July 2025

Eiopa calls for stricter supervision of liquidity risk at pension funds

The EU pensions regulator has issued binding guidance requiring national supervisors to oversee liquidity risk at institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) more closely, citing margin call risks, asset fire sales and the need for proportionate stress testing and liquidity buffers. The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) concluded that better supervision of liquidity risk management across institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) was necessary to preserve financial system stability and ensure pension schemes could meet their obligations. In...

México. Suprema Corte autoriza embargo de Afores para garantizar pago de pensión alimenticia

La Primera Sala de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) autorizó que se puede embargar una parte del ahorro para el retiro -Afore- para garantizar la pensión alimenticia de un hijo o hija, si el titular se encuentra desempleado y no cuenta con otros bienes para asegurar el derecho. Por unanimidad, la Primera Sala resolvió este miércoles el recurso de revisión 652/2024 tras un análisis del artículo 79 de la Ley de los Sistemas de Ahorro para el Retiro. El caso llegó a la...

Chile. Gobierno da inicio en el Senado la tramitación del proyecto que traspasa el Seguro de Invalidez y Sobrevivencia al nuevo Fondo Autónomo Previsional

Los ministerios del Trabajo y Previsión Social y de Hacienda expusieron los principales contenidos del proyecto ante la Comisión de Trabajo del Senado, destacando que la iniciativa busca cumplir los plazos legales de la Reforma de Pensiones y garantizar la continuidad operativa del SIS bajo el nuevo esquema del Seguro Social Previsional. Con las exposiciones del ministro del Trabajo y Previsión Social, Giorgio Boccardo, el subsecretario de Previsión Social, Claudio Reyes, y representantes del Ministerio de Hacienda y Superintendencia de...

Colombia. Colpensiones cambia para siempre: todos los jubilados deberán hacer este trámite para conservar la pensión

Con la entrada en vigencia de la nueva reforma pensional en julio de 2025, Colpensiones implementará un nuevo procedimiento obligatorio para todos los afiliados que devenguen más de 2,3 salarios mínimos mensuales. El cambio tiene como objetivo asegurar que el excedente de cotización sea administrado adecuadamente, evitando así riesgos de desprotección para los trabajadores que se jubilen bajo el nuevo esquema. A partir de esta reforma, los afiliados deberán elegir una Administradora del Componente Complementario de Ahorro Individual (ACCAI). Colpensiones lo confirma: así podes pagar semanas...

UK. Older Brits delay retirement while younger workers risk being underprepared

Older Brits are delaying retirement due to the rising state pension age (SPA), according to research from the University of Bath, yet many younger workers, particularly women, risk being underprepared by holding onto unrealistic early retirement hopes. The research revealed a “clear” gap between expected and actual retirement behaviour, with younger workers expecting to retire before reaching SPA, while older workers tend to revise their plans when they are already close to retirement when opportunities to boost savings and continue...

US. 7 Things Retirees Need To Know About the Big Beautiful Bill Act

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Donald Trump over the July 4, 2025, weekend, is a sweeping multitrillion-dollar package that blends tax cuts with significant spending reductions and changes to the social safety net.1 For retirees, the new law brings both opportunities and uncertainties—from temporary tax relief on Social Security benefits to potential changes in required retirement distributions. While some provisions offer immediate benefits, others create planning challenges that could affect retirement strategies for years to come....

UK. BoE governor says mandating pension investments is ‘not appropriate’

The government's proposed power to influence investment decisions within defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, outlined in the Pension Schemes Bill, has faced renewed scrutiny after Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, cautioned that such an intervention would not be "appropriate” and require “a lot of heavy lifting". According to the Press Association, Bailey said today (9 July) that he supports structural changes in the pensions industry but rejected the idea of mandating where schemes should allocate capital, stating: “I do not...

US. NYC pensions seek partners to expand place-based investments

New York City’s Bureau of Asset Management is in talks with fund managers and other possible partners to expand place-based investments by the city’s five pension funds, according to Valerie Red-Horse Mohl, deputy chief investment officer for responsible investing at BAM. “I’ve had meetings with four other entities based in the New York area that have a strong interest in this type of investment,” Red-Horse said last month at a committee meeting of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System...

South Korea. New Proposal Seeks to Extend Employer Pension Contributions to Gig Workers

South Korea is weighing a significant pension reform that could bring platform workers — such as food delivery riders and chauffeur-for-hire drivers — under the same pension contribution scheme as regular employees, with their platforms potentially covering half of their premiums. A new report released Tuesday by the National Pension Research Institute calls for extending employer-like responsibilities to digital platforms, arguing that most platform workers operate under economically dependent conditions despite being legally classified as independent contractors. Based on a survey...

España. El Gobierno impulsa una “jubilación reversible” para que los pensionistas que quieran volver a trabajar lo tengan más fácil

El Gobierno tiene previsto empezar a tramitar una nueva reforma del sistema de jubilación para facilitar que aquellas personas que ya se han retirado, pero deseen volver a trabajar, tengan más facilidades para hacerlo. El nuevo sistema que se desea impulsar se ha rebautizado como "jubilación reversible", que vendría a sustituir a la actual "jubilación flexible", vigente desde el año 2002 y que el Ejecutivo ve demasiado rígida, tal y como ha trasladado este martes el secretario de Estado de Seguridad Social y Pensiones, Borja...