September 2026

¿Se podrá heredar una pensión en Colombia con la nueva norma?: Corte tomó una decisión definitiva para Colpensiones y los fondos privados

La reforma que modifica el sistema de jubilaciones también contempla, a partir de abril del próximo año, disposiciones sobre los requisitos y las condiciones para heredar una pensión en Colombia. Tras el aval de la Corte Constitucional, este punto de la reforma queda ratificado y se mantiene como un beneficio para los aportantes y sus familiares. La nueva norma establece que la posibilidad de heredar una pensión en Colombia se mantiene mediante la transmisión del beneficio a los beneficiarios de ley:...

Argentina confirmó el nuevo aumento para jubilaciones y pensiones

El Gobierno oficializó el aumento de 2,11% para septiembre de las jubilaciones, pensiones, AUH y otras prestaciones que paga la ANSES. Es por la fórmula de movilidad jubilatoria que sigue la inflación. Así, la jubilación mínima pasa de $419.775,93 a $428.633,20 en el noveno mes de 2026. Los haberes máximos desde septiembre quedarán en $2.884.295,54, indicó la resolución 257, publicada este martes en el Boletín Oficial. El alza de 2,1% aplica a otras prestaciones que paga el organismo previsional. De esta...

Overseas Stocks Drive Double-Digit Returns for State Plans Like Louisiana and New York

For many state pensions that sought growth outside the U.S., the bet is paying off. Strong gains in non-U.S. and emerging market equities have helped propel several public plans like the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System and New York State Common Retirement Fund to double-digit returns for their 2026 fiscal years (18.4 percent and 11.9 percent, respectively). Louisiana State chief investment officer Bobby Beale attributed much of the $18.7 billion plan’s strong return to “broad strength in equities.” While domestic equities...

Will Europe dismantle the welfare state? Pension cuts and healthcare collapse threat looms

The economic decline of the once-mighty West is becoming so obvious that even leading economists are starting to acknowledge that the Western economic model faces severe structural problems. For decades, Western media presented the economies of the US and Europe as benchmarks of growth and prosperity, backed by robust markets, high returns, and a generous welfare state capable of funding pensions, healthcare, and social benefits. Today, however, the picture has shifted dramatically. Those same media outlets now admit that...

Ghana. Look beyond government securities – GVCA tells pension funds

Ghana’s private capital ecosystem is attracting growing interest as institutional investors explore opportunities beyond traditional investment instruments and seek to channel more capital into the productive sectors of the economy. The development is prompting renewed engagement between pension funds, private equity firms, venture capital managers and other players in the markets and investment industry, with stakeholders highlighting the potential of private capital to support growth-stage businesses, create salaried jobs and deepen economic growth. The discussions formed part of a Matchmaking Session...

The average pension of women in Ukraine is 2,000 hryvnias lower than that of men

As of January 1, 2026, the average age pension in the solidarity system was about 5.5 thousand UAH for women compared to 7.5 thousand UAH for men. The gap in pension provision is associated with differences in income, interruptions in employment due to childcare or caring for relatives, and employment in lower-paid sectors. One of the directions of pension reform is proposed to be the introduction of a guaranteed minimum level of pension provision. What the minimum pension could become In the...

UK. Legal & General stock gains on £1.7 billion pension buy-in and fresh share admission

Legal & General Group (ISIN GB0005603997) stock is drawing attention on September 1, 2026 as the insurer secures a £1.7 billion pension buy-in and continues to expand its capital-light franchise, supported by £1.2 trillion in assets under management as at year end 2025. Pension buy-in and member experience focus According to a press release published on September 1, 2026, Legal & General has secured a £1.7 billion buy-in for a UK pension scheme, with the transaction designed to prioritize member experience...

México. CONFIRMADO, Afore Coppel compra su rival Invercap por 234,1 millones para ser el quinto mayor fondo de pensiones de México

El fondo de pensiones mexicano Afore Coppel comprará por 4.620 millones de pesos (234,1 millones de euros) a su rival Invercap, lo que permitirá a Coppel superar el billón de pesos (50.675 millones de euros) en activos bajo gestión y convertirse en la quinta administradora de pensiones más grande del país. La operación, revelada por ‘Bloomberg’ tras tener acceso a un documento sobre la misma, se realizará íntegramente en efectivo y será la primera dentro del sector desde que Metlife...

Panamá. Jubilados protestan por aprobación del proyecto que aumenta las pensiones mínimas a B/.600

Un grupo de jubilados realizó un cierre de vía este lunes 31 de agosto en la avenida de los Mártires, para exigir la aprobación del Proyecto de Ley 491. Esta iniciativa establece la creación de un fondo especial, financiado a través de un cobro a la actividad portuaria, para elevar las jubilaciones y pensiones a un monto mínimo de 600 balboas. Los manifestantes aseguraron que existen organizaciones opuestas a la iniciativa, la cual busca otorgar nuevos beneficios a esta población...

Milliman analysis: Competitive pension risk transfer cost increased from 99.6% to 99.7% during July

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the latest results of its Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI). During July, the estimated cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer in a competitive bidding process inched up by 10 basis points, from 99.6% to 99.7% of a plan's accounting liabilities (accumulated benefit obligation, or ABO). That means the estimated retiree PRT cost is now 99.7% of a plan's ABO. During the same time period, the average...