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06MarMarch 6, 2023

Perú. Congreso: presentan proyecto de ley para retirar hasta el 70% de fondos de la AFP

El presidente de la Comisión de Justicia y Derechos Humanos, Américo Gonza, de la bancada de Perú Libre, presentó dos proyectos de ley relacionados al Sistema Privado de Administración de Fondos de Pensiones (SPP). Las iniciativas legislativas proponen un nuevo retiro de fondos de la AFP y la libre desafiliación de la ciudadanía de dicho sistema privado de pensiones, respectivamente. Hasta el 70% de los fondos El primer proyecto establece la posibilidad de retirar hasta el 70% de los fondos con los...

March 6, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasPerú, Retiro de Fondos

06MarMarch 6, 2023

Chile. Marcel reitera oposición a un nuevo retiro de fondos de AFP: “Lo que uno menos quería es reactivar una etapa de inestabilidad” para la economía

El ministro de Hacienda, Mario Marcel, volvió a referirse a las últimas cifras de la economía nacional, luego de que el Índice Mensual de Actividad Económica (Imacec) de enero registrara una expansión de 0,4% respecto al mismo mes del año pasado, superando las expectativas del mercado. En conversación con Chilevisión, el secretario de Estado señaló que algunas perspectivas que anticipaban un dólar sobre $ 1.000 y un desempleo en dobles dígitos para este año eran "quizá demasiado pesimistas". "Por lo menos...

March 6, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasChile, Retiro de Fondos

06MarMarch 6, 2023

Colombia. Pensiones: ¿a quiénes les convendría más trasladarse a Colpensiones desde una AFP?

El Gobierno colombiano está ultimando los detalles de su reforma a las jubilaciones en la que se busca que Colpensiones, el régimen de pensiones de prima media, se convierta en banco y entre a competir con los fondos privados de pensión para tener más usuarios y más recursos. Actualmente en Colombia coexisten dos regímenes, el de reparto o de prima media (RPM) administrado por Colpensiones y el régimen de ahorro individual (RAIS), administrado por cuatro fondos privados, Colfondos, Skandia, Protección...

March 6, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Colombia

06MarMarch 6, 2023

Uruguay. Caja de Jubilaciones Profesionales: situación actual y alternativas

La Caja de Jubilaciones Profesionales (CJPPU) fue fundada en 1954 con el objetivo de brindar seguridad social a los profesionales universitarios que ejercían su actividad de forma independiente. En ese momento, no tenían ninguna cobertura social después de la actividad laboral. La primera ley que la regula es de ese año, fue modificada luego en 1961 por la Ley 12.997 y posteriormente en 2004 por la Ley 17.738, que es la que se mantiene vigente con algunos cambios en...

March 6, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Sostenibilidad, Uruguay

06MarMarch 6, 2023

S.Korea pension fund ready to revive FX swap with cenbank

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), manager of the world's third-largest public pension fund, will collaborate with foreign exchange authorities when needed to help stabilise the market, its chairman told Reuters. Chairman Kim Tae-hyun also said during an interview on Friday with Reuters that re-establishing a currency swap arrangement with South Korea's central bank which expired at the end of last year could be part of such collaboration. NPS has nearly $700 billion under its management and needs to buy dollars...

March 6, 2023

NewsInvestment, Political economy, South Korea

06MarMarch 6, 2023

Why Latin nations pay lifetime pensions to their former presidents

A question runs through Latin America and creates controversy: Should presidents who leave office receive special pensions for the rest of their lives? In recent months, there have been requests from legislators in the countries of Argentina, Ecuador or Costa Rica to remove life pensions for former heads of state, as Mexico previously revealed how much they cost. This type of payment has existed in other parts of the world and in Latin America for decades, not only to compensate presidents...

March 6, 2023

NewsLatin America, Public Pensions

06MarMarch 6, 2023

French Strikes Over Pension Reform Plans Expected to Disrupt Public Transport

Industrial action in France over the government's planned pensions overhaul will cause heavy disruption to public transport again on Tuesday, the transport minister and several public transport authorities said Sunday. For the sixth time since the start of the year, unions are calling for a nationwide day of strikes and demonstrations, aiming to repeat the large turnout seen on the first major protest Jan. 19 when more than a million people marched against the pension reform. "There will be very strong...

March 6, 2023

NewsFrance, Pension Reform

06MarMarch 6, 2023

Why Nigerian Banks are acquiring pension firms-Razaq Ahmed

Nigerian banks are increasing their acquisition of pension firms to expand from banking to the provision of wealth management and other services, thus taping the large assets of about N15 trillion, currently under the management of Nigeria’s pension industry. This was disclosed by Razaq Ahmed, the co-founder and CEO of fintech startup Cowrywise, who spoke during Nairametrics’ Corporate Deals book webinar on Saturday. He noted that with the growth of the industry, assets under management are expected to rise to N20...

March 6, 2023

NewsNigeria, Pension Management

06MarMarch 6, 2023

China’s big dilemma: What to do about an aging nation

China’s population decline, which the Chinese government officially confirmed in January, has led many observers to wonder if the country’s current demographic trends threaten its stability. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s population shrank last year for the first time in 60 years, nine years earlier than government projections had anticipated. The fertility rate (births per woman) fell to 1.0-1.1, well below the official forecast of 1.8. Most notably, the number of births dropped sharply to 9.56 million,...

March 6, 2023

NewsAging, China

03MarMarch 3, 2023

Pension Provision in Thailand

By Robert Palacios & Himanshi Jain This report documents the current state of pension provision in Thailand and options for reform that would increase the adequacy and sustainability of the pension system. While the focus here is on income support, the welfare of the elderly depends on many other government policies ranging from labor market policies to aged care and health services. It is also important to assess the pension system in terms of its broader impact on fiscal sustainability...

March 3, 2023

Books, Books, System Characterization2021, Informal Sector, Labor Market, Pension design, Social Protection, Thailand

March 2023