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18MayMay 18, 2023

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

NewsPension Management, Risk, US

18MayMay 18, 2023

Hong Kong: Older people are increasingly choosing to work longer

People nearing or past age 65 are increasingly choosing to work longer. Between 2011 and 2021, the share of labour force participants aged 55 to 64 years rose from 49% to 59%, and that of people aged 65 and over more than doubled, from 6.2% to 12.5%, according to a report released by Prudential plc. Financial need is a major motivator in Hong Kong in the decision to prolong one’s working life, as lifespans in Hong Kong grow longer, says...

May 18, 2023

NewsAdequacy, Hong Kong, Labor Market, Retirement Age

18MayMay 18, 2023

What’s the State of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Pension Savings?

Less than 10% of the workers in sub-Saharan Africa save for old age, the lowest rate for any region in the world. That implies most of the breadwinners today won’t be able to afford basic items after retirement. A pension plan is meant to commit employers to make regular savings so that employees will continue to earn after retirement. Pension schemes in sub-Saharan African countries are characterised by low contributions due to low earnings, high informality, high financial illiteracy levels and lack...

May 18, 2023

NewsAfrica, Coverage, savings

18MayMay 18, 2023

UK. Pensions industry set for ‘fraud crisis’

Greater accessibility to retirement savings could leave Brits ‘highly vulnerable to a wide-scale wave of scams’ The pensions sector is facing a looming fraud crisis that could see millions of pensioners scammed out of their life savings, according to a report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions The Digital Pension Fraud: a looming crisis awaits report found that industry experts fear greater accessibility to draw down cash from retirement savings as digital pension services come online will leave pension holders highly vulnerable to...

May 18, 2023

Newssupervision, UK

17MayMay 17, 2023

México. Anuncia AMLO alza salarial de 8.2% y mejora en las pensiones de maestros

En el Día del Maestro, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador anunció un incremento de 8.2 por ciento directo al salario de los educadores, retroactivo al primero de enero, y garantizó que ningún maestro ni trabajador de la educación ganará menos de 16 mil pesos mensuales. En conferencia matutina realizada en Palacio Nacional, indicó que esta medida implicará destinar 42 mil millones de pesos adicionales al presupuesto; es decir, “al fortalecimiento de la educación pública en nuestro país. No es...

May 17, 2023

NoticiasIngreso, Mexico, Pensiones Públicas

17MayMay 17, 2023

España. El Gobierno permitirá a partir de ahora combinar los incentivos al retraso de la jubilación

El Consejo de Ministros ha aprobado un Real Decreto que permitirá combinar los dos tipos de incentivos existentes a quienes retrasen voluntariamente su jubilación: la posibilidad de percibir un cheque en un único pago o un incremento porcentual sobre su pensión. Hasta ahora sólo se podía elegir una de estas dos opciones a elección del interesado, pero con la aprobación de esta norma se podrán combinar ambas medidas. Con la introducción de este incentivo "mixto" se culminan los cambios en la...

May 17, 2023

NoticiasEdad de retiro, España, Reforma de Pensiones

17MayMay 17, 2023

México. Afores destinan 7.6% de los recursos de los trabajadores a CKDs y CERPIs

Las administradoras del ahorro para el retiro (afores) en México tienen apenas el 7.6% de los recursos que gestionan en instrumentos estructurados, que comprenden tanto certificados de capital de desarrollo (CKD) como certificados bursátiles fiduciarios de proyectos de inversión (CERPI) y otros fideicomisos. El monto está por detrás de los instrumentos de deuda fija, como bonos y Udibonos o Cetes, que representan el 51.1% de las inversiones; la deuda privada nacional, que significa el 14.8% y la renta variable internacional,...

May 17, 2023

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Inversión, Mexico

17MayMay 17, 2023

¿Adiós a pensiones multimillonarias en Colombia? Pensión más alta sería de $2 millones en Colpensiones

El ministro de Hacienda de Colombia, Ricardo Bonilla, se refirió este martes, 16 de mayo, a los efectos que tendrá la reforma pensional en el país. En un debate en el Congreso, habló sobre las pensiones altas y su eventual fin con el proyecto presentado. Las pensiones altas, por el costo fiscal subsidiado que representan, representan una de las mayores brechas que, lo han mencionado tanques de pensamiento y expertos, hay que corregir con urgencia. Con esto de base, la reforma pensional,...

May 17, 2023

NoticiasColombia, Reforma de Pensiones

17MayMay 17, 2023

US. Pension risk transfer market off to strong start this year

The U.S. pension risk transfer market had a very strong first quarter, with an estimated $6 billion in total volume, according to a report from Legal & General Group. The estimate exceeds the previous record for a first quarter set last year at $5.3 billion. Legal & General noted that PRT activity has traditionally been the slowest during the first half of the year and projects a total of $23 billion in volume for the first half of 2023. The...

May 17, 2023

NewsPension Management, Risk, US

17MayMay 17, 2023

UK. Improving financial security in retirement

How much to put aside for retirement is one of those issues that many working age people do not like to think about very much. With the last seven years dominated by Brexit, dealing with a pandemic and recovery from it, supporting households and businesses with energy bills and the cost of living crisis, it is also fair to say retirement saving has not been front and centre in the mind of policymakers either. While there was a lot of policy...

May 17, 2023

NewsPension design, Public Policy, Retirement Planning, UK

May 2023