March 2024
27Mar

Chile. Presidente Boric se reúne con nueva mesa del Senado: agenda de seguridad y reforma previsional serán prioridad

El Presidente Gabriel Boric junto al ministro Secretario General de la Presidencia, Álvaro Elizalde, y la subsecretaria de la cartera, Macarena Lobos, recibieron a la nueva mesa directiva del Senado, encabezada por su presidente, José García Ruminot (RN), y vicepresidente, Matías Walker (Demócratas). Fue enunciada como una “reunión protocolar” que marcaba la primera instancia de encuentro entre ambos poderes del Estado, tras la polémica votación para la presidencia de la Cámara Alta que rompió con el acuerdo administrativo. Sin embargo, pese a las tensiones de los últimos días, los...

March 27, 2024
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27Mar

España. El Gobierno aprueba el reglamento para asegurar que los salarios más altos aporten más al sistema de pensiones

El Consejo de Ministros ha dado este martes un nuevo paso enmarcado en la reforma de pensiones que pactó en mayo de 2023 con los sindicatos. La última modificación en la norma se concentraba en reforzar los ingresos del sistema , a través del aumento de las bases máximas de cotización, una alza del mecanismo de equidad intergeneracional y una cuota de solidaridad a los salarios más altos. Este último concepto se ha concretado este martes con la modificación del Reglamento sobre Cotización y...

March 27, 2024
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27Mar

Chile. Diputados anticipan que hoy no están los votos para aprobar un nuevo retiro desde las AFP

El miércoles pasado el diputado Enrique Lee, de Avancemos Chile, dijo que presentó una reforma constitucional que busca disponer de hasta el 15% de los fondos de pensiones de las cuentas de capitalización individual que administran las AFP. Ante esto, los retiros de fondos han vuelto a salir al debate, pese a que recién dentro de un par de meses se podría votar un eventual proyecto de “séptimo retiro”, dado que el 7 de junio de 2023 la Cámara de Diputados...

March 27, 2024
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27Mar

Larry Fink de BlackRock advierte que viene una crisis de jubilación por el envejecimiento de la población mundial

El mundo enfrenta una inminente "crisis de jubilación" que requiere un replanteamiento de las pensiones y los patrones de trabajo a medida que los avances médicos aumentan la longevidad, advirtió el martes el CEO de BlackRock, Larry Fink, en su carta anual a los directores ejecutivos e inversionistas y que es muy seguida de cerca. Fink, cuyas misivas anteriores han ayudado a aumentar el interés en el capitalismo accionario y el cambio climático, citó las proyecciones de la ONU de...

March 27, 2024
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27Mar

US. Group of senators urge finalization of DOL fiduciary rule

Nine senators urged the Labor Department and Office of Management and Budget to quickly finalize the DOL’s proposed rule amending the definition of a fiduciary. The Labor Department proposed the Retirement Security Rule, commonly referred to as the fiduciary rule, in late October. The rule would make changes to the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under ERISA, causing one-time advice, such as rollovers, to fall under the fiduciary definition if other conditions are met. “The proposed rule ensures that every...

March 27, 2024
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27Mar

UK. Data shows public concern about pensions adequacy and climate change

Most of the public want the government to do more to address pensions adequacy and to ensure the industry is tackling the climate crisis, research from ShareAction, Make My Money Matter and Finance Innovation Lab finds. The research from the responsible investment organisations – which polled 2,000 UK adults this month – found three quarters (77%) of the public were concerned about adequacy, while two thirds (65%) wanted the pensions industry to address climate change. As part of its work, the group put...

March 27, 2024
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27Mar

Kenya. Treasury Unveils New Retirement Policy With Enhanced Benefits

The government wants to revise the pensions scheme to enable Kenyans save for a retirement home and pay for medical care after retirement. According to the draft National Retirement Benefits Policy released by the National Treasury, a significant number of Kenyans are facing challenges in accessing housing and healthcare services after retirement. The Treasury pointed out that numerous retirement plans did not allow individuals to save for the two primary needs that make up a significant portion of expenses for Kenyans...

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27Mar

Surge in China personal pension accounts, contributions lag

The number of personal pension fund accounts surged last year, but the scheme designed to shore up China’s pension system remained hamstrung by low contributions and a lack of investment, reports Caixin. More than 50 million people had set up personal pension accounts as of the end of last year, Zhai Yanli, director-general of the Social Insurance Management Center at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said Wednesday at an industry conference in Beijing. The number was up from...

March 27, 2024
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27Mar

Little planning for looming retirement crisis, BlackRock chief warns

The chief executive of the world’s largest asset manager is warning of a future “retirement crisis”, as pension savings fail to keep up with life-extending medical breakthroughs. In his annual letter to investors, the BlackRock chief executive, Larry Fink, said that establishing “a secure, well-earned retirement” would be one of the greatest economic challenges to face the US in the mid-21st century. The boss of BlackRock, which manages about $10tn (£7.4tn) in assets, including retirement funds, praised medical advances, including obesity drugs such...

March 27, 2024
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27Mar

Australia. New Law Boosts Affordable, Accessible Financial Advice

Today, the Albanese Government has introduced the first tranche of legislation to deliver its comprehensive package of reforms to ensure Australians have access to quality and affordable financial advice. There are over five million Australians at or approaching retirement who need assistance to navigate the pension and superannuation systems. Unfortunately, the average cost of financial advice puts professional advice out of reach for many Australians. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Bill 2024 implements reforms which...

March 27, 2024
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