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13JanJanuary 13, 2023

US. The Value of Corporate Pension Assets Fell Dramatically. Here’s Why That Doesn’t Matter

Corporate pension funds had a boring year — if the only measure you look at is funded status. After all, according to WTW data published recently, funded status — the amount a pension has on hand to meet obligations — stayed flat year-over-year at 95 percent. Goldman Sachs data on corporate plans, meanwhile, estimates that funded status increased, from 98 percent in 2021 to 100 percent in 2022. But these numbers obfuscate the level of volatility that corporate plan investors faced...

January 13, 2023

NewsFunding, Occupational Pensions

13JanJanuary 13, 2023

UK Actuary Responds to Work and Pensions Committee Over LDI Issues

The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) has assisted the Work and Pensions Select Committee with its inquiry into defined benefit pensions with Liability Driven Investments (LDI). The Government Actuary, Martin Clarke, was pleased to share his perspectives on the LDI issue in response to the Committee’s questions. Pensions and investment GAD’s knowledge and involvement with LDI is unique as we work with schemes that use leveraged LDI. We also work with government departments that support the pensions and investment industry. Discussions on the LDI...

January 13, 2023

NewsPension Management, supervision, UK

12JanJanuary 12, 2023

México ratifica el primer instrumento internacional vinculante que protege los derechos de las personas mayores

El pasado 10 de enero de 2023 se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el primer instrumento vinculante en el mundo que recopila y estandariza los derechos humanos de las personas mayores. La Convención Interamericana sobre la Protección de los Derechos Humanos de las Personas Mayores, adoptada por México en Washington D.C., Estados Unidos de América el 15 de junio de 2015, obliga a los Estados parte a incorporar y dar prioridad al tema del envejecimiento con perspectiva...

January 12, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasEnvejecimiento, Mexico

12JanJanuary 12, 2023

Chile. Autopréstamo de las AFP no consiguió los votos: diputados de la Comisión de Constitución rechazan idea de legislar las tres mociones refundidas

Los diputados de la Comisión de Constitución rechazaron en general este miércoles las tres mociones refundidas que presentaron parlamentarios para hacer un autopréstamo desde las AFP. Ello, por dos votos a favor, ocho en contra y dos abstenciones. De esta manera, la iniciativa que recién estaba iniciando su tramitación, no consiguió los votos y ahora pasará a la sala con informe negativo. Antes de que eso ocurriera, la ministra Secretaria General de la Presidencia, Ana Lya Uriarte, aseguró a los...

January 12, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasChile, Retiro de Fondos

12JanJanuary 12, 2023

Colombia. Cesantías: requisitos de retiro para compra o mejoras de vivienda

Si bien el objetivo principal de las cesantías es amparar al afiliado en caso de quedar desempleado o cesante, la ley colombiana permite destinar este ahorro para temas como compra o mejoramiento de vivienda. El trabajador puede hacer un retiro parcial o total de las cesantías para ser invertidos en la adquisición o mejoramiento de su vivienda, pago del impuesto predial o el pago de crédito hipotecario. Por ello, el fondo de pensiones y cesantías Porvenir da a conocer lo que...

January 12, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasColombia, Retiro de Fondos

12JanJanuary 12, 2023

Ghana says debt exchange talks with local pension funds continuing

Ghana's finance ministry on Wednesday said negotiations on the terms of a domestic debt exchange agreement with local pension funds were continuing and that they would be made public once an agreement on the details is reached. Ghana's government, in a bid to mitigate an ongoing economic crisis, has negotiated a staff-level agreement for a $3 billion loan package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The deal will only be approved by the IMF board if Ghana undergoes comprehensive debt restructuring,...

January 12, 2023

NewsGhana, Investment, Pension Management

12JanJanuary 12, 2023

US. Unmarried Women No Longer Pay a Financial Penalty in Retirement

On the retirement front, a new study has some good news for unmarried women: They’re no longer falling behind their married peers. Still, it’s tough to celebrate equality when it seems to be driven mostly by the falling fortunes of men. Studies about how prepared US workers overall are for retirement tend to be incredibly depressing — and even more so when they focus on women, who say in staggering percentages that they’re worried about running out of money. Much...

January 12, 2023

NewsGender Gap, Income, Retirement Preparedness

12JanJanuary 12, 2023

Building up the voluntary carbon markets

Voluntary carbon markets stand to play a big role in the shift to a net zero global economy by enabling companies to offset certain emissions during the transition. They also have the potential to channel significant and much-needed investment towards initiatives that will have a positive climate impact. These markets are distinct from the compliance carbon markets managed by governments, such as the EU’s emissions trading system, and are already growing rapidly. According to non-profit Ecosystem Marketplace, VCMs almost quadrupled in...

January 12, 2023

NewsESG, Investment, UK

12JanJanuary 12, 2023

Kenyan Pension Funds To Intensify Regional Investments In 2023

The Kenya Pension Funds Investment Consortium (KEPFIC) will this year mobilize billions in investment from local pension funds for regional opportunities. KEPFIC Secretariat in a public statement said it is looking for bankable projects that are backed by strong environmental, social and governance principles. “KEPFIC is releasing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to invite investment proposals from project sponsors and fund managers that are looking to raise capital from Kenyan pension funds for regional opportunities,” KEPFIC announced in public statement today. KEPFIC...

January 12, 2023

NewsInvestment, Kenya

12JanJanuary 12, 2023

Early retirement can accelerate cognitive decline among the elderly, research shows

Early retirement can accelerate cognitive decline among the elderly, according to research conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Plamen Nikolov, assistant professor of economics, and Shahadath Hossain, a doctoral student in economics, both from Binghamton University, examined China's New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS) and the Chinese Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS) to determine how retirement plans affect cognitive performance among plan participants. CHARLS, a nationally representative survey of people ages 45 and above within...

January 12, 2023

NewsHealth, Retirement Age

January 2023