August 2023
07Aug

Request to the federal government: New pensioners get an average of one hundred euros less

“Two-thirds would be against such an adjustment” This is the current opinion of Germans. Janina Mütze from the opinion research institute Civey explains what moves Germans when it comes to the following topics: Retirement, the danger of AI for jobs, the financial liability of politicians and border controls. Those who retired last received a hundred euros less than other pensioners. This emerges from a request from the left-wing faction to the federal government. New pensioners only received an average pension of...

August 7, 2023
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07Aug

Japan pension giant GPIF hits record profit of $133bn

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, one of the world's largest institutional investors, said on Friday that its profit in the first quarter ended in June hit a record high of 18.98 trillion yen ($133 billion), buoyed by sound performance in stock investment. This is the fund's highest-ever surplus for a quarter, surpassing the 12.48 trillion yen recorded in the April-June quarter of 2020. The return ratio was 9.49%. Gains by asset were 7.08 trillion yen on domestic stocks, 7.81 trillion...

August 7, 2023
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07Aug

Warning over new retirement system in South Africa

Old Mutual warns that the new two-pot retirement system, which will become operational next year, could negatively impact the entire purpose of retirement funds. From 1 March 2024, South Africans will be able to put their savings into two separate retirement pots. Up to one-third of all retirement contributions will go into a “savings pot”, which will be accessible once a year. A more standard “retirement pot” will receive at least two-thirds of the contributions made after 1 March 2024, which will...

August 7, 2023
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07Aug

How 5 Of the World’s Largest Pensions Funds Invest to Combat Climate Change

A number of the world’s largest pension funds have taken significant steps in recent years to make their portfolios greener, according to a study created by a team of students from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, in collaboration with the World Bank and the Sustainable Finance Institute. The study zeroed in on how five of them have gone about reducing the climate risk of their holdings. All invest in renewable energy and have measures to assess how environmentally sensitive...

August 7, 2023
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04Aug

Bono pensional: para quiénes aplica, cómo y cuándo cobrarlo

Cotizar salud y pensión es una obligación para los trabajadores en Colombia, en el caso de la pensión los cotizantes tienen en Colombia la opción de recurrir a la Administradora Colombiana de Pensiones, Colpensiones, o a través de los fondos privados. Los trabajadores que hayan optado por la primera opción, tienen acceso al Bono Pensional, el cual, de acuerdo a Colfondos, es un título valor que representa en tiempo y dinero, los aportes que el usuario efectuó a la entidad,...

August 4, 2023
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04Aug

AFPs en picada contra el proyecto de reforma al sistema de pensiones

En el marco del proyecto de ley de reforma al sistema de pensiones, las Afps vienen rechazando esta iniciativa impulsada desde el ejecutivo, difundiendo una serie de reparos que se han hecho público desde el 2022. “Estamos ante un proyecto que tiene un claro sesgo anti-AFP, lo que, a nuestro parecer, es un error”, señalaba así la gerenta general de la entidad, Constanza Bollmann, en enero de este 2023. Según la representante de la industria –que agrupa a las siete gestoras...

August 4, 2023
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04Aug

Billonarios recursos de colombianos concentrados en Colpensiones, entidad con poca experiencia, entre las alertas con la reforma pensional

Para este 4 de agosto está previsto que la ministra de Trabajo, Gloria Inés Ramírez, lance desde Cali la campaña ‘Las reformas a la calle’, mientras la mayor parte de los colombianos intenta reclamar que se den los debates necesarios para ajustar lo que haya que ajustar y, de esa manera, se logren unas reformas más equilibradas, tanto en lo social, como en lo fiscal. Precisamente, el Observatorio Fiscal de la Universidad Javeriana, realizó una nueva revisión a lo aprobado...

August 4, 2023
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04Aug

AFP: pensión mínima sería de S/500 y bancos entrarían a competir, plantea MEF en reforma previsional

El Gobierno enviará en setiembre su propuesta de reforma de pensiones al Congreso de la República, según anunció el ministro de Economía Alex Contreras. Para ello, el documento preliminar expuesto a la ciudadanía se encuentra en etapa de recepción de comentarios y sugerencias, y luego será elevado a la Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM) para su respectiva aprobación. El Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas (MEF), encargado de la Comisión Multisectorial de esta reforma previsional, señala en su exposición de...

August 4, 2023
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04Aug

How trustees and employers can work together in response to higher inflation

Higher inflation has had a huge impact on everyday costs for many defined contribution scheme members. But inflation is not just something that affects scheme members today, it is something that will continue to impact their living standards into the future. And this means that the role of trustee has never been more important. Schemes are already struggling with the challenges that higher inflation is having on the way many of their members think. Many schemes are facing greater pressure...

August 4, 2023
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04Aug

New study explores how DB pension plan size impacts investment mandates, asset allocation

A new study looking at the implications of scale in defined benefit pension plans found size is key for several trends over time, including investment mandates, asset allocation and cost in returns. The research, ‘Scale Economies, Bargaining Power and Investment Performance: Evidence from Pension Plans‘ was recently awarded first prize in the International Centre for Pension Management’s 2023 Research Awards. The paper sourced data from CEM Benchmarking Inc., a Toronto-based consulting firm that collects information from a large cross-section of...

August 4, 2023
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