editor, Author at Pension Policy International

18JanJanuary 18, 2024

¿Qué pasará con los fondos voluntarios de pensión en Colombia en reforma del gobierno Petro?

Los fondos voluntarios de pensión en Colombia también hacen parte de las modificaciones que se encuentran en el proyecto de reforma pensional que reposa en el Congreso de la República. Varios cambios tienen en cuenta lo que pudiera ocurrir con los sistemas de ahorro, tanto obligatorios, como los voluntarios y los semicontriobutivos. Uno de los mecanismos que aprueba el sistema vigente para poder optar por una pensión en Colombia son justamente los fondos voluntarios, que se convierten en un ahorro que complementa el monto...

January 18, 2024

NoticiasAhorro Voluntario, Colombia, Reforma de Pensiones

18JanJanuary 18, 2024

México. Pensiones pueden mejorar sin comprometer las finanzas públicas: Amafore

El 5 de febrero el Presidente presentará un paquete de reformas, en donde se contempla la de pensiones, por el momento no se conoce más. Las administradoras de fondos para el retiro (afores) están tranquilas ante la nueva reforma de pensiones anunciada por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, y que se espera conocer a detalle a inicios de febrero. Incluso, ven espacio para que el gobierno mejore el ahorro de los trabajadores sin comprometer a las finanzas públicas, las...

January 18, 2024

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Mexico, Reforma de Pensiones

18JanJanuary 18, 2024

They flocked to build China’s cities. Now builders are aging with little retirement

About 30 years ago, construction worker Song Aimin believed a lifetime of labor could earn him a spot among China's growing urban middle class. He left his village in the northern Hebei province and headed to Beijing. "Back then, all the people in the villages wanted to leave to go find work in the cities. Laboring in the cities meant that you always ate well — at least, better than you ate back home," says Song, now 64 years old....

January 18, 2024

NewsChina, Coverage, Pension design

18JanJanuary 18, 2024

Ghana. Academic activities to halt as SSA-UoG, FUSAG declare ‘indefinite strike action’

The Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSAG) have declared an indefinite industrial action with immediate effect. The decision follows, among other things, the failure of the government to address the above bodies’ concerns regarding pensions and the reversal of what they describe as an illegal cancellation of their overtime allowance. Speaking at a news conference at the University of Ghana, Legon, in Accra, the National Chairman of the SSA-UoG, Isaac...

January 18, 2024

NewsGhana, Pension Payout

18JanJanuary 18, 2024

France joins list of countries where birth rates are declining

France’s population is older than ever, and its citizens are having fewer children. Just 678,000 babies were born in the country last year, the lowest number since 1946. The decline is primarily due to women having fewer children or none at all, according to Ined, France’s National Institute of Demographic Studies. The nation’s population still increased slightly last year, thanks to migration and a record high life expectancy of 85.7. These trends are not unique to France — births are...

January 18, 2024

NewsAging, France

18JanJanuary 18, 2024

China’s Population Drops by 2 Million in 2023 Due to Record Low Birth Rate

China has long seen the United States as its main geopolitical rival. But the Chinese government is facing a new threat – this one from within: a precipitous decline in the country’s birth rate, leading to a rapidly aging – and shrinking – population. China’s population fell by a staggering 2.08 million people in 2023 to 1.409 billion, according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics. Its population had declined by 850,000 in 2022, which had been the country’s first year-over-year decline...

January 18, 2024

NewsAging, China, Labor Market

17JanJanuary 17, 2024

México. Informalidad, el reto que AMLO debe enfrentar para resolver la crisis de pensiones en México

Este 5 de febrero, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador presentará el que podría ser su último paquete de iniciativas de reformas constitucionales, entre las que incluirá la reforma por una “Jubilación digna para trabajadores mexicanos”, con la que los trabajadores mexicanos se retirarán con el 100% de su último salario, hecho que no ocurre en ningún país de la OCDE. La edición 2023 del informe “Un vistazo a las pensiones” (Pensions at a Glance) de la Organización para la...

January 17, 2024

NoticiasMexico, Reforma de Pensiones, Sector Informal

17JanJanuary 17, 2024

La reforma del sistema de pensiones de Chile supera el primer obstáculo

El plan del presidente Gabriel Boric para reformar el sistema privado de pensiones de Chile, creado en los años 80 durante la dictadura de Augusto Pinochet, superó uno de sus primeros obstáculos en el Congreso esta semana. El proyecto de ley de pensiones fue aprobado con el apoyo de la coalición de Gobierno en una votación realizada en la Comisión de Trabajo y Seguridad Social de la Cámara de Diputados el lunes por la noche. Si el proyecto logra la aprobación en el Congreso en su estado actual, terminaría con...

January 17, 2024

NoticiasChile, Reforma de Pensiones, Regulation

17JanJanuary 17, 2024

European pension funds turn to co-filing at Shell to up climate credibility

Major European pension funds are among a record number of investors who have agreed to co-file a shareholder resolution at Shell with NGO Follow This in a bid to get the oil and gas major to set tougher emission reduction targets. The biggest support Follow This received previously was co-filing from 17 investors for a shareholder resolution at TotalEnergies’ annual general meeting last year, helping it secure 30% of votes. The group of co-filers for this year’s Shell resolution is bigger and...

January 17, 2024

NewsEurope, Investment

17JanJanuary 17, 2024

UK. Pension funds to begin TNFD reporting

At the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos today (16 January), 320 organisations from 46 countries signalled their commitment to adopting the TNFD recommendations. Among these were Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pools Brunel Pensions Partnership and London CIV. Other signatories included UK asset managers such as Fidelity International and Schroders, as well as the London Stock Exchange Group. Several UK climate-focussed asset managers were also on the list, including Climate Asset Management, Impax Asset Management, Greensphere Capital,...

January 17, 2024

NewsCorporate Governance, Regulation, UK

January 2024