January 2024
24Jan

Ghana’s Pension Regulator, NPRA, appoints new CEO

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed John Kwaning Mbroh as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA). Mr. Mbroh, whose appointment takes effect from 1st February 2024, replaces Mr. Hayford Atta Krufi who proceeds on retirement after holding the position since 2017. Mr. Mbroh is a management member of the NPRA and currently the Director of Standards and Compliance at the Authority for the past six years. He has taken charge of the core mandate under Section 7 of Act 766 of 2008...

January 24, 2024
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24Jan

U.S. insurers willing to take on more risk in 2024 — survey

U.S. insurers are willing to take on more risk in 2024 with their outsourced investment management, with more than half expecting to allocate at least 20% to private assets in the next two years, according to a new survey from Conning. In Conning's third annual survey conducted with more than 300 insurance executives in November, 62% of respondents said their risk tolerance will increase in 2024 (down from 64% that replied that for 2023) despite concerns about inflation, volatility, fiscal...

January 24, 2024
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24Jan

The Ins and Outs of Final Salary Pensions

How do you envision your golden years? For many, it means traveling or just relaxing on sun-kissed beaches, free of the daily grind. Financial security, however, is crucial to a truly idyllic retirement. The golden ticket to that blissful state used to be a final salary pension, but unfortunately, it no longer exists. Today, the pension landscape has radically changed. In place of final salary plans, defined contribution plans like 401(k)s have become more common. As of November 2023, 22% of non-retirees...

January 24, 2024
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23Jan

México. Retiro de recursos en récord histórico durante el 2023

El retiro de recursos de la afore afectará al final de la vida laboral, la pensión que reciban los trabajadores al final de su vida laboral. El ahorro voluntario es una medida para recuperar los recursos. Los trabajadores sin empleo pueden retirar recursos de las admnistradoras. Los retiros por desempleo en las Afores crecieron 12.73% en términos reales durante el 2023 respecto al año pasado y alcanzaron un máximo histórico, esto a pesar de la solidez del mercado laboral mexicano. En...

January 23, 2024
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23Jan

Chile. El Gobierno de Boric enfrenta una semana crucial para su reforma de pensiones, su principal bandera

La reforma al modelo de pensiones chileno ha sido una de las principales banderas del Gobierno de izquierdas de Gabriel Boric, que esta semana enfrentará jornadas cruciales en el Parlamento para lograr su aprobación. Luego de la votación en la comisión de Hacienda de los diputados este lunes, el pleno de la Cámara de Diputados votará el proyecto entre este martes y miércoles. Primero la idea de legislar (es decir, la iniciativa en general) y, luego, en particular, donde se abordarán...

January 23, 2024
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23Jan

US. ‘Too few’ public pension funds address climate in proxy voting — report

"Too few" public pension funds are addressing climate-related financial risk when it comes to proxy voting, according to a report released Jan. 23 by nonprofit organizations Sierra Club, Stand.earth and Stop the Money Pipeline. The report, "The Hidden Risk in State Pensions: Analyzing State Pensions' Responses to the Climate Crisis in Proxy Voting," looked at 24 public pension funds with a collective $2 trillion in assets, including the $241.7 billion New York City Retirement Systems and state pension funds in California,...

January 23, 2024
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23Jan

​Finance Norway calls for change in workplace pensions

In response to December’s government proposals to reform Norway’s pension system to make it fairer, Finance Norway (Finans Norge) has called for changes to occupational pensions and measures to strengthen individual pension plans. Finans Norge said it took part last Thursday in the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs’ hearing in parliament (Storting) on the government’s report to parliament on proposals for changes to the pension system. “Finans Norge supports the government’s proposal to strengthen the financial and social sustainability...

January 23, 2024
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23Jan

UK. Climate communications: Why Olivia Colman’s Make My Money Matter campaign went viral

Thousands of business leaders convened in Davos last week for the World Economic Forum’s annual summit. Top of their to-do list this year, as evidenced by the summit’s theme, is rebuilding public trust in the ability of the private sector to work with policymakers in addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges including the climate crisis. This will be no mean feat. Historic climate action failures resulted in the hottest year on record, during which leaders met in an...

January 23, 2024
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23Jan

OECD tells Italy to curtail State pensions for high earners

The OECD on Monday called on Italy to reform its pension system, making it less generous for high earners. “Reducing the generosity of pensions for higher-income households could limit the [forecast] increase in [pension] spending, while maintaining adequate public services and social protection,” read the OECD’s economic survey of Italy. The Paris-based body also stressed the need to phase out a variety of schemes that make it possible to start claiming a State pension before the retirement age, as has already...

January 23, 2024
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22Jan

México. Afore duplican los préstamos al gobierno federal

Con el objetivo de maximizar las pensiones de los trabajadores, las Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro (Afores) duplicaron los préstamos al gobierno federal, mientras que los inversionistas extranjeros retiraron su dinero. A través de las Sociedades de Inversión Especializadas en Fondos para el Retiro (Siefores) y bajo los parámetros de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), las Afores tenían un récord histórico de 3.1 billones de pesos en inversiones en valores gubernamentales al 10 de enero. Esta cifra es...

January 22, 2024
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