September 2020

04Sep

UK. The pensions regulator: imposing joint and several liability for pensions liabilities

Investigations by the Pensions Regulator have dealt immense damage to companies' reputations in the past. What are its moral hazard powers, and how can organisations mitigate the risk of an intervention? Anne-Marie Winton, Partner at Arc Pensions Law LLP, examines the role of the Pensions Regulator in imposing joint and several liability on group companies. Defined benefits (or final salary) pension schemes are often a group’s largest unsecured UK creditor by far, possibly representing hundreds of millions of pounds of...

September 4, 2020
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04Sep

Disruptive fintech is our best bet to economic recovery post COVID-19

History has taught us that times of crisis drive demand for technological advancement. Those that leverage innovative technology, to tackle challenges and turn them into opportunities, are often the most successful in helping society to recover. Earlier this year, when the novel coronavirus sparked a global pandemic, physical distancing was enforced around the world to limit the spread of infection. This led to a surge in remote working and a spike in unemployment, sparking technological innovation within a number...

September 4, 2020
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03Sep

Reversiones. Mientras Europa avanza hacia la capitalización individual, en América Latina algunos proponen volver al reparto

Por FIAP Algunos sectores políticos de varios países de América Latina han propuesto reformas a los sistemas de pensiones que pretenden reinstalar o fortalecer sistemas de reparto o acumulación colectiva de fondos, con beneficios definidos y administración pública centralizada, con el fin de debilitar o eliminar los sistemas de capitalización individual. Incluso, se ha planteado la expropiación de los fondos de pensiones de los trabajadores. Este estudio presenta evidencia amplia y contundente, basada en las experiencias de los sistemas de pensiones...

September 3, 2020
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03Sep

Pensions Need a ‘Safety Valve,’ Says JPMorgan

Pensions entered the Covid-19 pandemic significantly exposed to corporate credit risk, relying on a traditional investment strategy that may be heading for failure, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s asset management group. They’ve been hedging the volatility of their pension liabilities by taking on “a very concentrated exposure to corporate credit,” Jared Gross, the head of institutional portfolio strategy at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, said in a phone interview. Largely holding corporate bonds at risk of being downgraded...

September 3, 2020
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03Sep

Expert Warns UK Pensions Could Face Massive Dashboard Compliance Costs, Work

Contrary to government claims, UK pension plans might have to pay millions of pounds to prepare data for the pensions dashboard, according to Steve Webb, a former UK pensions minister who is now a partner at investment consultant Lane Clark & Peacock. In an attempt to simplify the complexities of pensions savings for citizens, the UK government and the country’s pensions industry are launching a pensions dashboard. The dashboard is a digital interface that will allow people to view...

September 3, 2020
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03Sep

US. COVID-19 economy pushing workers into early, involuntary retirement

The COVID-19 pandemic may have pushed millions of older workers out of the workforce prematurely. A report published earlier this month from the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) at The New School showed that 2.8 million older workers have left their jobs since March — and ongoing economic turmoil coupled with poor health could make it difficult to resume their career elsewhere. Some may have already given up. Per the report, 38% of unemployed older employees stopped...

September 3, 2020
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03Sep

Europe needs a fully fledged capital markets union – now more than ever

The capital markets union (CMU) is one of the cornerstones of the euro area's financial architecture. But progress in developing it has been slow. Since the agreement on establishing CMU in 2015, many subprojects have been launched, and some completed, but European capital markets are still far from being fully integrated. Despite the fact that the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has made CMU more important than ever, progress has unfortunately slowed, notwithstanding the substantial headway made on the fiscal side...

September 3, 2020
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02Sep

Diseño de Políticas Públicas

Por Julio Franco Corzo Julio Franco Corzo lleva de la mano al lector, funcionario público, estudiante o consultor por cada uno de los pasos que se requieren para diseñar políticas públicas con método. Con ello, contribuye a evitar que se generen los desastrozos “elefantes blancos” que se han convertido en una epidemia en América Latina. Las 50 historias que contiene este libro están basadas en su experiencia como consultor y hace de esta obra un texto de fácil lectura....

September 2, 2020
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02Sep

Los sistemas de pensiones en América Latina: Institucionalidad, gasto público y sostenibilidad financiera en tiempos del COVID-19

Por Alberto Erenas de Mesa En América Latina, el bienestar de millones de personas de edad avanzada depende del adecuado funcionamiento de los sistemas de pensiones. Así, la sostenibilidad de los sistemas de pensiones corresponde a uno de los desafíos más relevantes, en particular, en tiempos de pandemia. Por ello, debería prestarse especial atención a los debates de política fiscal, los que están cada vez más vinculados con la sostenibilidad financiera de la protección social. Este documento entrega antecedentes...

September 2, 2020
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02Sep

Habilidades financieras y hábitos financieros saludables: un análisis a partir de la Encuesta de Competencias Financieras *

Por M.J. Mancebon, Domingo Pérez Ximénez-de-Embún, Adriano Villar Diversos estudios realizados en los últimos veinte años han puesto de manifiesto los escasos conocimientos de la población sobre cuestiones relacionadas con la economía y las finanzas. Este trabajo analiza si el grado de alfabetización financiera influye positivamente en el fomento de prácticas financieras saludables, entendiéndose por tales aquellos comportamientos que pueden favorecer la capacidad para afrontar situaciones financieras adversas a lo largo del ciclo vital. En este grupo de comportamientos...

September 2, 2020
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