editor, Author at Pension Policy International

30NovNovember 30, 2023

El desempleo en Chile continúa al alza y llega al 8,9% en el trimestre agosto-octubre

El desempleo en Chile se ubicó en 8,9% en el trimestre móvil agosto-octubre, según la Encuesta Nacional de Empleo, dada a conocer este miércoles por el Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE). La cifra supone un incremento de 0,9 puntos porcentuales en 12 meses, la duodécima alza consecutiva. El avance, según el INE, se debe a que el aumento en la fuerza de trabajo (3,1%) fue mayor al registrado en las personas ocupadas (2,1%), por lo que el mercado no...

November 30, 2023

NoticiasAhorro, Chile, Mercado Laboral

30NovNovember 30, 2023

UK. Stop funding fossil fuels, ‘The Crown’ star urges pensions in ad

It's a curious combination: celebrities and pension funds. Rarely do the two mix, but when they do, they often make the news. A new advert, launched earlier this week, featuring Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman, called on UK pension members to lobby their funds to cut fossil fuels investments. “The cash from your pensions has helped us dig, drill and destroy more of the planet than ever before,” she says in the advert. Posted on YouTube and the group’s website, among other platforms,...

November 30, 2023

NewsESG, Investment, savings, UK

30NovNovember 30, 2023

US. Corporate Pensions are Looking to Make Changes to Liability-Driven Investment Allocations

A new study commissioned by Franklin Templeton and conducted by Coalition Greenwich reveals corporate pension plans are signaling changes to their liability-driven investment (LDI) approaches in the current interest rate environment. The first dedicated Corporate Defined Benefit (DB) LDI research in over five years marks a distinct inflection point in pension plan management strategy and LDI approaches of the top US Corporate DB plans. “We have seen a dramatic shift in the funding ratio over a short period of time...

November 30, 2023

NewsPension Management, US

30NovNovember 30, 2023

US. IRS announces retirement plan contribution limits for 2024

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the dollar limitations for retirement plans for the 2024 tax year. The 403(b) & 457(b) contribution limits have increased from $22,500 to $23,000 with an age 50 catch-up contribution of $7,500, which remains unchanged. Employees wanting to enroll into a Supplemental Retirement Account or make changes to an existing account should complete the electronic Salary Reduction Agreement. The deadline to submit SRA changes or new account enrollments to begin on the first pay in 2024 (Jan. 12) is 5 p.m....

November 30, 2023

NewsRegulation, savings, US

30NovNovember 30, 2023

20 Countries With The Lowest Retirement Ages in The World

According to the World Health Organization, the population of individuals aged 65 or older will outnumber those under the age of 15 by 2024. In the case of the United States of America, every Baby Boomer will have turned 65 or older by 2030. Most of these Boomers will be using some sort of Medicare for health coverage, and 40 million are yet to sign up for it. Yet many others will also be receiving social security benefits. In line with several other nations grappling...

November 30, 2023

NewsAging, Retirement Age

29NovNovember 29, 2023

Chile. Pensiones: multifondos repuntan y todos anotan resultados positivos en noviembre

Luego de meses de resultados negativos, todos los multifondos de pensiones registran ganancias en lo que va de noviembre, debido los positivos resultados en los mercados internacionales y a nivel local, y a la menor inflación anotada por Estados Unidos en octubre. Según Ciedess, en lo que va de noviembre (con valores cuota al día 26) los fondos más riesgosos, A y B, registran ganancias de 2,41% y 2,90% respectivamente, mientras que el fondo C, de riesgo moderado, presenta un alza de 4,13%....

November 29, 2023

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Chile, Rendimientos

29NovNovember 29, 2023

Perú. Mayor aporte para pensiones debe asumirlo el empleador

El Perú es uno de los países con la tasa de aporte sobre el sueldo más baja en la región y lejano al 18,4% promedio de la OCDE. Según un estudio sobre los sistemas de pensiones en América Latina de la fundación Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Brasil registra una tasa de 30%, Uruguay de 25% y Argentina de 20%. Mientras que en esos tres países, así como en Colombia, Paraguay, Costa Rica y El Salvador los empleadores son los que...

November 29, 2023

NoticiasDiseño de Pensiones, Perú

29NovNovember 29, 2023

Cuanto subirán las pensiones en España en 2024

Estamos a punto de terminar el año 2023 y comenzar con la "cuesta de enero" del nuevo año. Con cada cambio de año es ya habitual que los pensionistas de nuestro país (no solo jubilados) vean como aumentan sus prestaciones sociales, ejecutando los criterios que dispone la legislación actualmente. Este hecho es lo que se denomina la revalorización de las pensiones que se produce conforme al Índice de Precios del Consumidor (IPC). Con estas subidas se trata de aumentar el poder adquisitivo...

November 29, 2023

NoticiasEspaña, Pensiones Públicas

29NovNovember 29, 2023

97% of US Corporate Pensions Can Achieve Full Funding Without a Significant Draw on Corporate Cash: Report

Russell Investments has released its 2023 Prudent Pension Funding Report, which reveals most (97%) corporate pension plans can achieve full funding without a significant draw on corporate cash, based on the respective firms’ latest disclosures as well as market and interest rate movement so far in 2023. This finding increased from 86% in last year’s report. "Despite a challenging economic environment in 2023, pension plans continue on a positive trend for full funding," said Michael Hall, Managing Director, Americas Institutional at Russell Investments....

November 29, 2023

NewsOccupational Pensions, Pension Management, US

29NovNovember 29, 2023

UK. Hopes and fears for pensions in 2024

Aon has set out its “hopes and fears” for pensions in 2024. After a year in which UK pension schemes digested the events of 2022 and adjusted themselves to new circumstances, Matthew Arends, partner and head of UK retirement policy at Aon, looks at what the pension industry may have on its mind as it goes into 2024. “All those involved in running pension schemes may have mixed feelings as they face the New Year" There have been improvements in...

November 29, 2023

NewsDefined Benefit, Defined Contribution, Funding, UK

November 2023