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05NovNovember 5, 2019

Bulgaria. New proposal for the minimum pension

CITUB proposed the minimum pension to be increased by 14 percent or from BGN 219.43 to BGN 250 as of July 1, 2020. In this way, 850,000 retirees will receive this increase and will feel that this time the government, parliament and society are being empathetic and concerned, CITUB said. The CITUB has estimated that the additional cost for this measure is not negligible - about BGN 80 million, but it is fully achievable. "And the social and even political...

November 5, 2019

News, Slider2019, Bulgaria, Income, Pension Reform

04NovNovember 4, 2019

México. IMSS y Hacienda analizarán reforma al sistema de pensiones

El Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) informó que, junto a la Secretaría de Hacienda, se analizará una reforma integral al sistema de pensiones y ahorro para el retiro, en la que se incluya la discusión sobre la pensión universal propuesta por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Leer también México. SAR: plusvalías, al alza Fue la tarde de este sábado, cuando el director general de mencionada dependencia, Zoé Robledo, habló sobre sobre su colaboración con más de 20 instancias...

November 4, 2019

Noticias2019, Mexico, Reforma de Pensiones

04NovNovember 4, 2019

Perú. Hacia un nuevo sistema pensionario voluntario y automático

Somos una nación que tenemos mucho que agradecer, los sucesos recientes en los países vecinos, Ecuador, y Chile en particular, nos muestran que hay un descontento total. Por décadas en los países latinoamericanos se ha tratado de implantar modelos extranjeros para impulsar la economía y Chile ha sido considerado como el mejor estudiante del grupo. Las manifestaciones chilenas originadas por alzas de precios de insumos básicos, la pobre calidad de los servicios médicos y de pensiones, sus AFP consideradas...

November 4, 2019

Noticias2019, Ciencias del Comportamiento, Pensiones Voluntarias, Perú, Reforma de Pensiones

04NovNovember 4, 2019

Chile: masivas movilizaciones mantienen presión sobre gobierno de Piñera

Manifestaciones multitudinarias volvieron a copar este viernes ciudades de Chile, en medio de una profunda crisis social que a dos semanas de su estallido mantiene en jaque al gobierno del derechista Sebastián Piñera. La convocatoria por redes sociales a #LaMarchaMasGrandeDeTodas -simulando la movilización que el viernes pasado sumó a más de un millón de personas- reunió a decenas de miles de manifestantes. Seguimos marchando "porque no hemos tenido ningún cambio. No hay ningún cambio, solo ha sido un maquillaje...

November 4, 2019

Noticias2019, Chile, Diseño de Pensiones, Gobierno, Sostenibilidad del Sistema

04NovNovember 4, 2019

España. El desgobierno mete miedo a los ahorradores españoles

Los españoles tienen una cita con las urnas el 10 de noviembre. Cuando aún está muy fresca la convocatoria de abril pasado, el bloqueo político en el que lleva instalado el país conduce a las cuartas elecciones generales en tan solo cuatro años. Este clima de inestabilidad, con unos presupuestos prorrogados que vienen del último Gobierno del PP, llega en un momento donde las previsiones económicas son más pesimistas y en el que hay numerosos factores de incertidumbre internos...

November 4, 2019

Noticias2019, España, Gobierno, Sostenibilidad del Sistema

04NovNovember 4, 2019

US. Coal Mine Workers Pension “Death” Deserves An Autopsy

A forensic review of the endangered mine workers pension should be undertaken immediately. Workers and retirees deserve answers and once the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation takes over the plan, it will be too late. The bankruptcy of Murray Energy, America’s largest private coal mining company has coal workers “nervous and scared” for their pensions, says CNN. The company is seeking to dramatically slash its liabilities through bankruptcy, including $8 billion of pension and retiree healthcare obligations. Murray...

November 4, 2019

News, Slider2019, Pension Management, US

04NovNovember 4, 2019

Ireland. 54% of women who had State pensions reviewed after ‘cruel’ 2012 changes will get more money

54% OF WOMEN who had their State pensions reviewed following “cruel” 2012 changes are to get more money. Changes to the State pension introduced by the government in 2012 meant that carers who took time off work received less in their State pension – which particularly affected women who took time out to have children. Last year, Fine Gael promised to review the anomaly, and indicated that it would cost €55 million to fix it. The new approach meant...

November 4, 2019

News, SliderGender Gap, Ireland, Social Protection

04NovNovember 4, 2019

UK. NHS misses deadline for staff pension statements

The NHS missed its three-month deadline for issuing pension statements to more than 4,000 staff this year as the service struggles to cope with requests from doctors worried about tax bills. Between January and September, the NHS pension scheme received 15,200 requests from hospital consultants for an annual allowance statement, which is needed to assess their tax position. But one in four of those requests — or 3,824 — were not completed within the target timeframe, according to a...

November 4, 2019

News, Slider2019, Corporate Governance, UK

04NovNovember 4, 2019

Canada. Are automatic DC plan features affecting the pension gender gap?

With cohorts in the workforce behaving differently as they prepare for retirement, it’s important for plan sponsors to consider these differences along gender and generational lines. At Benefits Canada’s 2019 Defined Contribution Investment Forum in Toronto on Sept. 27, Jean Young, senior research associate at the Vanguard Center for Investor Research, shared a survey that found women (60 per cent) are slightly more likely than men (58 per cent) to participate in voluntary retirement plans. However, women have a...

November 4, 2019

News, Slider2019, Canada, Gender Gap

04NovNovember 4, 2019

These are the hottest fintech startups and companies in the world

It's a fascinating time for fintech. What was once a disruptive force in the financial world has become standard practice for many industry leaders. Fintech industry funding has already reached new highs globally in 2018, with overall funding hitting $32.6 billion at the end of Q3. Some new regions, including South America and Africa, are emerging on the scene. And some fintech companies, including a number of insurtechs, have dipped into new markets to escape heightened competition. Now...

November 4, 2019

News, Slider2019, Fintech

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