editor, Author at Pension Policy International

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

23JunJune 23, 2023

México. Afores incrementan al doble la tenencia en bonos gubernamentales, al cierre de mayo

La Comisión Nacional del Sistema del Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar) informó que las administradoras de fondos para el retiro (afores) mantuvieron en 34% la posesión de los bonos gubernamentales a tasa fija con plazo de 10 a 20 años, al cierre de mayo. La información de Consar demuestra que la tenencia de las afores en los mencionados bonos gubernamentales creció desde 17.50% registrado en el mismo periodo del año pasado. Cabe recordar que los bonos gubernamentales a tasa fija se...

June 23, 2023

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Inversión, Mexico

23JunJune 23, 2023

Los 4 males (de plata) que sufren los adultos mayores en Colombia; ¿y la pensión?

El Instituto de Envejecimiento de la Universidad Javeriana presentó un análisis de los 4 mayores problemas que tienen los adultos mayores en el país. Todos ellos están ligados directa o indirectamente a la falta de recursos económicos para hacer su vida más cómoda o incluso para actividades muy simples. La falta de dinero para tratamientos médicos, la informalidad laboral, la dificultad para acceder a la pensión y el analfabetismo digital son algunos elementos destacados en ese informe, citado por La República. Uno...

June 23, 2023

NoticiasColombia, Ingreso, Sector Informal, Suficiencia

23JunJune 23, 2023

Milliman analysis: Competitive pension risk transfer costs increase from 98.3% to 100.5% in May

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the latest results of its Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI). As the pension risk transfer (PRT) market continues to grow, it has become increasingly important to monitor the annuity market for plan sponsors that are considering transferring retiree pension obligations to an insurer. During May, the estimated cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer in a competitive bidding process increased from 98.3% of a plan's accounting liabilities...

June 23, 2023

NewsPension Management, Risk

23JunJune 23, 2023

Shell Dumped by Church of England Pensions Due to Oil Risk

The Church of England Pensions Board said it had decided to divest its holding in Shell (SHEL.L) over what it said were insufficient plans to align its strategy to the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Board, which up to 2022 led engagement with Shell on behalf of the CA100+ climate-focussed investor group, has around 1.35 million pounds ($1.72 million) invested in Shell of its total 3.2 billion pounds in investments. The Church of England's separate 10.3...

June 23, 2023

News, UncategorizedClimate crisis, Pension Investment, UK