing. Sources fear that generating alpha from short positions — and the wider hedge fund industry — may be damaged by the episode. Hedge funds may have to invest more in large-cap stocks rather than small cap, keep their positions better hidden from...

February 3, 2021
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03Feb

Global Equity Release Market Set To Triple By 2031

International research published by EY predicts that the global equity release market could more than triple over the next decade. The Global Equity Release Roundtable 2020 survey report analyses information from market leaders across 13 different countries (including Heartland Reverse Mortgages in Australia and New Zealand). According to the data, the growth potential of this market is huge. Over $15bn of equity is currently released per year globally, and by 2031 this is expected to surpass $50bn annually. That’s...

February 3, 2021
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03Feb

PGIM Real Estate raises £190m to launch UK Affordable Housing Fund

PGIM Real Estate has launched its UK Affordable Housing Fund, with an initial capital raise totaling £190 million, from the Northern LGPS and Brunel Pension Partnership. The open-ended income-focused UK Affordable Housing Fund targets a total return of 6-9% per annum, net of fees and costs, by investing in and developing affordable homes for working people and families across the UK. The Fund is also able to leverage, giving it the potential to deploy up to £250 million at...

February 3, 2021
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03Feb

US. AIG to pay New York $12M for unlicensed pension risk transfer business

American International Group (AIG), the multinational finance and insurance corporation, owes the state of New York $12 million in penalties for insurance law violations stemming from its pension risk transfer (PRT) business. Linda A. Lacewell, Superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS), announced the penalty on Monday. She said an investigation from her department revealed that a subsidiary of AIG solicited and did insurance business in New York without a license. “A DFS license offers consumers peace...

February 3, 2021
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03Feb

U.K.’s Sunak to Protect Pensioners With Triple Lock Pledge

U.K. finance minister Rishi Sunak is planning to keep the government’s promise to increase the state pensions of millions of elderly people by at least 2.5% every year, saving a flagship policy despite the costs. According to a person familiar with the matter, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will retain the “triple lock” guarantee to raise the state pension by the highest of three measures: annual growth in average earnings, inflation, or 2.5%. Around 12.5 million people receive the...

February 3, 2021
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02Feb

España | Pensiones públicas más allá de la COVID-19

Por Enrique Devesa Rafael Doménech El sistema público de pensiones en España ha llegado a la crisis de la COVID-19 con un déficit crónico. Desde 2011 presenta un desequilibrio que en 2019 se situó alrededor de los 18.000 millones de euros (un 1,4% del PIB). Quedan pocas dudas de que la crisis económica será la más intensa desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Puntos clave De acuerdo con la última información de ejecución presupuestaria relativa al primer semestre de 2020,...

February 2, 2021
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02Feb

RED 2020: Los sistemas de pensiones y salud en América Latina. Los desafíos del envejecimiento, el cambio tecnológico y la informalidad

Por CAF La protección social de siglo XXI en los países de la región estará fuertemente condicionada por la informalidad laboral, la automatización y digitalización de los procesos productivos, y, especialmente, por el envejecimiento acelerado de la población. En efecto, en los próximos 30 años, la proporción de latinoamericanos de al menos 65 años se duplicará, para alcanzar casi un 18 %. Este reporte se centra en la naturaleza de los desafíos que enfrentan los sistemas de protección social...

February 2, 2021
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02Feb

El empleo en México durante el COVID-19

Por Héctor Ruíz Ramírez Los fuertes problemas sanitarios mundiales derivados de la aparición del COVID-19 han llevado a una crisis económica en México, que ha obligado a cierres temporales de la actividad, lo que ha ocasionado una disminución del crecimiento de la economía, provocando incrementos en los niveles de desempleo y subempleo en el mercado laboral mexicano. A diferencia de otras crisis, la actual tiene su génesis en un problema de salud y no en uno económico....

February 2, 2021
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02Feb

U.K. firms sponsoring DB plans comprise big chunk of profit warnings

Almost two-thirds of listed companies sponsoring defined benefit funds issued a total 249 profit warnings last year, accounting for 43% of all U.K. profit warnings made in 2020. The latest EY quarterly analysis of profit warnings found that 10% of those firms with a DB fund issued their third consecutive profit warning in 2020 — often a precursor to insolvency. EY analysis shows that, typically, 1 in 5 firms issuing three warnings within 12 months will become insolvent within...

February 2, 2021
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