April 2025
01Apr

US. Secure 2.0 Act Changes Some Key 401(K) Guidelines for 2025

These changes are very important to know for small employers with existing 401(k) plans and those considering starting a 401(k) plan. Also, if you are a part-time employee or an employee over the age of 50, these changes will affect you. 401(k) retirement plans are employer sponsored, qualified retirement plans that are available to employees. The employee can elect to have an amount or percentage of their pay deducted either before or after taxes — Roth 401(k) — and invested...

April 1, 2025
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March 2025
31Mar

Bajo lluvia manifestantes reclaman en Chile el fin de los fondos privados de pensiones

Bajo la lluvia centenares de chilenos exigieron el domingo en las calles de Santiago y otras ciudades del país sudamericano el fin de las empresas que administran fondos de pensiones, conocidas como las AFP, al tiempo en que rechazaron una nueva reforma previsional aprobada en enero. “Lo más significativo de esta marcha es que concurrió gente, contrariando el mal clima, pero estamos dando un primer paso para reunificar las luchas porque en este país en cinco años no han sido resueltas las...

March 31, 2025
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31Mar

España. Nuevas condiciones para compatibilizar trabajo y pensión a partir de mañana, 1 de abril

La última fase de la reforma de pensiones pactada entre el Gobierno, la patronal y los sindicatos el pasado 23 de diciembre y que se publicó en el BOE del día siguiente, 24 de diciembre, recogió numerosas novedades en el acceso a las modalidades de jubilación activa, demorada y parcial. Sin embargo, todas estas nuevas condiciones no han entrado aún en vigor y lo harán mañana, martes, 1 de abril. Estos son los principales cambios que afectan, sobre todo, a...

March 31, 2025
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31Mar

Colombia. Cambios en las pensiones 2025: trabajadores independientes tendrán mejores oportunidades

En el mes de julio de 2025 iniciará la implementación del nuevo régimen pensional, este sistema permitirá algunos beneficios para los trabajadores independientes y los que realizan trabajos por días. Este nuevo sistema aplicará para las mujeres con menos de 750 semanas y para los hombres con menos de 900 semanas cotizadas. Si usted tiene un contrato por prestación de servicios el artículo 21 de la reforma explica que usted deberá responder por la totalidad de la cotización y que el monto tendrá que ser descontado por...

March 31, 2025
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31Mar

US. Pension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash

In the past few months, some of the largest banks and asset managers in the United States have quit net zero networks, the climate groups that encourage their members to set ambitious carbon reduction targets and collaborate internationally on sustainability efforts. But the week after Donald J. Trump won re-election in November, NYCERS, a pension fund for New York City employees, went in the opposite direction. It joined a United Nations-affiliated climate action group for long-term investors, the Net Zero Asset...

March 31, 2025
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31Mar

UK. FCA to consult on using pension savings to buy first home

The Financial Conduct Authority will consult on whether pension savings should be used to buy a first home in the summer, as part of its bid to widen homeownership.  “One of the biggest challenges prospective homeowners face is raising a deposit,” Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi said in a speech on Friday at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium in London.  He added: “Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Singapore and South Africa all permit citizens to leverage...

March 31, 2025
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31Mar

Flights grounded as Belgium strikes over pension reform

Brussels: A general strike over proposed pension reforms severely disrupted air traffic and other services in Belgium on Monday, with the country’s two main airports cancelling all outbound flights. Government plans to scrap a special pension scheme and align the retirement age for all civil servants with that of the private sector at 66 have enraged trade unions and many workers. A large section of security and maintenance staff, including baggage handlers, were expected to down tools, prompting the Brussels and...

March 31, 2025
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31Mar

Japan’s $1.7 Trillion Pension Fund Offers New Backing to ESG

Japan’s $1.7 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund issued new guidelines backing sustainability-related investments as crucial to long-term returns. The fund, one of the world’s largest pensions, sees managing environmental and social issues as fundamental to its strategy, GPIF said Monday in a new policy document — rejecting the shift by other asset managers to downgrade or remove green commitments. Read more @

March 31, 2025
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31Mar

As the U.S. population ages, solo caregiving becomes more common

Call it a silver tsunami or just going gray. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that in just 10 years, older adults will outnumber those under 18 for the first time in U.S. history. America is aging, and that means more families providing care for parents and grandparents and even great-great-grandparents. And while much has already been said about caregiving, there is far less research into what it's like to walk that road alone. To talk about solo caregiving and...

March 31, 2025
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28Mar

Pensiones en México y la falta de educación financiera: Qué implica y cómo repercute en el bolsillo

En entrevista para MVS Noticias con Luis Cárdenas, Adrián Díaz, experto en finanzas personales y Miriam Concepción García, especialista en pensiones, hablaron sobre la encuesta nacional de inclusión financiera 2024. El tema central fue el futuro de las pensiones en México y cómo los mexicanos están manejando su ahorro y retiro, frente a un panorama económico desafiante. El ahorro y el retiro: una prioridad ignorada Adrián Díaz destacó que uno de los problemas más graves es la falta de conciencia y educación...

March 28, 2025
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