January 2024
19Jan

UK. Pension derisking to continue but may need rethinking

Mercer analysis of FTSE 350 pension funds, shows an aggregate surplus across company accounts of £47bn at the end of December 2023, a fall of £12bn over the month. Most companies report their accounts at the end of December, so although the funding position fell over the month, overall positions in 2023 saw an improvement. Schemes might expect to continue de-risking during 2024, supported by planned incoming regulation. Government’s upcoming consultation on options for DB schemes has the potential to create...

January 19, 2024
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19Jan

The Most Often Overlooked Step In Retirement Planning

When it comes to retirement planning, conversations often center around portfolio management and investment strategies—what I like to call the bling of the financial world. Generally, you sit down with an advisor and begin your work together by listing all your assets and expenses. They, in turn, provide you with a thick report of projected returns, inflation assumptions, and a—likely daunting—required savings number for your retirement nest egg. More often than not, they then offer a fancy investment product or...

January 19, 2024
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19Jan

UK. Pensions changes on the Horizon for 2024

In 2023 a number of announcements were made about changes to pensions law that are expected to take place during 2024. In addition to proposals set out in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement (summarised here), some other significant developments we expect are: Automatic enrolment: The vast majority of UK employers have to automatically enrol certain employees and other workers into an appropriate pension scheme. The Government has proposed that the qualifying age threshold for auto-enrolment will be reduced from 22 to...

January 19, 2024
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18Jan

Preocupa a 70% de los mexicanos suficiencia de sus ahorros para el retiro

Según encuesta solo 46% espera con ilusión llegar a esta etapa, mientras que 18 y 17% se estresan por temor a no contar con los ingresos necesarios El proceso de envejecimiento demográfico ha generado entre la población mayores preocupaciones relacionadas con el sustento económico, la familia y la independencia, según un estudio de la Universidad del Valle de México. La preocupación e incertidumbre son emociones que enfrentan más del 70% de los mexicanos ante la problemática relacionada con sus posibilidades de retiro y jubilación,...

January 18, 2024
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18Jan

¿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
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18Jan

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
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18Jan

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
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18Jan

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
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18Jan

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
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18Jan

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
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