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15FebFebruary 15, 2023

75-year-old Iraqi woman donates her pension for Turkey quake victims

In a noble gesture, an elderly Iraqi woman has donated her pension to the earthquake victims in Turkey. The 75-year-old Khorshid Hussein Mohammed lives in Barda Qaraman on the outskirts of Sulaymaniyah, set aside her differences and illness, and made the decision. Khorshid told the media that she was born in 1948 in the village of Bargurdi, Mawat. She said she had to leave her village in 1989 due to oppression by the Baath regime and recalled her time she lived in...

February 15, 2023

NewsIncome, Iraq, Turkey

14FebFebruary 14, 2023

Chile. Se sacó más dinero que el depositado: 2022 anotó inédito registro de retiros de APV en fondos previsionales

Por primera vez desde su creación, se registró que la salida anual de fondos del Ahorro Previsional Voluntario (APV) en las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP) fue mayor a lo depositado. Según datos de la Superintendencia de Pensiones y consignados por La Tercera, al cierre del 2022, las personas habían retirado $608.223 millones (unos US$697,2 millones), mientras que se depositaron $573.922 millones (US$657,9 millones) en los APV que administran las AFP. Read also Chile. Traspasos de fondos de AFP se...

February 14, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasAhorro Voluntario, Chile, Retiro de Fondos

14FebFebruary 14, 2023

Perú. MEF sobre retiro de AFP: “Sería la peor medida”

La semana pasada se presentaron en el Congreso dos propuestas legislativas que plantean un nuevo desembolso de 3 y 4 UIT de las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP). Estos proyectos aún deben pasar por evaluación, pero ¿cuál es la posición del Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas (MEF) sobre estas medidas? Según el titular del MEF, Alex Contreras, esta sería una mala medida e impactaría en toto el país. "Mi visión es que sería la peor medida. No solamente impactaría en los...

February 14, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasPerú, Retiro de Fondos

14FebFebruary 14, 2023

US. Pension funds are sticking with bonds for the most part

Last year was rough for U.S. pension fund bond portfolios. With the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond index down 14.6% after a year of high volatility, investors had to look to other parts of their portfolios to bolster returns. For the defined benefit plans among the 200 largest plan sponsors in Pensions & Investments' survey, the evidence of that volatility is obvious in the data. A significant portion of the plans in the survey reported smaller bond portfolios as of Sept....

February 14, 2023

NewsAustralia, Investment, Pension Management

14FebFebruary 14, 2023

Ghana. DDEP: We will abandon hospitals if you touch our pension funds – GMA warns

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has threatened it will abandon the hospitals if the government touches their pension funds for the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Speaking on Starr Today with Joshua Kodjo Mensah, the General Secretary of GMA, Dr. Titus Beyuo said that the government dares not touch their independent pension funds adding any move by the government on their fund will be a complete betrayal of trust and action in bad faith. “If you touch people’s pensions they are...

February 14, 2023

News, UncategorizedGhana, Political economy

14FebFebruary 14, 2023

UK. Mary Starks Leads Review of Pensions Regulator

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Mary Starks to lead a review of The Pensions Regulator (TPR). This is in line with the expectation that public bodies are reviewed each Parliament. The Minister for Pensions has asked Starks to aim to deliver the report in May 2023. Stark’s previous experience includes serving as executive member of the Board and Director of Competition and Chief Economist at the Financial Conduct Authority. She has also served as Executive...

February 14, 2023

NewsRegulation, UK

14FebFebruary 14, 2023

US. Are Pensions the Answer to the Public-Sector Worker Shortage?

It’s widely known that state and local governments are struggling to recruit and retain workers. In Maryland, there are about 6,000 job postings available. And in Wayne County, Michigan, another approximately 1,000 jobs are available. These mounting vacancies can threaten the continuity of vital public services in public safety, education and transportation. But as the number of layoff announcements in the private sector increase and a record number of Americans withdraw funds from their 401(k)s as a result of financial...

February 14, 2023

NewsAging, Labor Market, US

14FebFebruary 14, 2023

South Korea. Busan turns to attracting crypto to tackle its ageing population

A catastrophic period for cryptocurrency is not stopping South Korea’s second-largest city from betting that digital money will solve a major problem: having one of the greyest populations in one of the world’s fastest-ageing nations. Busan, a port on the south-eastern coast of the Korean peninsula, is seeking to become a global cryptocurrency hub because its planners believe that embracing virtual tokens will bring more young people to its streets. It is setting up a publicly run exchange for digital...

February 14, 2023

NewsAging, Cryptocurrency, South Korea

13FebFebruary 13, 2023

México. ¿De dónde sale el dinero para cubrir los gastos de la vejez?

Las generaciones de trabajadores han cambiado de estructura en el ahorro para el retiro. Mientras para los nacidos entre 1928 y 1945 las aportaciones del gobierno representaban el 81% del dinero para su vejez, para los más jóvenes este rubro apenas equivale al 54 por ciento. El dinero que cubre la vejez de las personas de la generación silenciosa (1928-1945) provenía casi en su mayoría del gobierno, este rubro era el 81% del total, de acuerdo con cifras de la...

February 13, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasFinanciamiento, Mexico, Suficiencia

13FebFebruary 13, 2023

España ahorra en planes de pensiones siete veces menos que la media OCDE

España no es un país de ahorradores en fondos ni planes de pensiones. Al menos, no en comparativa con la media de otras economías desarrolladas. Los activos que suman en pensiones privadas los españoles alcanzan el 14,3% del Producto Interior Bruto (PIB), siete veces menos que la media de la OCDE, que supera el 105% del PIB. Las constantes restricciones en las deducciones fiscales, además de una reforma que dilapida los planes individuales sin terminar de asentar aún los...

February 13, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasAhorro, España, Financiamiento

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