January 2021

27Jan

Analysis: Sovereign wealth, public pension giants caught up in U.S.-China tech fight

Some of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds are getting caught in the escalating tensions over technology between the United States and China, a Reuters analysis of their filings data and public disclosures show. Read also US. Biden May Have to Move Quickly to Reverse Anti-ESG Rule They range from Norway and Singapore’s giant sovereign wealth funds to Switzerland’s central bank and the $1.1 trillion U.S. TIAA, founded over a century ago by Andrew Carnegie as...

January 27, 2021
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27Jan

Fund run by Australian pension investors seeks stake in Spain’s Naturgy

Investment fund IFM Global Infrastructure Fund offered on Tuesday to buy a 22.7% stake in Spain’s Naturgy for 5.06 billion euros ($6.13 billion), sending the power group’s shares soaring 16% to lead gainers on Madrid’s bourse. The cash offer of 23 euros per share represented a 19.7% premium over Naturgy’s closing price on Monday, according to calculations by the fund’s manager IFM Investors, which is owned by Australian pension funds. Naturgy’s earnings have been hit over the past year...

January 27, 2021
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27Jan

Romania. Head of RO pension funds association says too much disclosure has downsides

The pension funds managers will comply with the requirements of disclosing their portfolios every quarter, but this might have an anti-competitive effect, says Radu Craciun, CEO of BCR Pensii and head of the private pension fund managers' association APAPR. The financial market regulator ASF took such a step after public criticism about NN Pensii, the biggest pension fund manager in Romania, investing in bankrupt German company Wirecard. "I have mixed feelings from the quarterly reporting. I can understand the...

January 27, 2021
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27Jan

How to help an ageing population stay wealthy for longer

Longevity can be harnessed as a force for good and a driver of economic growth. Financial providers increasingly diversify their products to support the wealth and lifespan of their consumers. Nudging behaviour towards financial planning and wellbeing can lead people to make better decisions. Two thirds of the world’s population will be 65 years and above by 2050, according to the UN, and the projection for the global ageing economy is already estimated to reach $27 trillion by 2025...

January 27, 2021
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26Jan

Una mirada al futuro demográfico de México

Por Manuel Ordorica Mellado Esta obra presenta los problemas sociales que se derivarán de la dinámica demográfica futura. Aborda el pasado y el presente demográfico de México, buscando identificar las medidas que deberán tomarse de cara al futuro. Para observar este porvenir se utilizan las proyecciones de población más recientes. El libro hace una revisión histórica y metodológica en relación con los estudios demográficos. Finalmente se aborda el tema actual desde diversas perspectivas: la mortalidad, la migración, su composición...

January 26, 2021
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26Jan

Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina 2020: transformación digital para una mejor reconstrucción

Por CEPAL En este Resumen del informe Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2020 (LEO 2020 por sus siglas en inglés) se analiza cómo la transformación digital puede ayudar a la región a enfrentar estos tiempos difíciles. La pandemia del Covid-19 está teniendo un profundo impacto en las condiciones socioeconómicas de América Latina y el Caribe, acentuando un escenario ya muy complejo debido a las debilidades estructurales existentes en la región. Esta crisis sin precedentes llega en un momento de...

January 26, 2021
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26Jan

El reto del envejecimiento demográfico.Aportes desde la relación trabajo y familia

Por José Olaguibe, Dolores López Hernández El descenso de la mortalidad y de la fecundidad junto ala creciente movilidad son las tres caras del proceso de envejecimiento. El profundo cambio del perfil de los habitantes ha modificado todos los aspectos de la vida tanto a nivel individual y familiar como social. Estas transformaciones precisan nuevos paradigmas para comprender los cambios y afrontar los nuevos des-afíos. Este artículo busca...

January 26, 2021
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26Jan

La Evolución de las Políticas Públicas de Pensiones y Asistencia Social en el Gobierno Federal Mexicano

Por Ana Bertha Vidal Fócil, Candelaria Vázquez Ramos, Oscar Ramón Puig Sol, Pablo Eduardo Ibáñez López, Jesús Alberto Morales Méndez La humanidad está sufriendo cambios demográficos importantes, por ello los expertos de la política social y los organismos intergubernamentales deberían estar preocupados por el tema de la vejez, sin embargo, esta cuestión provoca desinterés en estos actores. En México, los organismos o instituciones más importantes encargadas de la Seguridad Social son el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) y...

January 26, 2021
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26Jan

Ghana. Odartey Lamptey sworn-in as deputy MD of GCB Bank

Mr. Lamptey was sworn in as the DMD Operations and Executive Director of the Bank on Wednesday, 20th January 2021 by Justice Sophia Bernasko Essah, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ghana. The swearing-in ceremony was witnessed by the Chairman, Mr. Jude Arthur, and other members of the GCB Bank Board. Mr. Lamptey takes over from Mr. Samuel Amankwah who retired from the Bank in 2020 after 20 years of service in Executive Management and Senior Management positions....

January 26, 2021
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26Jan

US. NYC pension funds vote to divest $4 bln from fossil fuels

Two New York City pension funds voted to divest their portfolios of some $4 billion worth of fossil fuel company securities, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and fund trustees said https://on.nyc.gov/39ejxHM. "Fossil fuels are not only bad for our planet and our frontline communities, they are a bad investment,” said de Blasio in a statement on Monday. New York was among a dozen big cities worldwide that pledged to shift their money out of the fossil fuel...

January 26, 2021
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