July 2020

22Jul

El sistema de pensiones en El Salvador: institucionalidad, gasto público y sostenibilidad financiera

Por Carmelo Mesa-Lag, María Elena Rivera En este informe se estudia la evolución del sistema de pensiones de El Salvador en el período reciente analizando su institucionalidad, su gasto público y su sostenibilidad financiera. Forma parte de un proyecto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) que busca estudiar los sistemas pensionales de la región, especialmente en lo relacionado con sus efectos sobre las finanzas públicas y sobre su sostenibilidad futura. Introducción .-- I. Institucionalidad...

July 22, 2020
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22Jul

Colombia, fuerza laboral migratoria, la nueva tendencia de la protección social 2006-2019.

Por Nancy Bibian Lancheros Cardenas,Juan Pablo Blanco Vargas En las últimas décadas se han presentado grandes Olas migratorias de ciudadanos colombianos hacia otros países y viceversa, los cuales buscan mejores oportunidades laborales para mejorar la calidad de vida, esta situación ha generado que los distintos países receptores de estos migrantes contemplen la opción de crear convenios en materia de seguridad social en pensiones, con el fin de poder garantizar algún ingreso económico o grado de protección a estas...

July 22, 2020
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22Jul

UK. Impact of COVID-19 on life expectancy could reduce pension scheme liabilities by up to £90bn

Impact of COVID-19 on life expectancy could reduce pension scheme liabilities by up to £90bn New XPS forecasting shows long-term vulnerabilities in pension schemes following the pandemic. In some scenarios the long-term economic impact of COVID-19 on life expectancy could be 50% higher than the short-term impact of the pandemic. The economic impact on schemes' assets is also a significant consideration. Especially for those schemes holding growth assets and/or with low hedging ratios. Read also UK. Cybercrime and Pensions...

July 22, 2020
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22Jul

COVID-19 Relief Packages Help Fuel Ultra-Low Interest Rates

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has warned that the current ultra-low interest rate environment—which it said is being fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic relief packages—represents a key source of systemic risk for insurers for the future. EIOPA said in a recent report that the COVID-19 pandemic and central banks’ response measures to alleviate the impact on the economic activity will contribute to the continuation of the low interest rate environment. It also...

July 22, 2020
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22Jul

Covid-19 May Destroy Chile’s Iconic Pension System

If last year’s national convulsion wasn’t enough to break up Chile’s romance with market-friendly technocracy, the spreading civic choler over the miseries brought on by the coronavirus pandemic may finish the job. Yes, President Sebastian Pinera’s speedy measures to combat the outbreak and pump the economy with emergency funds for the most vulnerable households gave the besieged government a breather. Yet the recent 95 to 36 vote by the Lower House to allow Chileans to raid their private pensions...

July 22, 2020
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22Jul

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

The US Department of Labor (DOL) is considering imposing strict rules on how pension funds invest, which could see the scope for ethical and responsible investing limited. The DOL has proposed an amendment to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 1974 (ERISA) "to confirm that ERISA requires plan fiduciaries to select investments and investment courses of action based solely on financial considerations relevant to the risk adjusted economic value of a particular investment or investment course of action." The...

July 22, 2020
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22Jul

Gobierno de México anuncia reforma para fortalecer el Sistema de Pensiones

Para fortalecer las pensiones de todos los trabajadores del país, el Ejecutivo anunció hoy que se enviará una iniciativa tripartita de reforma a la Ley del Seguro Social. La reforma tiene como propósito mejorar la calidad de vida de todos los trabajadores mexicanos mediante el aumento de las pensiones de los trabajadores del país y aumentar en más del doble el porcentaje de trabajadores que alcancen una pensión garantizada, lo que contribuirá a mejorar su bienestar en la...

July 22, 2020
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21Jul

Taiwanese planning for retirement earlier than four years ago: survey

A survey released Monday showed that Taiwanese people are saving money or making investment plans in preparation for life after retirement earlier than four years ago as they have less confidence in the deficit-ridden government pension program. According to the survey, conducted by National Chengchi University's (NCCU's) Department of Risk Management and Insurance and Taiwan Life Insurance Co., respondents said they would start saving money for retirement at an average age of 37.87, compared with 43.29 in the...

July 21, 2020
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21Jul

US. What The Wild Stock Market Means For Public Pensions

As governments deal with paying for Covid-19 expenses amid falling tax revenue and shrinking budgets, there’s another big bill waiting for them: pension debt. And many could lean on taxpayers to help. Pension plans haven’t released their annual earnings yet, but a recent report from Moody’s Investors Service notes that “investment returns...have almost certainly fallen well short of targets.” The ratings agency estimates that when pension plans tally up their total performance between July 1, 2019 and June...

July 21, 2020
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21Jul

UK. Cybercrime and Pensions Administration

In 2019, cybercrime and fraud constituted 42% of all criminal activity. With the advances in technology the whole of society is experiencing, its no surprise that crime is evolving too.. We need to be alive to the fact pension schemes and administration providers are attractive to cybercriminals. Partly because of all the personal data processed but also because of the importance of ensuring pension payments continue uninterrupted, as well as the potential of ransomware attacks. Information released by the...

July 21, 2020
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