October 2020

14Oct

Planes de pensiones públicos y privados y otras alternativas de inversión a largo plazo

Por Sergio Gutiérrez Hernández Trabajo de Fin de Grado (TFG) tiene como objetivo realizar un análisis de los sistemas de pensiones tanto en el sector público como en el privado. Este análisis trata el funcionamiento del actual sistema de pensiones, junto con la evolución que ha experimentado desde su creación, así como las razones de las reformas que se han llevado a cabo. En comparación con el sistema público de pensiones, propone alternativas de inversión y ahorro como los...

October 14, 2020
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14Oct

México: hacia un mejor horizonte pensionario

Por Gustavo Leal Fernández En este trabajo se revisan algunas aristas del diseño y la implementación de las reformas pensionarias en México. A través de su contenido, propone una revisión integral del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (sar) edificado a partir de los poco prometedores resultados de la re-forma al Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (imss) en el año 1995, durante la administración gubernamental de Ernesto Zedillo; y su posterior extensión en 2007 al Instituto de Seguridad y...

October 14, 2020
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14Oct

Perú. Comisión de Economía aprobó liberar hasta S/ 17,200 de los fondos de AFP, ya no el 100%

Tras un debate que inició a las 10:00 a.m., la Comisión de Economía del Congreso aprobó esta noche el dictamen que permite liberar hasta 4 UIT (S/ 17,200) de los fondos de pensiones a los afiliados a las AFP que dejaron de aportar por 12 meses consecutivos. Leer también Perú. Unas 2,250 entidades públicas deben S/ 12,912 millones a trabajadores por concepto de AFP Dicho dictamen inicialmente proponía el retiro de hasta 3 UIT (S/ 12,900), pero luego los congresistas...

October 14, 2020
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14Oct

US. Deaths of despair: Not everyone benefits from the ‘longevity economy’

America recently passed a grim milestone of over 210,000 COVID-19 deaths, with little hope the pandemic will come under control soon. While the coronavirus has been devastating to those who’ve lost loved ones, it has also exacted a vicious toll on a particular group of older Americans: lower-wage workers, minorities and women who have labored for decades in jobs with unstable incomes and without employee benefits. Read also 5 retirement security risks that 2020 made worse We hear a lot...

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14Oct

Ireland. State pension age will not rise in January, Minister confirms

The state pension age will not rise to 67 next January, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath confirmed in his budget speech. “I can confirm to the House that, in line with the Programme for Government commitment, the planned increase in the pension age to 67 on January 1st, 2021 will not proceed,” the Minister said. He said that a Pensions Commission would be established in line with the Programme for Government and the Government would...

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14Oct

U.K. corporate deficits worsen in September

Deficits also worsened for the year ended Sept. 30, from £117.6 billion, said an update Tuesday by the London-based PPF. The PPF is the lifeboat fund for the defined benefit plans of insolvent U.K. companies. The funding ratio of the corporate pension plans worsened to 91.4% as of Sept. 30, down from 92.6% as of Aug. 31. The funding ratio was 93.6% as of Sept. 30, 2019, the update said. Assets were up 0.94% during the month...

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14Oct

Does NZ spend less on pensions than most wealthy countries?

AAP FactCheck Investigation: Does superannuation cost New Zealand 4.4 per cent of GDP each year – and is this low by international standards? THE STATEMENT “The reality is we are way below the international cost of superannuation, we are about 4.4 per cent of GDP.” Winston Peters, New Zealand First leader and deputy prime minister, October 8, 2020. THE ANALYSIS New Zealand First leader and deputy prime minister Winston Peters has defended the cost of New Zealand’s superannuation scheme,...

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13Oct

Will emigrating South Africans be allowed to withdraw their retirement savings?

We have come a long way since publication of the draft tax Bills on 31 July this year, and on 7 October 2020, the Standing Committee on Finance (“the Committee”) heard oral submissions on the proposed tax amendments. As one of the few tax firms who made oral submissions to Parliament, we can confirm the most debated amendment remains the one around government’s intention to impose a three-year lock-in period on retirement funds when a person emigrates. Background...

October 13, 2020
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13Oct

UK. Risk settlement market could reach £50bn by end of 2020: Aon

Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage, Aon, predicts that the risk settlement market could still reach £50 billion by the end of 2020. The 2020 result for the risk settlement market, including both bulk annuities and longevity swaps, could make it a record year, despite the difficulties that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst Aon’s risk settlement team has seen fluctuating levels of market activity during the past nine months, it expects to see a late surge in deal...

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13Oct

Portuguese schemes now required to report ESG investment

A new law has been introduced for Portuguese occupational pension funds requiring them to prepare a statement of investment policy principles detailing their approach to risk and to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The law, which took effect last August, said the statement must include the methodology for assessing investment risk; risk management processes applied; and the asset allocation strategy followed, taking into consideration the type and duration of pension liabilities, as well as ESG factors. The statement...

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