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21SepSeptember 21, 2018

Perú. Afiliados a AFP podrán incrementar su fondo de manera voluntaria a través de promociones

SBS pre publicó marco legal para que las AFP puedan celebrar convenios con empresas para fomentar el ahorro previsional. La Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP ( SBS) pre publicó hoy una propuesta por la cual se establece el marco normativo para que las Administradoras de Fondos de pensiones ( AFP) puedan celebrar convenios con empresas de servicios a fin de que éstas sean un canal alternativo para que los afiliados que han dejado de aportar a su fondo...

September 21, 2018

Noticias2018, Perú

21SepSeptember 21, 2018

México. Asociación de afores apoya propuesta de amlo de subir edad retiro a los 68 años

Dada la longevidad población mexicana, el organismo que vela por los intereses de los pensionados considera una buena opción elevar la edad de jubilación de los 65 a los 68 años. La Asociación Mexicana de Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro (Amafore) ve oportunidad para proponer y negociar reformas al Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (SAR) con el próximo gobierno que encabezará Andrés Manuel López Obrador, El organismo que vela por los intereses de los depositantes de ahorro de trabajadores...

September 21, 2018

Noticias2018, Mexico

21SepSeptember 21, 2018

US. Lawsuit against Brown University retirement plan proceeds

Three former and current University employees can move forward with some of the claims in a class action lawsuit alleging that the University mishandled their retirement funds, according to Chief Judge William Smith in a July order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. “Our clients (stepped) forward to file suit because they thought it would advance the interests of their fellow employees who participate in the retirement plan,” said Todd Collins, one of the lawyers...

September 21, 2018

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21SepSeptember 21, 2018

Emerging markets could actually benefit from the trade war, says pension fund

The U.S.-China trade war could force emerging markets to implement structural reforms that would benefit long-term investors, according to Suyi Kim from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. "We believe in the long-term expected returns of emerging markets," she said at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin. Tit-for-tat trade tariffs between the United States and China are widely expected to hit developing countries hard as they rely heavily on exports to fuel growth. But there's one bright spot, according...

September 21, 2018

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21SepSeptember 21, 2018

How Does Saving For Retirement Affect Low-Income Workers?

There’s little disagreement that saving for retirement is a good thing. But could helping poor people build savings through a retirement plan reduce or eliminate their eligibility for social assistance? This important question has come up recently because state- or city-sponsored retirement plans are, or soon will be, automatically enrolling workers, some of whom have low incomes. California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, and Oregon, as well as Seattle, offer retirement savings programs for private sector workers who do not have...

September 21, 2018

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20SepSeptember 20, 2018

Argentina. Jubilaciones y pensiones impulsan gasto social

En economía, muchas veces una cosa puede denotar algo a simple vista pero puesta en su debido contexto, es posible que sea otra diferente, incluso de signo contrario. Es lo que se desprende de una primera lectura a las metas de gasto social incluidas en el Presupuesto 2019. En una estructura del gasto en que se reducirán fuertemente los subsidios económicos (6,9% menos que en 2018) y también la inversión en infraestructura, "el componente del gasto primario que más crecerá...

September 20, 2018

Noticias2018, Argentina

20SepSeptember 20, 2018

República Dominicana. Díaz Santana dice subir edad para pensión es vital

Arismendi Díaz Santana, primer gerente general que tuvo el Consejo Nacional de la Seguridad Social (CNSS), planteó ayer que elevar la edad para el retiro y la pensión de 60 a 65 años en República Dominicana es una necesidad imperiosa. El planteamiento del especialista en el tema lo sustenta en el hecho de que la esperanza de vida ha crecido de 51 años a mediados del 1955 a 74 años en la actualidad y dice que continuará creciendo. “Desde luego...

September 20, 2018

Noticias2018, República Dominicana

20SepSeptember 20, 2018

UK. Pension funds shifting towards more complex investment portfolios

The majority of institutional investors like pension funds are increasing overhauling their portfolios in search of greater returns, with two-thirds having added at least one new asset class over the last three years. That is according to a global study of investors with around £6trn in assets by consultancy firm bfinance, which finds that private debt, infrastructure and real estate are among the most popular new additions to portfolios. Almost half of investors have increased their allocations to private markets, although...

September 20, 2018

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20SepSeptember 20, 2018

Australia. Superannuation’s multimillion-dollar problem

Very few superannuation systems the world over can hold a candle to Australia’s, but one key flaw leaving certain Australians at risk of poverty has persisted through its 25-year history. The average Australian can expect to retire with hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings, taking pressure off the government pension and improving retirees’ quality of life – but it’s most effective for Australians who work full time for their entire adulthood. Taking a career break is punished severely by the...

September 20, 2018

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20SepSeptember 20, 2018

UK. Industry demands mandatory pension dashboard

More than 20 pension providers and administrators are demanding ‘a firm stance on compulsion’ from the government on the pension dashboard after coming together to discuss the project. In the meeting hosted yesterday (18 September) by fintech provider Origo, providers agreed the government will need to legislate to "ensure the whole industry is fully compelled to participate". The plan behind the pension dashboard, which is due to launch in 2019, is to create the technology to allow savers to see all...

September 20, 2018

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