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04OctOctober 4, 2023

Japanese pension funds with $600 billion to ink ESG pact

Japanese pension funds managing 90 trillion yen ($600 billion) will join a global initiative for responsible investment, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a speech on Oct. 3. Seven of the nation's public retirement funds will start preparations to sign the Principles for Responsible Investment, Kishida said. The PRI was started by the United Nations in 2006 to encourage investment that takes environmental, social and governance factors into consideration. As the number of members has increased globally, Japanese firms have been...

October 4, 2023

NewsESG, Investment, Japan

04OctOctober 4, 2023

US. SEC proposes changes for registered index-linked annuities

The SEC proposed rule amendments that would customize the registration form and disclosure requirements for registered index-linked annuities, also known as RILAs. The move comes after Congress passed a law in December directing the SEC to do so. "Given the complexity and growing popularity of RILAs, it is important that investors receive the information they need — in plain English — to make informed investment decisions," SEC Chair Gary Gensler said in a news release Sept. 29. "Implementing Congress' mandate, today's...

October 4, 2023

NewsPension Payout, Regulation, US

04OctOctober 4, 2023

Ghana. Government settles all outstanding pensions contributions ending August 2023

The Chief Executive of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Hayford Attah Krufi, has revealed that government has cleared all outstanding Tier 1 and Tier 2 pension contributions ending August 2023. According to hin, the payment was done in September 2023, after government finalised the Domestic Debt Exchange Porogrammme. “About ¢2.3 billion payments has been released to clear all these arrears”, Mr. Krufi stressed. Background The 2022 Financial Stability Review report released by the Bank of Ghana showed that government had defaulted on...

October 4, 2023

NewsGhana, savings

03OctOctober 3, 2023

Interrelación entre programas sociales y los incentivos y desincentivos que éstos generan para realizar aportes a los programas contributivos de pensión

El perfeccionamiento de los sistemas de pensiones en América Latina requiere, en primer lugar, definir los objetivos de cobertura, montos de pensión, tasas de reemplazo y redistribución que la sociedad busca obtener a través de la operación de los distintos pilares que los conforman. Esos objetivos debieran estar relacionados con la línea de la pobreza y con los salarios, y son diferentes para cada pilar. Además, el funcionamiento conjunto de ellos debe ser consistente con los objetivos planteados. Existe consenso...

October 3, 2023

NoticiasAmérica Latina, Diseño de Pensiones, Seguridad Social

03OctOctober 3, 2023

Chile. Sólo un multifondo de pensiones se salvó en septiembre y todos los otros registraron pérdidas

Durante el mes de septiembre de 2023, sólo el multifondo A se salvó porque todos los demás anotaron pérdidas. Los fondos más riesgosos, A y B, cerraron el mes con variaciones de 0,48% y -0,49% respectivamente, mientras que el fondo C, de riesgo moderado, presentó una caída de -1,80%. Los fondos más conservadores, D y E, obtuvieron pérdidas de -3,53% y -4,05% cada uno. De acuerdo a un boletín de la consultora Ciedess, la leve mejoría registrada por el multifondos A, y...

October 3, 2023

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Chile, Rendimientos

03OctOctober 3, 2023

Perú. SBS modifica reglamento de infracciones a las AFP: Conoce las nuevas restricciones

La Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP impuso nuevas infracciones desde categorías leve, grave y muy grave por el incumplimiento de las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones referidas a políticas de inversión e información veraz a aportantes La Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP impuso nuevas infracciones desde categorías leve, grave y muy grave por el incumplimiento de las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones referidas a políticas de inversión e información veraz a aportantes A través del diario oficial El Peruano,...

October 3, 2023

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Perú, Regulación

03OctOctober 3, 2023

UK. DB funding levels remain buoyant despite volatility

Pension scheme trustees have been urged to take the time to review their endgame options, after industry analysis revealed that UK defined benefit (DB) funding levels have continued to improve, despite ongoing volatility. Analysis from XPS Pensions found that, despite the Bank of England holding interest rates steady for the first time since late 2021, the aggregate surplus of UK DB pension schemes stood at around £169bn at the end of September. Aggregate scheme assets were also down over the month...

October 3, 2023

NewsDefined Benefit, Funding, UK

03OctOctober 3, 2023

Danish pension fund completes US$520m divestment

Danish pension fund AkademikerPension has completed a fossil fuel divestment program to exit its portfolio of oil and gas stocks worth US$520 million with the sale of Italy's ENI. The fund, which oversees $20 billion in client assets, has undergone a divestment program spanning half a decade. It has now divested from BP, Chevron, Equinor, Exxon Mobil, Petrobras, PetroChina, Shell, Repsol and TotalEnergies. AkademikerPension, formerly named MP Pension, is a pension fund that admits academic degree holders, with more than 150,000 members privately or...

October 3, 2023

NewsClimate crisis, ESG, Investment

03OctOctober 3, 2023

US. Just 17% of workers aged 50+ confident they can maintain a comfortable lifestyle in retirement: survey

Only 17 per cent of U.S. employees aged 50-plus and 23 per cent of retirees are very confident they’ll be able to maintain a comfortable lifestyle throughout retirement, according to a new survey by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies in collaboration with the Transamerica Institute. The survey, which polled more than 10,000 U.S. employees, found nearly a fifth (19 per cent) of retirees said they expect to primarily rely on income from an employer-sponsored pension plan, compared to just...

October 3, 2023

NewsRetirement security, US

03OctOctober 3, 2023

Japan wants companies to disclose pension fund performance

Japan is moving to urge companies to disclose their pension plan returns, Nikkei has learned, as part of an effort to improve how the nation's retirement savings are invested. The government will begin discussions Wednesday in a new panel on strengthening Japan's asset management sector. Proposed topics include disclosures on pension fund performance, ways to attract more talent in the field and allowing smaller companies to operate joint pension funds. The conclusions will be incorporated into a national plan to bolster...

October 3, 2023

NewsJapan, Occupational Pensions, Regulation

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