October 2024
10Oct

Hong Kong launches e-platform for pension scheme

The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (‘MPFA’) has commenced a major overhaul of the Hong Kong pensions system with the launch of the eMPF Platform in June 2024. The Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) is Hong Kong’s pension scheme, which involves compulsory contributions to privately managed fund plans. The eMPF Platform is a centralised electronic platform designed to streamline MPF administration for employers, employees and MPF trustees. This is the largest reform of the MPF system since its inception in December 2000. What is the eMPF Platform? The eMPF Platform is an electronic...

October 10, 2024
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10Oct

US. Over 90% of corporations with derisking goals to shed pension liabilities — MetLife

More than 90% of U.S. corporations with defined benefit plans that have derisking goals plan to transfer all their liabilities in an average of just under four years, according to a new poll conducted by MetLife. In the insurer’s 2024 Pension Risk Transfer Poll, 93% of respondents said they intend to completely offload all of their pension liabilities, up from 89% that expressed that sentiment a year ago. Among that population, they plan to do so in an average of 3.8...

October 10, 2024
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10Oct

Pension funds biggest investors in UK’s £10bn social impact investment market

Pension funds are the largest investors in the UK’s social impact investment market, according to the latest annual market sizing report from Better Society Capital (BSC). The report reveals that the sector grew to £10bn (€11.9bn) last year, marking a 7% increase compared to 2022. In 2023, investment by pension funds represented 21% of the country’s total social impact investment market, with most of their funds being directed towards social and affordable housing, according to BSC. Endowments and charities were the second biggest...

October 10, 2024
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10Oct

How many Canadians are gig workers?

More than one in five (22%) Canadians are participating in gig work of various kinds across the country. That equates to about 7.3 million adults finding work outside of regular employment. And they are doing it for a variety of reasons, reports Securian Canada, with more than half (57%) — or roughly four million people — relying on this type of work to supplement their primary income. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of all gig workers are either employed full-time or part-time outside...

October 10, 2024
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09Oct

La importancia de las Afores para el retiro de millones de trabajadores en México

Las Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro (Afore) desempeñan un papel vital en la economía mexicana, gestionando los ahorros de los trabajadores para asegurar un retiro digno. Estas entidades no solo almacenan los fondos de pensiones, sino que también los invierten con el objetivo de generar rendimientos que incrementen el capital a lo largo del tiempo. Este proceso es esencial para que los trabajadores cuenten con recursos suficientes al llegar a la vejez. Inversiones y rendimientos Los rendimientos de las Afores provienen de los...

October 9, 2024
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09Oct

Cuánto es el monto máximo de pensión que puede recibir un jubilado con la nueva reforma de jubilación en Colombia

Las pensionadas y pensionados en Colombia tendrán un nuevo cambio para recibir sus pensiones tras la nueva reforma de jubilación. Los que aportaron en Colpensiones serán los más afectados de esta reforma, mientras que el sistema privado se mantendrá según las leyes actuales del Gobierno de Petro. Revisa en esta nota todos los detalles del monto máximo que podrás recibir. Las pensiones en Colombia serán para los que aporten en Colpensiones, de acuerdo al monto ingresado para la pensión. Asimismo, algunos beneficiarios también...

October 9, 2024
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09Oct

Panamá. Propuestas de enfermeras y pacientes crónicos buscan salvar el programa de pensiones de la CSS

La mesa de diálogo establecida por el Presidente de la República, José Raúl Mulino, para analizar y reformar el programa de pensiones de la Caja de Seguro Social (CSS), recibió dos nuevas propuestas. Estas fueron presentadas por la Asociación Nacional de Enfermeras de Panamá (ANEP) y la Federación Nacional de Asociaciones de Pacientes con Enfermedades Críticas, Crónicas y Degenerativas, quienes hicieron importantes planteamientos para contribuir al futuro del sistema de pensiones. Ana Reyes, representante de la ANEP, expresó que la...

October 9, 2024
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09Oct

Argentina. Aumenta el salario mínimo: todas las asignaciones y pensiones de ANSES que se verán afectadas

El Gobierno nacional, a través de la Secretaría de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social, activó en octubre el último tramo de actualización del Salario Mínimo, Vital y Móvil (SMVM) definido en julio. De esta manera, distintas pensiones y Asignaciones liquidadas por la Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social (ANSES) vieron el impacto en los requisitos vinculados a los ingresos y adicionales. ¿En qué prestaciones de ANSES impactó el aumento del salario mínimo? Jubilados Los adultos mayores que se hayan retirado sin moratoria (es decir, con los 30 años de aportes correspondientes), tienen derecho a...

October 9, 2024
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09Oct

French lawmakers weigh political risk of curbing boomers’ costly pensions

 France's government has put the country's explosive pensions issue back on the agenda as it seeks to reduce a gaping budget hole. But this time, it wants pensioners to contribute to belt-tightening efforts themselves. It also wants lawmakers used to pandering to older voters to back it. Economists and analysts say that if France really wants to tackle its bloated public spending, the baby-boom generation - those born between 1946 and 1964 - must take a hit to their pensions,...

October 9, 2024
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09Oct

New ILO report highlights urgent need for improved labour and social protection for domestic workers in ASEAN

A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights the critical need to improve labour and social protection for domestic workers across the 10-member Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) region. The report entitled Labour rights and social protection coverage for domestic workers in ASEAN  finds that despite their essential role in supporting households and economies, domestic workers, many of whom are women and migrants face significant gaps in protections that affect their well-being and economic security. There are about 38.3 million domestic...

October 9, 2024
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