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17NovNovember 17, 2023

US Pension Risk Transfer Market Expected to See $10 Billion In Q3 Deal Volume

Legal & General Retirement America (LGRA), a leading provider of pension risk solutions in the United States, today released the Q3 2023 edition of the US Pension Risk Transfer Monitor, which analyzes industry trends and market outlooks in the US. Following the largest first half on record for the US Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) market at $22.5 billion in deal volume, the Monitor reports an expected $10 billion in Q3 PRT market volume. While this is a decrease from last...

November 17, 2023

NewsPension Management, Risk, US

17NovNovember 17, 2023

Knowledge Of ESG, Integration and Greenwashing Remains Low

Determining how best to incorporate environmental, social and governance factors across the investment portfolio continues to be a challenge for institutional investors, said Bonnie Treichel, founder and chief solutions officer at Endeavor Retirement, during the “Surveying the Landscape” session of CIO’s ESG livestream this month. Not Just a Label “How do people really understand this?” Treichel asked. “It’s really hard, because a lot of times, I’ll ask the question about ESG and an investment lineup, and the perspective that I hear...

November 17, 2023

NewsESG, Investment, Pension Management, UK

17NovNovember 17, 2023

Bulgaria Boosts Minimum Pension to BGN 580

A significant shift in Bulgaria's pension landscape is on the horizon, as the minimum pension for service and age is slated to surge by 11% under the Swiss rule, reaching BGN 580 starting July 1, 2024. Alongside this increase, widow's supplements are also expected to see a rise, as per insights from "Sega." Effective January 1, there's an uptick in the maximum insurance income to BGN 3,750, marking a nearly 10% rise. However, the pension ceiling remains unchanged, capped at...

November 17, 2023

NewsAdequacy, Bulgaria, Income

17NovNovember 17, 2023

Japan to curb pension benefit increases for 2nd straight year

Japan is expected to curb the increase in national pension payouts for the second year in a row using an adjustment that reduces benefits when compared against rising consumer prices, Nikkei has learned. Benefits will grow by an estimated 2.6% in fiscal 2024, leaving recipients somewhat worse off after inflation. Public pension benefits in principle rise along with inflation and wage growth so that pensioners can maintain purchasing power. But the number of pensioners is swelling while the working population shrinks, putting strain on the...

November 17, 2023

NewsAging, Income, Japan

16NovNovember 16, 2023

México. Afores cerraron octubre con 61,084.6 millones de pesos en minusvalías: Consar

Al cierre de octubre, la plusvalía se ubicó en 238 millones de pesos. Cabe recordar que al cierre de julio se ubicaron en 255,296 millones de pesos. Las administradoras de fondos para el retiro (afores) están enfrentando otro periodo de minusvalías y los datos de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema del Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar) lo demuestran. En octubre la afores reportaron minusvalías por 61,084.6 millones de pesos y con ello hilaron tres meses en números negativos, lo que ha...

November 16, 2023

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Mexico, Rendimientos

16NovNovember 16, 2023

Colombia. Reforma pensional finalmente se destrabaría, dice el presidente de Colpensiones

El Gobierno Nacional está buscando la manera de concertar con el Senado de la República el inicio de la discusión en segundo debate de la reforma pensional, que no ha podido ser anunciada en la plenaria. En las últimas horas, se adelantó una reunión a la que asistió el presidente del Congreso, Iván Name, la ministra de Trabajo, Gloria Inés Ramírez, y el presidente de Colpensiones, Jaime Dussán, para tratar de lograr algunos acuerdos que permitan avanzar en este trámite. Dussán...

November 16, 2023

NoticiasColombia, Ingreso, Reforma de Pensiones

16NovNovember 16, 2023

Peru. Retiro AFP: dictamen estará listo a fines de noviembre para ser debatido en el Pleno del Congreso

La mayoría de afiliados a las AFP se encuentran expectantes de un posible nuevo retiro de los fondos privados de pensiones. En carpeta suman 20 proyectos de ley que buscan concretar por séptima vez un desembolso de las cuentas individuales de capitalización (CIC). Ante la insistencia de los legisladores, el presidente de la Comisión de Economía, Banca, Finanzas e Inteligencia Financiera, César Revilla, anunció ayer miércoles que el dictamen sobre retiro de hasta 4 Unidades Impositivas Tributarias (UIT), equivalentes a...

November 16, 2023

NoticiasPerú, Regulación, Retiro de Fondos

16NovNovember 16, 2023

U.S. public pension funding dips again in October – Milliman

The overall estimated funding ratio of the 100 largest U.S. public pension plans declined for the third month in a row in October, once again due to negative market performance, according to the Milliman 100 Public Pension Funding index. The estimated ratio fell to 71.4% as of Oct. 31 from 73.2% a month earlier, driven by an estimated aggregate investment return of -1.9% during the period, with an estimated range of -2.8% to -1.1%. With the third straight month of negative...

November 16, 2023

NewsFunding, Public Pensions, US

16NovNovember 16, 2023

UK pension regulator outlines challenges and plans for scheme transformation

Louise Davey from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) addressed the complex issue of pension decumulation during an ABI webinar Today. She outlined TPR's strategy to transform UK pension schemes into full-service providers that support savers from the accumulation phase through to retirement. Davey highlighted the limitations of current trust-based pension schemes and underscored TPR's support for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) proposal to mandate these schemes to offer decumulation products and services. She emphasized the evolution of the UK...

November 16, 2023

NewsRegulation, supervision, UK

16NovNovember 16, 2023

German government drafts law to reform second pillar pension system

The German government has drafted the law to reform the second pillar occupational pension system, Rolf Schmachtenberg, state secretary for the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry, announced during the Handelsblatt conference on occupational pensions yesterday. The 24-point draft law – called Betriebsrentenstärkungsgesetz 2024 – deals with the difficult topic of opening up the social partner model to third parties not bound by collective bargaining agreements, the state secretary said, adding that the ministry is examining the legal aspects of such change...

November 16, 2023

NewsGermany, Pension Reform, Regulation

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