May 2023
22May

China issues guidance for basic elderly care system by 2025

China has issued guidance to all provinces to build a basic elderly care system by 2025, state-run Xinhua news agency said on Sunday, in the latest step to prevent a demographic crisis. Who takes care of the elderly in China, where pensions are tiny, is one of the major headaches policymakers face as they deal with the country's first demographic downturn since Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution. The ruling Communist Party has mobilised resources to ensure that more vulnerable age groups are...

May 22, 2023
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19May

Gobierno chileno bajó la temperatura de una reforma pensional muy controvertida

La gestora de inversiones Sura Asset Management viene de cerrar el primer trimestre del año con ganancias por más de $206.000 millones, resultado de mayores ingresos por comisiones y recuperación del encaje, con un crecimiento de 35% en los ingresos. Pese a la volatilidad de enero a marzo hubo un repunte en el negocio no solo de Colombia, sino de los otros ocho países en los que opera y ya acumula US$160.000 millones en administración. Parte del negocio de la...

May 19, 2023
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19May

UK. DC funds adoption of ESG investments accelerates

How defined contribution (DC) schemes invest has been a topic of much debate with various government consultations threatening change and offering opportunity in equal measure. The master trust sector clearly wishes to be seen to be driving forward the debate, aiming to set the investment agenda and also offer more sophisticated investments to members. With the news that there is a 66% chance we will pass the 1.5ºC global warming threshold between now and 2027 it is clear we need...

May 19, 2023
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19May

Africa’s vast potential lures U.S. investors in search of returns, impact

Africa for years has struggled to attract the notice of — and money from — American pension funds. But in the past two years, U.S. pension fund trustees and other billion-dollar asset owners appear more open to investing in some of Africa's 50-plus countries, particularly in infrastructure. Institutional investors are encouraged by a U.S. government-led geopolitical charm offensive in Africa, and are wagering on higher-risk returns amid inflation, Fed rate hikes and uneven portfolio performance at home. And pension funds may one...

May 19, 2023
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19May

How To Minimize Ageism Through The Use Of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds great promise in the fight against ageism, and future technologies powered by AI can be a first step to ensure older adults are fully involved in the processes, systems and, ultimately, services that will affect them throughout the aging journey. Healthcare providers, governments, academia, not-for-profits and businesses can ensure that AI is not only strengthening healthcare for older adults but also empowering them to meet their individual needs. At the same time, there are also significant risks...

May 19, 2023
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19May

UK. British Steel forges $3.4 billion buy-in to fully insure plan

British Steel Pension Scheme, Glasgow, Scotland, insured £2.7 billion ($3.4 billion) in liabilities through a buy-in with Legal & General Assurance Society, securing a buyout, according to a news release. The latest deal, which was the plan's fourth risk transfer deal since November 2021, covered the remaining 40% of liabilities and the benefits of all 67,000 plan participants. In 2017, the British Steel Pension Scheme was restructured after its plan sponsor, Tata Steel U.K., experienced financial difficulty. "Since the new scheme was...

May 19, 2023
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18May

Perú exime de impuesto de renta a Chile, Colombia y México por inversiones de AFP

Convención internacional reduce los impuestos a pagar por rentas generadas por intereses a un máximo de 10% del importe bruto de los intereses El gobierno emitió una nueva norma que buscaría dinamizar el mercado de los fondos de pensiones entre México, Colombia, Chile y Perú, países miembros de la Alianza del Pacífico, al eliminar el Impuesto a la Renta en el marco de la doble tributación, a pagar por las ganancias de capital generadas entre dichos países. Esto, además, tendría un...

May 18, 2023
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18May

México. Multas a las afores cayeron 46% anual en el 2022: Consar

En el 2022, la Comisión Nacional del Sistema del Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar) multó con 12.1 millones de pesos a las 10 administradoras de fondos para el retiro (afores), lo que representó una contracción de 46.1% anual en términos reales, de acuerdo con el Informe Anual entregado a la Junta de Gobierno. El regulador del Sistema del Ahorro para el Retiro (SAR) también informó que el total del monto de las multas, en donde también se se incluye a...

May 18, 2023
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18May

Proyecto que planteaba cierre de las AFP quedó archivado en Comisión de Trabajo

El predictamen que esperaba crear el Sistema Integrado Único de Pensiones (SIUP), que implicaba el cierre de las Administradoras Privadas de Pensiones (AFP) para que exista el control estatal, quedó archivado en la Comisión de Trabajo del Congreso. Sigrid Bazán, quien preside la Comisión de Trabajo del Congreso, comentó el martes -durante la sesión ordinaria- que se recibió un oficio de retiro de solicitud de reconsideración de votación de la congresista María Taipe (Perú Libre). “El dictamen continuará con su trámite...

May 18, 2023
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18May

US. Pension Funds Appear Unfazed by Potential US Default

With the X-date looming for when the U.S. government could default on its bonds and welch on paying other obligations due to the standoff over raising the federal debt ceiling, there is scant panic among pension plans. While they have little to say publicly about the prospect of a default, one CIO said, “We have enough liquidity to get through this, and we think [the impasse in Washington] will be resolved quickly.” Typically, plans exude an outward calm. A spokeswoman for...

May 18, 2023
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