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31JanJanuary 31, 2023

Push into illiquid assets exposes UK pension savers to higher fees

The UK government will relax rules shielding tens of millions of UK retirement savers from high charges as it aims to channel billions of pounds of pension fund cash into longer-term investments such as start-ups and infrastructure. The government on Monday confirmed plans to exempt performance fees from an annual 0.75 per cent cap on annual charges that can be levied on auto-enrolled pension savers. The cap has long been seen by the industry as a barrier for many “defined...

January 31, 2023

NewsInvestment, Pension Management, UK

31JanJanuary 31, 2023

US. SECURE 2.0 to expand auto enrollment

A new law will expand automatic enrollment to all newly formed 401(k) and 403(b) plans, which experts say could significantly boost enrollment in retirement plans. The provision is one of more than 90 in the retirement security package, known as SECURE 2.0, which passed Congress in December and will change the future of the retirement landscape in a myriad of ways. Starting in 2025, all new 401(k) and 403(b) plans will be required to automatically enroll new employees in their plan,...

January 31, 2023

NewsAutoenrollment, Regulation, US

31JanJanuary 31, 2023

UK. Government explores CDC decumulation schemes

The government published a consultation on introducing a route to CDC for multi-employer schemes and master trusts on January 30, after legislation creating these schemes was introduced in 2022. Under these arrangements, employers and employees pay a fixed rate of contributions, collected in a manner similar to DC schemes. Benefits are paid with a target in mind, similar to defined benefit schemes, but with the prospect of variable increases — and the possibility of decreases. However, besides interest in whole-life CDC schemes...

January 31, 2023

NewsCDC, Regulation, UK

30JanJanuary 30, 2023

New York State common allocates 11 Billion alternatives

New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, disclosed just over $1.1 billion in new commitments completed in December, a transaction report on its website shows. Within private equity, the $233.2 billion pension fund committed $350 million to Apollo Investment Fund X, a buyout fund managed by Apollo Global Management, and $300 million to Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners XI, also a buyout fund. The pension fund also disclosed two commitments to funds managed by KSL Capital Partners: $300 million to real...

January 30, 2023

NewsInvestment, Pension Management, US

30JanJanuary 30, 2023

Colombia. El camino para una cobertura pensional universal y sostenible

La mitad de los trabajadores en Colombia ganan menos del salario mínimo, y somos de lejos el país con más trabajadores independientes (por cuenta propia) en la OCDE. Estos son alrededor de 53 % de nuestra fuerza laboral (siguen Brasil y México, con 33 % y 32 % respectivamente). Sin embargo, el sistema pensional está diseñado para que aporten (y obtengan beneficios) únicamente los trabajadores formales, que ganan un salario mínimo o mucho más durante al menos 25 años de...

January 30, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasColombia, Reforma de Pensiones

30JanJanuary 30, 2023

French PM says pension age hike ‘non-negotiable’ as strikes loom

Demonstrators hold flares during a procession against a pension reform in Paris, on January 26, 2023. France’s prime minister on Sunday ruled out backtracking on a plan to raise the retirement age as unions prepared for another day of mass protests and strikes against the contested reform. An increase in the minimum retirement age to 64 from the current 62 is part of a flagship reform package pushed by President Emmanuel Macron to ensure the future financing of France’s pensions system. After...

January 30, 2023

NewsFrance, Pension Reform, Retirement Age

30JanJanuary 30, 2023

Concern as millions with no savings in Kenya face old age poverty

About 13.9 million Kenyans have no form of retirement savings scheme, and the majority of them are in the informal sector. According to data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), there were about 17.4 million people in the formal and informal sectors as of the year 2020.“The labour market is skewed towards informal employment at 83 per cent. This is a time bomb and indicating that most Kenyans will retire poor,” the report notes. The report was presented during...

January 30, 2023

NewsCoverage, Income, Kenya

27JanJanuary 27, 2023

Colombia. Petro anuncia presentación de reformas de pensiones, laboral y de la salud

El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, anunció este jueves que en los próximos días presentará a consideración del Legislativo las reformas a los sistemas de pensiones, de salud y laboral que prometió durante la campaña electoral. "Lo que hoy arranca, en la fase de este Gobierno, es presentar las reformas al Congreso de la República para volver a garantizar los derechos de los colombianos y las colombianas, derechos que están en la Constitución en materia de pensiones, salud, laboral y...

January 27, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasColombia, Reforma de Pensiones

27JanJanuary 27, 2023

Perú. Ley 31670: Congreso aprueba ley que crea la pensión mínima y regula los aportes voluntarios previsionales

La promulgación de la Ley N° 31670, conocida como la Ley de pensión mínima, es el más reciente intento del Congreso del Perú para fomentar una cultura previsional para el Sistema Privado de Pensiones (SPP). La normativa, promulgada hace poco más de una semana, establece para ello ‘metas de ahorro’ que garanticen una jubilación con una pensión mínima —de allí el nombre—, uno que establece como parámetro base la Canasta Básica de Consumo, establecido en 99 dólares (378 soles). La alternativa...

January 27, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasPerú, Reforma de Pensiones

27JanJanuary 27, 2023

Chile. Multifondos arrancan el 2023 con resultados mixtos: A, B y C presentan ganancias y los más conservadores reportan pérdidas

Un comienzo de año dispar tuvieron los multifondos de pensiones. Los resultados positivos en los principales índices mundiales, la caída del dólar, el desempeño de los instrumentos de renta fija extranjeros, entre otros factores, condujeron a los multifondos a presentar resultados mixtos durante el primer mes del año. Según el boletín de Ciedess (con datos valor cuota al día 24), los fondos más riesgosos -A y B- registraron ganancias de 0,64% y 0,58%, respectivamente. En tanto, el fondo C -de...

January 27, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Chile

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