February 2025
20Feb

Chile. Aumento de la Pensión Garantizada Universal: ¿Qué condiciones podrían afectar su continuidad?

Desde febrero, el pago de la Pensión Garantizada Universal aumentó, pero existen condiciones bajo las cuales podría perderse. Aumento en el pago de la Pensión Garantizada Universal En febrero de este año, el monto de la Pensión Garantizada Universal (PGU) experimentó un incremento, pasando de $214.296 a $224.004. Este ajuste busca mejorar el apoyo financiero brindado a los beneficiarios, permitiendo un mayor acceso a recursos para aquellos que dependen de esta pensión. Causales de extinción de la PGU El Instituto de Previsión Social (IPS) ha estipulado ciertas condiciones bajo las...

February 20, 2025
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20Feb

Global aging: The (almost) invisible crisis shaping our future

Societies are becoming older, smaller, and lonelier, with shrinking labor forces, stagnant productivity, declining growth, and overstretched health care and social protection systems. The economic and social consequences of global aging are enormous and will affect how the world manages other global challenges. Population aging could reduce GDP growth by 0.5–1.0 percentage points a year, for example—an effect on output that is greater than the impact of climate change. The demographic crisis has a high degree of certainty in the short and medium terms....

February 20, 2025
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20Feb

Why trustees must keep ahead of greenwashing risks

‘Greenwashing’ by asset managers and other entities can leave trustees exposed to legal, regulatory and reputational risk, a law firm has warned. It comes after some high-profile campaigns have highlighted investments into fossil fuel companies made by asset managers and pension providers, despite claims of low carbon and sustainable approaches. Most recently, the Make My Money Matter campaign highlighted 12 of the UK’s biggest pension providers and claimed there was a “persistent failure” across the industry to address climate change concerns. Kate Granville Smith,...

February 20, 2025
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20Feb

UPS to deliver $1.2 billion to U.S. pension plans in 2025

United Parcel Service Inc., Atlanta, plans to contribute $1.2 billion to its U.S. pension plans in 2025. The shipping company disclosed its plans in its Feb. 18 10-K filing with the SEC. UPS previously contributed $1.2 billion each to the U.S. pension plans in 2024 and 2023 and $2 billion to the plans in 2022. In 2024, UPS hired Goldman Sachs Asset Management to provide outsourced CIO services for its U.S. pension plans. As of Sept. 30, UPS’ team of 22 investment...

February 20, 2025
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20Feb

Sustainability has a very different meaning when retirement is around the corner

Sustainability: it’s a buzzword that won’t stop buzzing. Even in financial services, the concept exists, whenever there’s talk about maintaining an income, bank balance or savings account. It’s also a key component of one of the biggest goals in life — retirement. “Many retirees and pre-retirees worry about having enough retirement income to maintain their desired lifestyle, fearing they may outlive their savings,” says Hostplus senior financial planner Bahar McLeod. “This often leads to a reluctance to spend their savings...

February 20, 2025
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19Feb

México. Retiros por desempleo de las Afores bajan a inicios del 2025

Los retiros por desempleo de las Afores bajaron 4.2% mensual en enero del 2025, aunque alcanzaron su mayor cifra para cualquier enero en la historia. De acuerdo con cifras de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), los retiros por desempleo de las Afores ascendieron a 2,810 millones de pesos en el primer mes del año. Respecto a enero del 2024, subieron casi 10% en un año. En el primer mes de 2025 se realizaron un total...

February 19, 2025
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19Feb

Autopréstamo de AFP en Chile: Requisitos, montos y diferencias con los retiros previsionales

El Autopréstamo de AFP es un proyecto en discusión en el Congreso de Chile, como parte de la reforma de pensiones, con el objetivo de permitir a los afiliados retirar una parte de sus fondos previsionales con la obligación de devolverlos en el tiempo. Aunque aún no tiene una fecha de implementación confirmada, a continuación, se detallan sus principales características, requisitos y diferencias con los retiros previsionales anteriores. ¿En qué consiste el Autopréstamo de AFP? Este mecanismo permitiría a los afiliados retirar hasta un 5% del total de sus fondos, con un...

February 19, 2025
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19Feb

El fondo de pensiones de Canadá CPPIB aflora una participación del 27,86% en HBX Group

El fondo de pensiones de Canadá CPPIB aflora una participación del 27,86% en HBX Group El Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ha adquirido una participación del 27,86% en HBX Group International, tras su debut en Bolsa el 13 de febrero. Esta adquisición representa aproximadamente 65,8 millones de acciones valuadas en más de 785 millones de euros al precio actual del mercado, según la Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV). La adquisición de CPPIB sigue el plan establecido en el folleto de...

February 19, 2025
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19Feb

US. Over 71,000 retirement savers may be victims of cyber breach at The Pension Specialists

More than 71,000 customers of retirement plan administrator The Pension Specialists may have had their personal data breached in a cyber theft that occurred last year, according to a notification filed by The Pension Specialists with the Office of the Maine Attorney General on Feb. 14. The company became aware of the cyber incident on Feb. 24, 2024, when it experienced a network disruption. After initiating an investigation with cybersecurity experts, it determined that certain files may have been accessed...

February 19, 2025
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19Feb

UK professionals prepare for ‘unretirement’ to become the norm

70% of UK professionals (from all age bands) have stated that they are ‘expecting’ that they will have to work for longer or delay retirement due to financial concerns post-retirement. In fact, 31% of ‘unretirees’ state they have returned to work either in a full/part-time or in a casual capacity over the past 18 months. The new research comes from global talent solutions provider Robert Walters – and showcases an emerging trend of ‘unretirement’ – which shows no signs of abating. Recent figures from Legal and...

February 19, 2025
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