March 2024
08Mar

Rechazan intención de aumentar edad de jubilación en Ecuador

Trabajadores pensionados y afiliados se movilizaron el jueves en rechazo a la intención del presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa de aumentar la edad de jubilación en el país suramericano. De igual manera los congregantes denunciaron el interés del Gobierno de aumentar la aportación que realizan los pensionados. “El seguro no se vende, el seguro se defiende” es una de las consignas del grupo de jubilados que se concentran para rechazar de igual manera la intención de privatizar el Instituto de Seguridad...

March 8, 2024
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08Mar

Pension Funds Market to Reach $109.1 trillion, Globally, by 2032 at 5.5% CAGR: Allied Market Research

The demographic shifts, regulatory shifts, and the growing emphasis on sustainable and responsible investing, driven by increasing awareness of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are expanding the market reach of pension funds. Prime determinants of growth As populations age globally, the demand for pension products rises, compelling funds to adapt their investment strategies for long-term sustainability. Regulatory changes, aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability within the pension industry, push funds to adopt more sophisticated risk management practices. However, economic uncertainties...

March 8, 2024
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08Mar

The anti-ESG backlash is playing out across the US as pensions and investments become a political football

After years of headlines about the growing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement in investing, ESG has been met with understandable skepticism from taxpayers, who both underwrite state and local government pension plans and government borrowing. After all, if the managers of these operations take their focus off properly balancing risk and return–pursuing ideological investment goals instead–taxpayers could be on the hook for hundreds of billions in additional liabilities. Yet, that focus must go in both directions. Forcing those...

March 8, 2024
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08Mar

Aging population to be major driver of future climate-related deaths

Climate change poses profound public health threats to people of all ages. But as the climate changes, the world is facing another public health challenge: aging. The proportion of the world’s population 65 and older is projected to rise from 9% at present to 16% in 2050. As the earth’s temperature becomes more extreme, population aging is expected to substantially amplify future heat- and cold-related deaths, a new study from the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) shows. According to the study, published...

March 8, 2024
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07Mar

Saldo promedio en cuenta afore de mujeres es 24% menor que en cuentas de hombres

El saldo promedio de las cuentas en las Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro (Afores) de mujeres es 24% menor que el saldo de las cuentas cuyo titular es un hombre, según datos de la Comisión Nacional de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), esto debido a brechas económicas de género como menores salarios y menos acceso a empleo remunerado. Luis Kuri, director general de Citibanamex Afore, aseguró que el tema de las pensiones es un gran reto para las generaciones...

March 7, 2024
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07Mar

Chile. Comisión de Trabajo inicia análisis de reforma de pensiones

Con la exposición de los ministros de Trabajo y Previsión Social, Jeannette Jara, de Hacienda, Mario Marcel, y del superintendente de Pensiones, Osvaldo Macías, la Comisión de Trabajo y Previsión Social del Senado, inició el estudio del proyecto que crea un nuevo sistema mixto de pensiones y un seguro social en el pilar contributivo, mejora la Pensión Garantizada Universal y establece beneficios y modificaciones regulatorias. Cabe recordar que la iniciativa cumple su segundo trámite en el Senado, luego que la...

March 7, 2024
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07Mar

U.S. corporate pension surpluses rise in February – 4 reports

U.S. corporate pension plan funding surpluses grew in February thanks to positive returns from growth assets as well as falling liabilities, according to four new reports. Wilshire Advisors estimated the aggregate funding ratio of U.S. corporate plans reached 109.4% as of Feb. 29, up from 106% a month earlier. "U.S. corporate pension plans have maintained their overfunded status for 14 consecutive months since early 2023," said Ned McGuire, managing director at Wilshire, in a news release March 6. "February's increase in...

March 7, 2024
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07Mar

Retirement industry shows mixed response to U.K. budget proposals

The U.K. retirement industry has urged caution over announcements in the nation's spring budget statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, with proposals including the establishment of a unifying "pot for life" and a move to mandate disclosures of how much of a portfolio is invested in the U.K. Hunt confirmed that the U.K. government was to continue with its retirement "pot for life" concept — allowing participants to request that new employers contribute into an existing retirement plan...

March 7, 2024
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07Mar

Turkish pensioners have become the poorest in Europe

Pensioners in Turkey rank last in the world in terms of income. In terms of quality of life, only India is ahead of them, writes the Turkish publication Sözcü. As the publication notes, since 2018, Turkey has been steadily declining in the world ranking, the so-called "League of pensioners". The League rating covers 44 countries. Moreover, the average pension in Turkey is called such that it is practically impossible to live on, that is, Turkish pensioners lag behind many other...

March 7, 2024
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06Mar

México. Ahorro para el retiro: Reforma de 2020 beneficia a más de 67 mil personas

Entre enero de 2021 y diciembre de 2023 se han pensionado con una afore 72 mil 623 personas, de los cuales sólo 7% contaba con las mil 250 semanas cotizadas que se exigían antes de la reforma del 2020, informó la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar). Así, 67 mil 360 pensionados se han beneficiado de la reforma de hace cuatro años, que a partir del 2021 redujo el número de semanas cotizadas a 750, con un incremento...

March 6, 2024
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