February 2025
25Feb

UK. Pension transfer times continue to fall as volumes increase

Simpler pension transfers took an average of 10.5 days to complete in 2024, while the volume of transfers increased, the latest Origo data has revealed. The overall average pension transfer figure, which allows for slightly more complex transfers where providers may need to rely on third parties for additional information, was 12.3 days in 2024. It also found that around half of all transfers were completed in just under seven working days, while for the providers opted in to share their...

February 25, 2025
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25Feb

Why a significant portion of Nigeria’s workforce remains vulnerable to old-age poverty – Aiku

Opeyemi Aiku is a seasoned investment management professional with over 19 years of experience in multi-asset portfolio management, high-net-worth advisory, pension fund oversight, and financial planning. She specialises in fixed income, equities, and alternative investments, applying her expertise in risk management, research, and strategic planning to help individuals and institutions achieve long-term financial stability and growth. As Senior Investment Manager at TotalEnergies EP Nigeria CPFA Limited, she oversees the Fixed Income & Research desk, ensuring fund portfolios align with strategic...

February 25, 2025
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25Feb

India. Voluntary pension scheme for all on cards: Won’t be tied to employment, will be open for all

The ministry of labour and employment has started deliberations on the umbrella pension scheme. "The scheme, which would be voluntary and contributory, will not be tied to employment and hence will be open for everyone to contribute and earn a pension," a senior government official told ET. The broad contours of the scheme under the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) are being worked on, said the people cited. Pooling of Cess Once this exercise is over, the ministry will hold stakeholder consultations to...

February 25, 2025
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25Feb

Micro-retirement: has gen Z found a brilliant fix for burnout?

Is this one of those things where gen Z takes an old concept, gives it a new name and pretends they invented it? Not at all. The concept is taken from a 2007 book called The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. I take it back. Although nobody really talked about it until this year, when a bunch of TikTokers started doing it, so you’re partly right. So what is it? You know work-life balance? I am vaguely aware of it, yes. And you know how the company you work for only cares...

February 25, 2025
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24Feb

México. Afore 2025: Consar emite alerta de fraude para usuarios

En los últimos años, las modalidades de fraude se han diversificado como resultado de la expansión de trámites y las plataformas a través de las cuáles se pueden realizar. Al respecto, la Comisión Nacional Reguladora del Sistema de Ahorro (Consar) dio a conocer una alerta a usuarios para evitar que sean víctimas de dicho delito. A través de sus redes sociales, la Consar dio a conocer información para que aquellas personas que busquen realizar algún trámite ante cualquiera de las Administradoras de Fondo para...

February 24, 2025
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24Feb

Chile. Cecilia Cifuentes: “La sostenibilidad fiscal de la reforma de pensiones me genera preocupación”

La economista y académica de la Universidad de los Andes, Cecilia Cifuentes, que integró en representación de la UDI la mesa técnica de pensiones que se formó al alero de la Comisión de Trabajo del Senado, plantea algunos temas que considera relevante modificar respecto de la reforma previsional que despachó el Congreso el mes pasado. Pero más allá de eso, hoy sus principales preocupaciones sobre este proyecto radican en su sostenibilidad fiscal y laboral. Adicionalmente, plantea que “dado que el...

February 24, 2025
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24Feb

República Dominicana. Inversiones de los fondos de pensiones impulsan el desarrollo del sector privado en la economía dominicana

La Superintendencia de Pensiones (Sipen) ha destacado un crecimiento sostenido en las inversiones de los fondos de pensiones hacia el sector privado en los últimos años, alineándose con el objetivo de fortalecer la economía nacional, conforme a lo establecido en la Ley 87-01. El superintendente de Pensiones, Francisco A. Torres, explicó que entre 2020 y 2024, la tasa de crecimiento de las inversiones de los fondos de pensiones en el sector privado ha mostrado un aumento significativo. En el período...

February 24, 2025
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24Feb

Pension funds boost contributions amid rising risks

Pension funds are bracing for heightened risks in 2025, with 74% of senior executives planning to increase contributions and 73% raising budgets for scenario modelling, according to Ortec Finance, a provider of technology and solutions for risk and return management. Despite 65% of executives reporting an improved funded status, many remain cautious about liquidity and long-term sustainability. The survey, which covered pension funds managing $1.451 trillion in assets across the UK, US, Netherlands, Canada, and Nordics, found that 84% expect...

February 24, 2025
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24Feb

Hong Kong raises ESG disclosure standards for MPF managers

Hong Kong’s pension regulator said money managers would need to raise their disclosure standards on environment, social and governance (ESG) funds to help contributors understand their risk management and investment strategies The 12 participating fund managers, or trustees, including HSBC and Manulife, should improve the transparency levels on ESG-related reporting in their pension schemes, the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) said on Monday. The trustees must clearly state ESG strategies and focus on risk management in their brochures, as well...

February 24, 2025
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24Feb

Could Retirement Finance Reform Reboot the European Economy?

The European Union is grappling with two interlinked crises that threaten its long-term economic stability: a severe shortfall in risk capital and an impending pension crisis exacerbated by demographic aging. Recent reports by Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta have sounded the alarm on the EU’s moribund growth prospects, highlighting a critical lack of investment liquidity for innovation and infrastructure. At the same time, Europe’s dominant pay-as-you-go pension systems are in an actuarial death spiral as the working-age population shrinks...

February 24, 2025
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