editor, Author at Pension Policy International

10DecDecember 10, 2024

Ecuador. La deuda del Estado con el Instituto de Seguridad Social de la Policía, ISSPOL, subió a USD 376 millones en 2024

La deuda del Estado con el Instituto de Seguridad Social de la Policía, ISSPOL, creció. En noviembre de 2023, cuando el presidente Daniel Noboa asumió el mandato, era de USD 218 millones, y este año es USD 376 millones. La cifra corresponde al retraso del aporte del 60% para el pago de pensiones, el 26% de la contribución patronal para los 57 mil policías en servicio activo, entre otros rubros. El Gobierno reconoció este lunes la deuda que tiene el estado con el ISSPOL, después de una reunión del presidente Daniel Noboa con el directorio del Instituto y la Cúpula Policial, en la sede del ISSPOL, en Quito. En esta cita, a la que asistieron beneficiarios del sistema, Noboa no se refirió al monto adeudado, pero horas más tarde...

December 10, 2024

NoticiasEcuador, Pensiones Públicas

10DecDecember 10, 2024

Onze recaudó US$19M en Serie A para aumentar las pensiones corporativas en Brasil

Onze, la Fintech centrada en las pensiones privadas corporativas, acaba de lanzar una ronda para crecer en un mercado valorado en más de US$150 mil millones y todavía dominado por los grandes bancos. Antonio Rocha fundó Onze junto con Rodrigo Neves, con quien trabajó durante años en McKinsey. Para crear la empresa, los dos obtuvieron financiación inicial de Red Ventures, una empresa estadounidense que invierte y crea negocios desde cero y que sigue siendo el mayor accionista de la startup. La idea de...

December 10, 2024

NoticiasBrasil, Fintech

10DecDecember 10, 2024

UK pensions are £283bn worse off than we thought. Time to panic?

The Pension Protection Fund’s annual Purple Book is almost universally regarded as the authoritative “state of the nation” guide to the UK’s private sector defined benefit schemes — their assets, liabilities, sizes, number and asset allocations. And given that this class of fund commands close to one and a half trillion pounds of assets, their actions are of wide interest. The headline from last year’s almanac was that these DB schemes — in aggregate — could afford to ‘buy-out’. That...

December 10, 2024

News, SliderSustainability, UK

10DecDecember 10, 2024

Performance, liquidity concerns affecting investors’ private markets decisions

Almost 90% of institutions investing in private markets will not re-invest with their existing managers over the next 12 months, according to new research – with many citing poor performance. Coller Capital’s latest Global Private Capital Barometer found that 88% of limited partners – institutions such as pension funds buying into private markets wouldn’t increase allocations to their existing manager relationships next year. The report said this trend had been building over the past year, with almost 80% of respondents saying...

December 10, 2024

News, SliderInvestment

10DecDecember 10, 2024

South Korea. Number of newlyweds falls below 1 mil. in 2023, nearly half childless

The number of newly married couples in Korea dropped below 1 million for the first time in 2023, with nearly half without children, data showed Tuesday. Newlyweds refer to couples who had been married for five years or less. In 2023, the number came to 974,000, down from 1.03 million the previous year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. This marks the first time the number of newlyweds has fallen below 1 million since the agency began collecting relevant data in...

December 10, 2024

News, SliderAging, Labor Market, South Korea

10DecDecember 10, 2024

31% of Canadian employees rely on gig work to help cover expenses: survey

A third (31 per cent) of Canadian employees say they rely on gig work in some capacity to help cover regular expenses, according to a new survey by ADP Canada. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 employees, found among gig workers, 17 per cent said gig work is their primary source of income for covering expenses. The main industries solicited by gig workers are transportation, retail and grocery. On a scale of one to 10, workers reported an average happiness...

December 10, 2024

News, SliderCanada, Informal Sector, Labor Market

10DecDecember 10, 2024

Belgium. Staggering Pension Gap Revealed: Shocking Differences Between Civil Servants and Workers

The ongoing formation of a new federal government in Belgium, led by Bart De Wever, is facing significant challenges. A key issue at the forefront is the pension reform aimed at achieving substantial savings. As Stijn Baert highlighted on ‘De tafel van Gert’, the disparity between public and private sector pensions raises questions. How can this gap be addressed effectively? Fast Answer: Belgium’s pension reform discussions reveal a stark contrast between public and private sector pensions, with civil servants earning significantly more. This...

December 10, 2024

News, SliderBelgium, Equality, Private Pensions, Public Pensions

09DecDecember 9, 2024

Proponen reformas para evitar fraudes en retiros de Afores

El diputado federal Alejandro Carvajal Hidalgo advirtió que se están presentando fraudes por parte de despachos que ofrecen asesoría para que las personas retiren parte de los recursos de sus afores por el desempleo, cobrando una comisión, pero afectando su fondo de retiro. Explicó que la semana pasada en la Cámara de Diputados presentó una iniciativa de reforma al artículo 191 de la Ley del Seguro Social, en respuesta a las crecientes irregularidades detectadas en los retiros por desempleo de las cuentas de ahorro de...

December 9, 2024

NoticiasMexico, Retiro de Fondos

09DecDecember 9, 2024

¿Cuánto le cuesta al Estado colombiano las pensiones de las entidades públicas liquidadas, como Telecom y Cajanal?

$12,8 billones es la carga que le cuesta al Estado los pasivos pensionales de entidades públicas liquidadas, en 2023. Este cálculo lo hizo el economista Mario Fernando Cruz, vicepresidente técnico de Acemi, con base en el último informe de gestión del Fondo de Pensiones Públicas de Nivel Nacional de Colombia, conocido como FOPEP. “Entidades públicas liquidadas por malos manejos y corrupción hoy nos siguen costando billones de pesos cada año para atender su pasivo pensional. Esa es su gran herencia. La...

December 9, 2024

NoticiasColombia, Pensiones Públicas

09DecDecember 9, 2024

How Far $750K Plus Social Security Goes in Retirement in Every US Region

A recent study by GOBankingRates broke down just how far $750,000 in combined savings and Social Security would last for someone’s retirement in each state of the union, considering such factors as housing markets, healthcare costs and varied cost of living expenses across America. Such a list, though, can be a bit overwhelming at first, especially for someone just in the beginning stages of planning their retirement, and where to experience it. With that in mind, GOBankingRates has condensed that deep-dive...

December 9, 2024

News, SliderAdequacy, Social Security, US

December 2024