editor, Author at Pension Policy International

28JunJune 28, 2023

China to explore housing pension system, improve residential quality: minister

China's housing minister has emphasized the need to improve the quality of housing and explore a housing pension system. Ni Hong, minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, called on the financial institutions to participate in urban construction and renovation, promoting the creation of livable, intelligent, and resilient cities, news outlet CHINAJSB.CN reported on Tuesday. Ni made the remarks in a meeting with chairman of Bank of China on Monday to discuss a deepening of cooperation between the government and financial institutions,...

June 28, 2023

NewsChina, Pension design

28JunJune 28, 2023

India. Balancing Old and New Pension Systems: Neglected Pensioners and PFRDA’s Role

The ongoing debate surrounding the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and the New Pension System (NPS) must not overlook the most affected group – the pensioners. While political parties, economists, and think tanks engage in discussions about the advantages and risks of each system, elderly individuals relying on these pensions continue to be forgotten. The OPS has a long history dating back to British Colonial Rule in India, initially introduced in 1881. It has evolved over the years, extending its coverage...

June 28, 2023

NewsAdequacy, India, System sustainability

28JunJune 28, 2023

Australia. The positive super and tax changes from July 1

All Aussie employees will receive 0.5% more as their superannuation guarantee lifts to 11% of their salary from July 1, up from 10.5%. The biggest winners will be employees on award wages or enterprise agreements negotiated by a union because the superannuation will be paid on top of their wage. For example, an employee on a wage who is paid $100,000 plus superannuation is currently receiving $10,500 into their superannuation but from July 1, they will be paid $11,000 into...

June 28, 2023

NewsAustralia, Pension Payment, Saving

27JunJune 27, 2023

México. Empresas públicas trabajan en Cuestionario ASG: Amafore

La Asociación Mexicana de Afores (Amafore) informó que las emisoras públicas nacionales se encuentran trabajando en el llenado del cuestionario de criterios en materia Ambiental, Social y de Gobernanza Homologado para Emisoras Públicas (Cuestionario ASG Homologado). La Amafore refiere que el Cuestionario ASG Homologado tiene como objetivo “recopilar y unificar, bajo un mismo criterio, la información relacionada con los avances en materia ambiental, social y de gobernanza de las emisoras en las que las administradoras invierten o podrían invertir”. El gremio...

June 27, 2023

NoticiasESG, Inversión, Mexico

27JunJune 27, 2023

Colombia. Asofondos emitió nuevas alertas sobre la reforma pensional: “Es un golpe al ahorro”

La Asociación Colombiana de Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones y de Cesantía ―Asofondos― presentó una serie de reparos frente al proyecto de reforma pensional presentado por el Gobierno de Gustavo Petro, que ya pasó su primer debate en la Comisión Séptima del Senado. Si bien el gremio destacó que la reforma “tiene elementos que consideramos positivos”, enfatizó en que hay elementos que deben ser cambiados. Para Asofondos, la reforma pone en riesgo una serie de derechos y beneficios de los usuarios....

June 27, 2023

NoticiasColombia, Reforma de Pensiones

27JunJune 27, 2023

Perú. MEF propone prohibir más desembolsos

En esta nota conoce las últimas noticias sobre el retiro de AFP 2023, propuesta que se ha planteado a través de once proyectos de ley enviados a la Comisión de Economía del Congreso de la República. ¿Habrá un nuevo retiro? Aquí los detalles. A la fecha, son más de una decena de iniciativas legislativas mediante las que se busca autorizar la liberación de fondos de las Aseguradoras de Fondos de Pensiones Prima, Integra, Hábitat y Profuturo. A continuación te dejamos...

June 27, 2023

NoticiasPerú, Retiro de Fondos

27JunJune 27, 2023

México se une a los esfuerzos por localizar a boxeadores retirados a los que se les adeudan pensiones de California

California se ha asociado con México para localizar a boxeadores profesionales que se les adeuden pensiones de un plan de jubilación estatal poco conocido. En las últimas semanas dos docenas de expugilistas han sido encontrados y al parecer existe la posibilidad de ubicar a más. Los esfuerzos para localizarlos ocurren después a una investigación del Times que encontró que la mayoría de los boxeadores que a los que se les debían beneficios del Plan de Pensiones de Boxeadores Profesionales de...

June 27, 2023

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Mexico, Pensiones Laborales, US

27JunJune 27, 2023

U.S. public pension funding dips in May – Milliman

The overall estimated funding ratio of the 100 largest U.S. public pension plans fell to 73.7% as of May 31 from 74.8% a month earlier, according to the Milliman 100 Public Pension Funding index. During the month of May, Milliman estimated that public pension plans had an aggregate investment return of -1%, with an estimated range of -1.8% to -0.3%. "Despite the slight drop in funded status, May marks the eighth month in a row where the funded ratio has stayed...

June 27, 2023

NewsFunding, Public Pensions, US

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

June 2023