editor, Author at Pension Policy International

27JunJune 27, 2023

China’s private pension market could be US$969 billion opportunity for foreign firms by 2030: KPMG report

Ongoing reforms to China's challenged retirement system present big opportunities for global asset managers wanting to tap into the 28 trillion yuan (US$3.8 trillion) potential market, according to a joint report by KPMG China and the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA). China's pension system is in urgent need of reform, as the current framework is unable to cope with the needs of an increasingly elderly population, Eugenie Shen, head of ASIFMA Asset Management Group, said in the...

June 27, 2023

NewsChina, Private Pensions

27JunJune 27, 2023

UK. State pension could jump by 18% in two year window

State pensions could rise by 7% to £11,342 in 2024, paving the way for close to an 18% jump in two years, according to Bank of England inflation forecasts. Under the triple lock scheme, state pensions are required to increase annually at the same rate of whichever is highest out of the inflation rate in September, earnings between May and June or 2.5%. Predictions made by the Bank of England show inflation dropping from 8.7% to 7% in September, the month...

June 27, 2023

NewsInflation, State Pensions, UK

27JunJune 27, 2023

Kenya govt mulls mandatory contributions to retirement medical insurance schemes

The Kenyan government says it will review the current framework for post-retirement medical insurance schemes to make contributions to them mandatory by members and sponsors. The goal is to sustain access to healthcare services by retirees. The plan is part of proposals contained in the draft National Retirement Benefits Policy by the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA. The draft was released for public feedback last week, according to a report by Business Daily Africa. A post-retirement medical scheme can be set up as...

June 27, 2023

NewsHealthcare, Kenya, Sustainability

26JunJune 26, 2023

México. La CONSAR enviará mensaje para confirmar traspasos solicitados durante la suspensión

¿Qué pasará con tu cuenta de ahorro para el retiro si solicitaste un cambio de administradora?, tras mantener suspendidos los traspasos de cuentas entre las afores por seis meses, la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), anunció que las personas que habían solicitado este trámite entre el 17 de diciembre y 28 de mayo recibirán en su teléfono un mensaje para confirmar si aún desean proceder con el cambio. “¿Solicitaste un cambio de administradora por Afore...

June 26, 2023

NoticiasMexico, Operaciones, Traspasos

26JunJune 26, 2023

Chile. La lenta recuperación de las pensiones y el mercado de capitales, a tres años del primer retiro de AFP

La primera vez que se habló en el Congreso de retirar por única vez el 10% de los fondos de pensiones fue en marzo de 2020. Los proyectos fueron declarados inadmisibles a fines de ese mismo mes. Pero luego, el 20 de abril, ingresó un proyecto a la Cámara de Diputados en otro formato: una reforma constitucional, la que se acogió a tramitación. De ahí en adelante, la presentación de reformas constitucionales para autorizar retiros desde las AFP no se...

June 26, 2023

NoticiasChile, Retiro de Fondos

26JunJune 26, 2023

Colombia. La reforma pensional: lo bueno, lo malo y lo que falta

Apenas cuatro de cada diez adultos mayores en América Latina tienen una pensión contributiva, es decir una pensión para la cual ellos mismos hayan cotizado a lo largo de su vida laboral. Esta cifra mejora cuando se añaden las pensiones no contributivas —es decir, los subsidios del Estado para la vez—: seis de cada diez adultos mayores. La baja cobertura del sistema pensional se explica por dos elementos propios de las economías de Latinoamérica: la alta informalidad laboral y el...

June 26, 2023

NoticiasColombia, Reforma de Pensiones

26JunJune 26, 2023

UK Pension Reform May Drive Billions to Riskier Assets, FT Says

Highly-anticipated reforms of UK pensions could channel billions of pounds into fast-growing companies and boost investments in riskier assets, the Financial Times reported. Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will use his annual Mansion House speech next month to unveil regulatory changes to encourage pension funds to invest in high-growth British assets, including early-stage companies and equities and infrastructure focused on green initiatives, the FT said, citing unidentified sources. That would mirror the approach taken by large Canadian and Australian...

June 26, 2023

NewsPension Reform, UK

26JunJune 26, 2023

Alternative funds expect surge in pension inflows

A new study conducted by Ocorian, a global leader in entity administration and alternative fund services, reveals that alternative fund managers are anticipating a significant increase in inflows from pension funds over the next 18 months. The research, which surveyed 100 alternative fund managers across the United Kingdom, United States and Europe, indicates that 36% of respondents expect a dramatic rise in investments from pension funds, while an overwhelming 87% predict an overall increase in inflows into alternative investments from...

June 26, 2023

NewsEU, Investment, UK, US

26JunJune 26, 2023

CEO of Malaysia’s largest pension fund warns body could divest from companies not committed to ESG goals

Even as Malaysian firms are encouraged to take a step-by-step approach towards achieving environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance, they should not be disregarding ESG issues, or this could put them at risk of having the country’s largest pension fund withdraw its investments. In one of his strongest warnings issued to-date, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, chief executive of Malaysia’s Employment Provident Fund (EPF), said the fund will divest from companies not committed to ESG goals. Speaking at a session on...

June 26, 2023

NewsClimate crisis, ESG, Investment, Malaysia

26JunJune 26, 2023

EIOPA says national supervisors need more data on liquidity risks

Pension funds and insurers in Europe are holding up well in spite of higher financial stability risks, according to a new report from the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) – but the body also said national supervisors need more data on liquidity and other risks to make sure buffer requirements are adequate. Publishing its June 2023 Financial Stability Report today, Frankfurt-based EIOPA said the European economy was currently experiencing a new period of high uncertainty and elevated financial...

June 26, 2023

NewsEU, Regulation, Risk, supervision