December 2023

India. About 95% of country’s population uninsured, reveals report

As much as 95 per cent of the country's population is uninsured despite the government and the insurance regulator's efforts to expand coverage, the National Insurance Academy said in a report, which was released on Thursday. Unveiling the report, Irdai Chairman Debasish Panda urged the industry to emulate steps that led to the massive success of the UPI, opening of bank accounts, as well as mobile penetration. Panda said a compulsory natural calamity insurance in high-risk regions -- as recommended in...

Annuities Are Back in Favour

"In an environment of high market volatility and high interest rates, life annuities are an option to consider again," says Spencer Look, director at the Morningstar Center of retirement and policy studies in Chicago. "Interest rates, he continues, are allowing annuity income levels not seen since the mid-2000s." The figures in Quebec confirm this, showing an increase of 17.7% between 2021 and 2022. Of the six main product categories listed in the 2022 Annual Report on Financial Institutions and Credit...

México ocupó el último lugar en la OCDE en ahorro para el retiro en el 2022

El promedio de la tasa de cotización se ubicó en 18.2% a nivel de la organización internacional. En 2022 México ocupó el último lugar en el ahorro para el retiro obligatorio en comparación con otros esquemas de pensiones de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE). En el informe “Pensions at a Glance 2023” se observó que en el 2022 los trabajadores mexicanos tuvieron una tasa de cotización de 6.3 por ciento. Este ahorro obligatorio se canaliza en...

OCDE plantea que hay que elevar la tasa de empleo de la población de 55-64 años por las pensiones

Las reformas de las pensiones, con el retraso de la edad de jubilación, no bastan para equilibrar los sistemas a largo plazo, según la OCDE, que insiste en que para compensar los efectos del envejecimiento demográfico hay que aumentar la tasa de empleo de la población de 55 a 64 años. Este es uno de los principales mensajes del secretario general de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), Mathias Cormann, en la presentación a la prensa del...

La reforma del sistema de pensiones en España generará mayores gastos que ingresos, según la OCDE

Según la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), la reforma del sistema de pensiones en España entre 2021 y 2023 supondrá un mayor incremento de los gastos que el crecimiento esperado de los ingresos. Esto ha sido advertido por la Autoridad Independiente de Responsabilidad Fiscal (AIReF), que estima un aumento del déficit de 1,1 puntos porcentuales para 2050. La última reforma de pensiones en España tiene como objetivo reducir los futuros déficits de pensiones mediante el aumento...

Retirement ages on the rise to protect pension systems, OECD says

Millions of people globally will have no choice but to work into their seventies to ease increasing pressure on pension systems as life expectancy rates continue to rise, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said. OECD countries are moving to increase statutory retirement ages, curb early retirement and offer employees incentives to work longer to boost the sustainability of their pension systems, the Paris-based organisation said in its Pensions at a Glance 2023 report. “Governments have several tools available to further promote the employment and employability of...

US. First LAX Strikes in 20 Years Pose Potential Fiduciary Risk for Public Pension Funds

Last week, hundreds of workers employed by PAI Partners-owned concessionaire, Areas USA, walked out on strike at Los Angeles International Airport, following workers’ first strike on November 21. PAI Partners is a private equity investment firm based in Paris, France. Workers’ decision to strike during the busy holiday season came after Areas has failed to agree to wage increases workers need to afford the soaring cost of housing in the Los Angeles area. "My coworkers and I are on strike because...

Nigeria. Pension coverage: Micro pension’s impact on informal sector (Part 1)

The Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) is a vital initiative empowering individuals to secure their financial well-being in old age. Tailored initially for formal sector employees, the CPS was extended to include informal sector workers following the Pension Reform Act (PRA) amendment in 2014. Guided by the provisions of the PRA 2014, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) introduced the Micro Pension Plan (MPP) with the specific objective of broadening pension coverage to include workers in the informal sector. Under the MPP,...

New EU gig worker rules will decide who should get benefits for full-time workers

In a bid to improve working conditions for people delivering food and offering rides through smartphone apps, the European Union on Wednesday gave temporary approval to rules that stipulate that Who should get the benefits of full-time employees and restrict online avenues? Platforms use algorithms to manage their employees. The European Parliament and the 27 EU member states agreed on a platform worker directive that took years to create. It aims to boost protections and benefits for the growing number...

México. Top 7 / Las afores con mayor ahorro voluntario

Al cierre de octubre, el ahorro voluntario que reportaron las Afores fue de 127 mil 824.7 millones de pesos, de acuerdo con estadísticas de la Consar. Te decimos cuales fueron las ganadoras de este año en este recuento: 1.- XXI Banorte Al cierre del penúltimo mes del año administraba 39,365.8 millones de pesos en ahorro voluntario. Se trata de la Afore con más ahorro voluntario en el sistema. Su estrategia para incentivar a sus clientes a depositar dinero extra a sus...