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17DecDecember 17, 2019

Macron’s ‘Mister Pensions’ resigns amid transparency scandal as strikes continue

As massive strikes over pension reform in France continue for a 12th day – with unions livid, for one, that workers under the revamp would have to work until age 64 to retire without penalty – one key player is already out of a job: The father of the reform, Jean-Paul Delevoye, stepped down Monday under the glare of a transparency scandal. Delevoye, the High Commissioner for Pensions, handed in his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, who accepted...

December 17, 2019

News, Slider2019, France, Pension Reform

17DecDecember 17, 2019

South Africa Government Pension Returns 2.6% in Fiscal 2019

South Africa’s Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) returned 2.6% during the fiscal year ended March 31, down from 8.5% in 2018, but beating its benchmark of 2.3%. That brought its asset value to R1.82 trillion ($122.9 billion), an increase of R17 billion compared to the previous year. The fund attributed the outperformance of its benchmark to improved resource commodity prices, which it said favored the fund’s tactical overweight position in resources relative to the benchmark. The basic...

December 17, 2019

News, Slider2019, Investment, South Africa

17DecDecember 17, 2019

Estonia: use robust growth to improve income equality and well-being

Estonia’s economy is performing well, and public finances are in excellent shape, yet growth is softening and spending pressures from infrastructure needs and an ageing population are mounting. Efforts should now focus on improving income equality and well-being, greening growth and accelerating the country’s digital transformation, according to a new OECD report. The latest OECD Economic Survey of Estonia notes Estonia’s expertise in information technology and its global head start in digitalising government services. Estonia now needs to accelerate...

December 17, 2019

News, SliderEstonia, Income, Pension design

17DecDecember 17, 2019

UK. Pressure from the regulator has mounted in 2019

Financial advisers have faced shifting regulatory sands over the past 12 months, with the Financial Conduct Authority training its focus on a number of core areas. From boosting consumer protection, to placing greater responsibility on individual senior staff, we will look at the major regulatory themes of 2019 impacting the financial advice industry. SMCR Over the past year we have seen companies working hard to ensure they are fully prepared for the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, which has...

December 17, 2019

News, Slider2019, UK

16DecDecember 16, 2019

AFP Chilena concreta ingreso a mercado colombiano con compra de administradora Colfondos

AFP Habitat informó que este viernes concretó la compra a Scotiabank y la sociedad Mercantil Colpatria de la administradora Colfondos S.A Pensiones y Cesantías y el 100% de SUMA LTDA, en una operación que marcará el ingreso de la administradora al mercado colombiano. La transacción, que sumó 609.030.671.590 pesos colombianos (unos US$180 millones), había sido anunciada en agosto y a inicios de este mes el regulador colombiano había dado el visto bueno a la compra. La adquisición se realizó...

December 16, 2019

Noticias2019, Chile, Manejo de Pensiones

16DecDecember 16, 2019

Los españoles sueñan con jubilarse a los 61 años, pero dudan lograrlo antes de los 67

Si estás preocupado por tu familia, su bienestar, salud y futuro, y por el ahorro y la situación económica que vivirás en unos años, estate tranquilo. Estás en consonancia con la gran mayoría de españoles. Y es que el ahorro y la familia son dos de las prioridades para la población, tal y como concluye el “Estudio sobre prioridades, futuro y preocupaciones de los españoles” que ha lanzado MAPFRE y realizado el Instituto Sondea. Un informe que cuantifica las...

December 16, 2019

Noticias2019, Edad de retiro, España

16DecDecember 16, 2019

Trabajar pasados los 70: el drama de los jubilados chilenos

Carmen Aránguiz tiene 71 años y está buscando trabajo. Aunque se jubiló en 2010, su pensión es tan baja que sigue alternando labores esporádicas para aumentar sus ingresos. Como ella, miles de pensionados chilenos viven una vejez lejos de la soñada, fruto de un sistema previsional muy criticado. El mes pasado, la pensión promedia pagada por las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP), las empresas privadas que gestionan las pensiones de los chilenos, fue de 221 dólares para las...

December 16, 2019

Noticias2019, Chile, Edad de retiro

16DecDecember 16, 2019

UK. Top civil servants given ‘lavish’ £1m pensions

The UK’s permanent secretaries, 23 individuals who head up UK government departments, had an average defined benefit pension worth £1.1m in 2018/19, according to research from the TaxPayers' Alliance. The figures, released by the think tank today (December 16), showed the average pension upon retirement of these officials will be £57,717 per annum - 94 per cent more than the average gross UK salary in 2018 (£29,817). The data was taken from the 2018/19 annual reports of UK government...

December 16, 2019

News, Slider2019, State Pensions, UK

16DecDecember 16, 2019

French business activity stable in Dec despite pension strike – PMI

French business grew at a steady pace in December despite a nationwide strike against pension reform, although activity in the manufacturing sector came unexpectedly close to stagnating, a survey showed on Monday. Data compiler IHS Markit said that its preliminary monthly purchasing managers index fell marginally to 52.0 from 52.1 in November, in line with economists' expectations in a Reuters poll. Though a three-month low, the result was comfortably above the 50-point level demarcating expansions in activity from contractions....

December 16, 2019

News, Slider2019, France, Pension Reform

16DecDecember 16, 2019

The aging workforce: Older workers are growing in number. And that offers opportunities.

For more than a decade, labor academics and human resource executives have been preparing for the "next" generation — from the millennials, now the largest working population, to the newest members of the workforce, Generation Z. But older Americans are increasingly working later into life. While roughly 10,000 baby boomers a day will reach retirement age between 2011 and 2029, only about 5,900 a day are retiring. Fred Hubacker, 75, continues to work a full schedule as executive director...

December 16, 2019

News, Slider2019, Aging

December 2019