October 2024
15Oct

UK. PASA launches pensions dashboards toolkit

PASA today published the first content in its new ‘Dashboards Toolkit’. The Toolkit will be updated over time and the first releases include: A questionnaire for trustees to issue to their AVC providers in advance of connecting their scheme AVCs to dashboards A checklist and suggested list of activities for administrators to connect to and maintain AVC data A list of AVC providers and their connection methods Geraldine Brassett, Chair of the PASA Dashboards Scheme Configuration sub-group, commented: “PASA has...

October 15, 2024
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15Oct

From ageing to active living — working through old age in EU

Ausra Linkuviene, a retired typesetting designer from Lithuania, represents a growing trend in Europe, where retirement no longer means the end of a working career. Years after retiring, 67-year-old Austra has continued working. Supported by both her pension and salary, she can travel every year. Admired by her younger colleagues, she sees no reason to leave her profession, she told Xinhua. Her story reflects a larger demographic shift across Europe. By 2050, nearly 30 percent of the European Union (EU) population...

October 15, 2024
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14Oct

¿Cómo prepararse para una jubilación digna en México?

La jubilación es una etapa fundamental en la vida de cualquier persona, y planificarla adecuadamente es crucial para garantizar un futuro financiero estable. En México, el sistema de pensiones ha enfrentado varios desafíos en los últimos años, lo que hace que la preparación para la jubilación sea más importante que nunca. Según datos del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), alrededor del 62% de los mexicanos no ahorra para su retiro, lo que puede llevar a dificultades económicas en la vejez. Dinero Cómo planificar una buena...

October 14, 2024
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14Oct

Perú. ONP inicia pagos de pensiones a domicilio desde este lunes 14 de octubre

La Oficina de Normalización Previsional (ONP) ha programado los pagos a domicilio de las pensiones correspondientes al mes de octubre, asegurando la comodidad y protección de los que optaron por esta modalidad de pago. Un total de 9,589 pensionistas se beneficiarán de este servicio gratuito. El pago a domicilio se llevará a cabo entre el lunes 14 y el miércoles 23 de octubre, conforme a la siguiente distribución zonal: Lima Norte: del lunes 14 al miércoles 16 de octubre se visitará...

October 14, 2024
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14Oct

Argentina. Jubilaciones de ANSES: confirman nuevo aumento para noviembre

El próximo mes el organismo previsional implementará un nuevo cronograma de pagos. Incluye una suba en los haberes de jubilaciones y pensionados. Además hay incrementos para los beneficiarios de otras prestaciones. Desde la Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social (ANSES) trabajan para implementar un nuevo aumento a las jubilaciones, pensiones y asignaciones durante noviembre 2024. Así, los beneficiarios recibirán una suba del 3,5% en sus haberes. Con el incremento, también se actualizarán los montos mínimos y máximos de las jubilaciones y pensiones. Esto...

October 14, 2024
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14Oct

Biggest US public pension fund Calpers invests in UK’s Octopus Energy

The largest public pension scheme in the US has invested in Octopus Energy, highlighting international interest in the fast-growing UK power company. Calpers, which oversees the pensions of public workers in California and has about $500bn of assets under management, invested in the private company this year as part of a push into climate-related assets, Calpers confirmed in response to a query from the Financial Times. It made its investment in May alongside Australian pension fund Aware Super. Together the two...

October 14, 2024
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14Oct

30% of young Koreans support abolition of national pension system: poll

About 30 percent of Koreans, aged between 18 and 49, support the abolition of the national pension system amid waning public trust in the fund, a recent poll shows. According to a survey, released on Sunday, people in those age groups share a distrust of the sustainability of the fund, which is expected to be depleted around 30 years in the future. Asked to choose one of four options to improve its financial soundness — increasing the premium rate, focusing on...

October 14, 2024
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14Oct

Europe’s population crisis could shave 4% off its GDP by 2040, Morgan Stanley warns, and the options to solve it aren’t good

Europe’s demographic challenges are becoming a ticking time bomb for the region’s economy, with Morgan Stanley delivering a grim prediction for its effects on GDP. Morgan Stanley says Europe’s aging population could shave 4% off the Eurozone’s GDP by 2040 as people live longer and birth rates fall. The bank projects a significant loss of GDP based on predictions that Europe’s working-age population will shrink by 6.5% by 2040, due to a reduction in the number of working-age people producing output...

October 14, 2024
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14Oct

US. What Does Inflation’s New Normal Mean for Public Pension Funds?

September’s Federal Reserve interest rate cut was meant to signal a win in the battle against inflation. With the highest inflationary peak in decades behind us, there was palpable relief at the idea of rates coming down. That may be especially true for public pension plan participants and plan sponsors. Over the past few years, more retiree groups have pushed for cost-of-living adjustments for their retirement benefits, as inflation eroded pension benefits. Some have been successful at getting ad hoc...

October 14, 2024
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14Oct

Deep Dive: China raises retirement ages as birth rate drops and ageing population grows

Deep Dive delves into hot issues in Hong Kong and mainland China. Our easy-to-read articles provide context to grasp what’s happening, while our questions help you craft informed responses. Check sample answers at the end of the page. News: China raises retirement age as it battles economic slump Country’s top legislative body announced the move as a way to deal with its ageing population of workers More people are set to retire than to enter the workforce, putting China’s pension...

October 14, 2024
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