October 2024
25Oct

México. 86% de los trabajadores planea retrasar su jubilación, la cifra sigue creciendo

Los programas de jubilación implementados por los empleadores son la principal vía para que los trabajadores ahorren para su retiro. De acuerdo con la Encuesta Global de Actitudes y Beneficios 2024, realizada por WTW, para 55% de los empleados los planes de jubilación que sus empleadores le otorga, como parte de su paquete de beneficios, es muy importante; mientras que para 50% es la principal herramienta para ahorrar para su retiro, indica la encuesta. Aunque en 2020 el gobierno de Andrés Manuel López Obrador logró una reforma...

October 25, 2024
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25Oct

Entonces, ¿cómo subimos las pensiones?: El desafío de reducir la informalidad laboral en Chile

La informalidad laboral en Chile es el tema central del tercer capítulo del ciclo de Conversando en Emol denominado “Entonces, ¿cómo subimos las pensiones?”, organizado por la Asociación Gremial de Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones (AAFP), con el objetivo de abordar las principales temáticas del sector y difundir las propuestas establecidas en el documento llamado “Hoja de Ruta 555”, documento en el que se propone un conjunto de medidas para mejorar los montos de retiro de los trabajadores. En esta oportunidad,...

October 25, 2024
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25Oct

High-stakes pension plebiscite could turn Uruguay’s election in to its ‘Brexit moment’

Uruguayans vote for their next president on Sunday, but the election is set to be eclipsed by another ballot: a pension plebiscite that analysts have warned could cripple the nation’s finances. Along with choosing a new president, 30 senators and 99 deputies, the electorate will also vote on two referendums. The first – which comes in response to rising fears over organised crime and public safety – would allow nighttime police raids on homes. But it is the second that...

October 25, 2024
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25Oct

Vote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers’ anger over lost pensions

Boeing froze its traditional pension plan as part of concessions that union members narrowly voted to make a decade ago in exchange for keeping production of the company’s airline planes in the Seattle area The walkout has stopped production of the company’s 737, 767 and 777 jetliners, cutting off a key source of cash that Boeing receives when it delivers new planes Since going on strike last month, Boeing factory workers have repeated one theme from their picket lines:...

October 25, 2024
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25Oct

Kenya. Workers in informal sector to receive regulated wages, pension in new govt plan

The government has announced that workers in the informal sector will soon begin saving for their retirement and receive medical coverage through an expanded social protection programme. Speaking on Thursday during the launch of a social protection project funded by China in Nairobi, Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said the new plan, which is set for immediate implementation, is expected to benefit Kenya's 16 million informal-sector workers. This will be done by introducing regulated minimum wages and mandating...

October 25, 2024
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25Oct

Is the US headed for a retirement crisis?

Is the United States speeding towards a retirement crisis or not? Well, Wayne Park, CEO of John Hancock Retirement, won't go that far, but definitely believes the “check engine light is on.” Park’s concern is based on the firm’s recently released financial resiliency and longevity report which showed half the respondents feeling like they're falling behind in retirement saving, while another 40 percent said their financial situation was fair or poor. Meanwhile, the survey said the average respondent thinks they're going to be working...

October 25, 2024
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24Oct

México. Advierten fraudes en retiros de Afores

A partir de anuncios en redes sociales, falsos gestores han logrado un negocio rentable a costa del ahorro para el retiro de los trabajadores, al realizar un fraude en el trámite de retiro de dinero por desempleo de las Afore a cambio de una comisión de 30% de la operación. Si bien esa disposición es un derecho de los trabajadores para enfrentar la situación adversa de quedarse sin ingreso, además de tratarse de un proceso totalmente gratuito y que el...

October 24, 2024
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24Oct

Argentina. El gobierno de Javier Milei intimará a 10.000 empleados públicos para que inicien el trámite de jubilación

El Gobierno sigue adelante con su plan de motosierra y recortes en el Estado. Ahora intimará al personal del sector público nacional, que reúnan las condiciones, para que inicie los trámites administrativos necesarios para jubilarse. La medida se concretó en la Resolución 3/2024 publicada este miércoles en el Boletín Oficial. El Ministerio de Desregulación y Transformación del Estado a cargo de Federico Sturzenegger será el encargado del proceso en cada organismo de la Administración Nacional.Según indica la norma, el objetivo es “asegurar la...

October 24, 2024
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24Oct

US. NYC comptroller proposes stopping pensions’ private market investments in fossil fuels

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander put forth a proposal that would stop the city’s three pension funds from future private equity and infrastructure portfolio investments in midstream and downstream fossil fuel infrastructure like pipelines and liquefied natural gas terminals, Lander announced in a blog on Tuesday. The prohibition would apply to New York City’s Employees’ Retirement System, Teachers’ Retirement System and Board of Education Retirement System should their pension boards approve the decision. The move would expand on the...

October 24, 2024
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24Oct

Pensionbee’s strategic US expansion backed by £20m funding as fintech eyes global pension market

Pensionbee, the online retirement savings provider, reported positive adjusted earnings in the last quarter and raised £20m for its US expansion. The London-based fintech firm saw a revenue increase in the third quarter, jumping to £9m from £6m the previous year. The company anticipates breaking even on an adjusted EBITDA basis by 2024. For the third quarter, it recorded its second consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA at £1m, as reported by City AM The firm also reported £5.5bn in assets under...

October 24, 2024
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