April 2024

Economista Karol Fernández asumirá vicepresidencia ejecutiva de la Federación Internacional de Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones

Una cara conocida en el mundo previsional será la ecargada de asumir la vicepresidencia ejecutiva de la Federación Internacional de Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (FIAP). Se trata de la economista Karol Fernández, quien tomará las funciones de Francisco Margozzini, quien decidió dejar el cargo de secretario general hace un año. La exjefa de Estudios de la Subsecretaría de Previsión Social asumirá el próximo 20 de mayo. El cambio obedece a la modificación del gobierno corporativo acordado por sus socios...

UK. People’s Pension ramps up ESG expectations of asset managers

The People's Pension, Crawley, England, is expecting more from its asset managers when it comes to responsible investment. The £26 billion ($32 billion) multiemployer defined contribution plan said in an April 29 statement on its new responsible investment policy that at a minimum, fund managers are expected to have a commitment to net zero and adequate resources committed to stewardship. Failing to do so could trigger a review and possible transfer of assets to other managers, the U.K. master trust...

Czechs approve raising retirement age to help future budgets

The Czech government approved changes to the country's pension system on Tuesday, raising retirement ages and lowering pensions for future retirees as it aims to save the system billions of dollars per year. The reform builds in gradual shifts in the retirement age, delaying retirement by seven months for people who are now 52, compared to the current retirement age of 65, according to plans. It also lowers pensions calculated for future retirees by about 8% compared with the current...

UK. ‘Shocking’ tech leaves pensions industry in precarious position

The pensions industry has built up a ‘technical debt’ that must be addressed if it is to engage and educate savers, experts have warned. Delegates at the Pensions Administration Standards Association (Pasa) conference in the City of London were told pensions technology was at least “10 years behind” other industries. Paul Sturgess, director of Pasa said: “I fear that the time frame [for keeping up with available technology in other industries] has got bigger than the heady days of 2000.” Paul Leandro,...

Dutch pension sector’s funding ratio improves

In the first quarter of 2024, Dutch pension funds saw their funding ratios improve relative to the previous quarter, as the increase in their liabilities was lower than the growth in their investments. Total investments increased by €35 billion to €1,599 billion, while aggregate liabilities increased by €5 billion to €1,370 billion. The funding ratio reflects a pension fund’s current financial position, expressing the ratio between investments and liabilities. The average funding ratio stands at 116.7% The Dutch pension sector’s average...

Chile. Pulso Ciudadano: 65,9% considera que la reforma más urgente es la reforma de pensiones

Durante la mañana de este domingo se conocieron los resultados de una nueva encuesta Pulso Ciudadano, en donde un 32% afirmó que votarían por Claudio Orrego como gobernador de la región Metropolitana, además de que un 65,9% dijo que la reforma más urgente es la reforma de pensiones. En esta publicación del sondeo se entrevistó a 1.115 personas, hombres y mujeres mayores de 18 años, a través de un panel online realizado entre el 24 y 26 de abril, en donde se les preguntó sobre...

No poder jubilarse jamás: el sombrío panorama que ahoga cada vez a más personas en EEUU

Cerca de una cuarta parte de los adultos de 50 años o más en Estados Unidos cree que no podrá jubilarse nunca y al 70% de ellos le preocupa que los precios suban más rápido que sus salarios, mostró un estudio de AARP. Cerca de 1 de cada 4 de esos adultos de 50 años o más dijo no tener dinero guardado para el retiro, según el reporte. Los gastos del día a día y de la vivienda, incluyendo los alquileres y las hipotecas,...

Precariedad del sistema de pensiones en Latinoamérica obliga a trabajar más allá de los 65

En México, la mitad del trabajo es informal, en Brasil se duplicaron los pensionistas que trabajan y en Perú, Bolivia o Paraguay, la mayoría carece de sistema de jubilación La precariedad del sistema de pensiones en los países de América Latina y el Caribe obliga a millones de sus trabajadores a buscar en el mundo laboral informal una vía para completar sus bajos ingresos, después de décadas de trabajo y de haber superado la edad de jubilación, informó la agencia...

25% of Americans over 50 don’t expect to retire. How to start saving

About a quarter of Americans above the age of 50 say they expect to never retire as the cost of living rises faster than their income, according to a new AARP study. Certified financial planner Shinobu Hindert joined NewsNation’s “Morning in America” with tips on how to plan for retirement amid rising prices. Hindert says when planning for retirement, a person should ideally have the equivalent of one year’s salary saved by the time they are 30, three times their annual salary...

UK’s opposition Labour Party commits to triple-lock pension policy

Britain’s opposition Labour Party has committed to keeping for at least five years the so-called triple lock that guarantees rises to state pensions, if it wins the election, underscoring the importance of pensioners to the outcome of the vote. Labour have held an around 20-point lead in opinion polls over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party for the last nine months, but the one area where they tend to struggle is with voters over 65 years old. Labour leader Keir Starmer...