July 2020
03Jul

Study on Shock-Responsive Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean – Guyana case study

By Sarah Bailey, Francesca Ciardi In the Caribbean and globally, links are being made between social protection and disaster risk management (DRM). Social protection programmes that provide assistance to households, and the systems that underpin these programmes, may have a role to play in preparing for, responding to and mitigating the impacts of shocks such as cyclones, floods, droughts and political and economic crises. This role for social protection goes beyond its core function of addressing the risks and...

July 3, 2020
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03Jul

The Promise of Fintech : Financial Inclusion in the Post COVID-19 Era

By Ratna Sahay, Ulric Eriksson von Allmen, Amina Lahreche, Purva Khera, Sumiko Ogawa, Majid Bazarbash, Kimberly Beaton Technology is changing the landscape of the financial sector, increasing access to financial services in profound ways. These changes have been in motion for several years, affecting nearly all countries in the world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has created new opportunities for digital financial services to accelerate and enhance financial inclusion, amid social distancing and containment measures. At the same time, the...

July 3, 2020
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03Jul

Sistemas de reparto en Europa no son como los pintan en América Latina: FIAP

En Latinoamérica existe cierta percepción de que los sistemas de pensiones bajo el esquema de reparto son un éxito en países europeos, pero la realidad es que se han vuelto un problema de sostenibilidad, indicaron expertos al participar en una videoconferencia de “Sistemas de Capitalización al rescate de los Sistemas de Reparto: caso Europeo”, organizado por la Federación Internacional de Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (FIAP). Ángel Martínez-Aldama, presidente de la Asociación de Instituciones de Inversión Colectiva y Fondos...

July 3, 2020
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03Jul

Chile. Proyecto del PPD plantea permitir retiro de las AFP de entre $650 mil a $3 millones

La bancada de diputados del Partido por la Democracia (PPD) presentó una reforma constitucional y un proyecto de ley para permitir que los afiliados de las AFP puedan retirar parte de sus fondos durante el estado de Emergencia. De acuerdo a la última encuesta Pulso Ciudadano, 74,7% está de acuerdo o muy de acuerdo con el proyecto ya existente que busca permitir sacar 10% de los fondos. Las fórmulas del PPD también autorizan el retiro de hasta un...

July 3, 2020
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03Jul

World’s Largest Pension Fund Loses $165 Billion in Worst Quarter

The world’s biggest pension fund posted a record loss in the first three months of 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic sparked a global market rout in the period. Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund lost 11%, or 17.7 trillion yen ($164.7 billion), in the three months ended March, it said in Tokyo on Friday. Read also Raiding the pot: how the pandemic has deepened the pensions crisis The decline in value was the steepest based on comparable data back to April...

July 3, 2020
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03Jul

UK. Pension funds covering £3trn pressured on fossil fuel investments and net-zero alignment

Called ‘Make My Money Matter’, the campaign’s overarching ambition is to fundamentally shift the way in which the UK’s £3trn pension pot is invested, uniting consumers, employers and policy to do so. Through a string of communications campaigns and events, the campaign will urge employers to align their pension with their missions and values, equipping staff with advice on engaging their employer, and executives with tools to measure whether their pension funds have a positive impact on the environment...

July 3, 2020
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03Jul

Greece. Open call to foreign pensioners

Greece is about to issue an open invitation to foreign pensioners to relocate their tax domicile to Greece, with a bill to that effect set to be put up for consultation today or on Monday, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras stated on Thursday. He also reiterated his view that the economy will not shrink any more than 8% this year. In an interview on Skai Radio Staikouras revealed the bill is ready for public consultation, offering tax incentives to pensioners...

July 3, 2020
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03Jul

UK. Women’s pensions take the biggest hit after a divorce, with them retiring on a quarter of men’s retirement pots

Divorced women are retiring on pensions a quarter the size of men's, but break-ups take a financial toll on both genders, new research shows. Women who split with their partners reach retirement with savings of around £26,100, while divorced men have £103,500 by the time they stop work. That vastly undershoots the £51,000 and £156,500 which women and men who are not divorced retire on respectively, according to the study published by NOW: Pensions. The figures highlight the huge...

July 3, 2020
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02Jul

Chile. Senado y Cámara de Diputados avanzan en paralelo con proyecto de retiro de fondos desde las AFP

La Comisión de Constitución del Senado comenzó la discusión de uno de los proyectos alojados en el Congreso, que busca permitir el retiro excepcional de hasta un 10% de los ahorros en los fondos de pensiones. Según explican los autores de la moción, la iniciativa apunta hacia un apoyo directo a la clase media, quienes no son sujeto de las ayudas estatales ni tampoco de créditos para la banca, aunque no establece ningún criterio al respecto. En detalle, la...

July 2, 2020
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02Jul

Ahorros en Afores son el principal patrimonio del 80% de los trabajadores formales en México: Consar

Hace 23 años, México decidió reformar el sistema tradicional de reparto por un sistema público de capitalización de cuentas individuales gestionado por las Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro (Afore), en donde el trabajador es dueño de su ahorro para el retiro y las contribuciones que acumula son tripartitas (empresa, empleado y gobierno). “Para el 80 por ciento de los trabajadores del sector formal, el ahorro para el retiro que administran las Afores representan su principal patrimonio y su...

July 2, 2020
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