March 2022

Over a third of people would accept lower pension savings for ethical investments
25Mar

Over a third of people would accept lower pension savings for ethical investments

More than a third (37 per cent) of people would be willing to accept some reduction in their pension savings if their investments were made more ethically, a study by the High Pay Centre and Survation has found. Read also UK. Creating a sustainable retirement plan Of those surveyed, two-thirds (66 per cent) said that they wanted their pension fund to reflect their ethical values and beliefs. Almost a third (29 per cent) considered insufficient pension savings as the biggest threat to...

March 25, 2022
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US. Milliman analysis: Competitive pension risk transfer buyout rate hits all-time low in February, at 98.9%
25Mar

US. Milliman analysis: Competitive pension risk transfer buyout rate hits all-time low in February, at 98.9%

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 February, the estimated cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer in a competitive bidding process decreased from 99.9% of a plan's total liabilities...

March 25, 2022
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UK. Investment approach is increasingly key to pension endgames
25Mar

UK. Investment approach is increasingly key to pension endgames

Aon has said that with 2022 promising to be another active year in the UK pension risk settlement market, an increasing number of schemes are focusing on their investment approach in the bid to be ‘settlement ready’. Aon’s recently released Global Pension Risk Survey 2021/22 showed that more UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are now opting for buyout as their long-term target rather than just self-sufficiency. To prepare for that, schemes are ever more aware that they need to...

March 25, 2022
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China:National Pension Insurance Co receives green light to start operations
24Mar

China: National Pension Insurance Co receives green light to start operations

The CBIRC has given approval to the newly established National Pension Insurance Company to commence operations, making it the 10th standalone pension insurer operating in China. The business scope of the new company includes: annuity insurance, life insurance, accident insurance, health insurance; reinsurance business of the above-mentioned businesses; management of clients' yuan and foreign-currency denominated funds for the purpose of old-age security, etc. The National Pension Insurance Co is set up to serve as an impetus for the development of the...

March 24, 2022
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UK. Creating a sustainable retirement plan
24Mar

UK. Creating a sustainable retirement plan

ESG is becoming more commonplace within retirement strategies. Indeed, recent figures from Aviva, highlighted that an strong majority (72%) of pension savers consider such initiatives to be important when developing their long term financial plans. As such, more and more pensions schemes and businesses operating within the retirement industry are prioritising ESG above most other investment considerations. For example, the Universities Superannuation Scheme Britain’s largest pension scheme – announced plans to completely disinvest in companies involved with coal mining, tobacco...

March 24, 2022
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COVID pandemic fuelled 2021 population drop in 73% of U.S. counties
24Mar

COVID pandemic fueled 2021 population drop in 73% of U.S. counties

The toll of the COVID-19 pandemic was reflected in a natural decrease last year in the population of nearly three-quarters of U.S. counties versus the two previous years, the census bureau said on Thursday. Read also US. Milliman analysis: Competitive pension risk transfer buyout rate hits all-time low in February, at 98.9% More than 73% of U.S. counties experienced natural decrease, or an excess of deaths over births, up from 55.5% in 2020 and 45.5% in 2019, bureau data showed. Read also...

March 24, 2022
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US. Mixed Reports on Retirement Funding
23Mar

US. Mixed Reports on Retirement Funding

A defined benefit plan’s funded status is often cited as an indication of the plan’s financial health and there is good news on that score for the largest U.S. plans. A report from Willis Towers Watson shows that the estimated aggregate funded status of 361 Fortune 1000 companies improved to 96% at the end of 2021. That’s the highest level since 2007 and an increase of five percentage points from 2020. The analysis also found the funding deficit is...

March 23, 2022
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23Mar

Chile plans to reform controversial pension program next year

The Chilean government will send a long-awaited bill to reform the country's controversial private pension system to congress next year, Finance Minister Mario Marcel said on Tuesday. Read also US. How to Improve Retirement Readiness in Under-represented Groups Reforming the current system, Pension Fund Administrators (AFP), was one of the biggest demands demonstrators had during the 2019 protests. One of the biggest complaints against the system is its low-paying pensions. Leftist President Gabriel Boric proposed eliminating the private system in favor of...

March 23, 2022
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23Mar

Affordable childcare the key to boosting women’s retirement savings

More affordable early childhood education and care could help boost the superannuation of Australian women, who are currently retiring with one third less super than men. According to a new report from Industry Super Australia, increasing the child care subsidy for low- and middle-income families to 95 per cent and flattening taper rates, could see a woman on the median wage, if she moved from part-time to full-time work, retire with an extra $118,000. Industry Super Australia says improving women’s workforce...

March 23, 2022
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23Mar

Australia. Five Million Pensioners And Jobseekers To Receive An Increase On Payments

Five million Australians will benefit from the largest increase in social security payments since 2013. Centrelink adjusts the maximum pension payment twice a year – in both March and September, to ensure payments to those in need are at the standard of rising costs. From 20 March 2022, the new increase will see a 2.1 percent raise for those on the Age Pension, Disability Support Pension and Carer Pension, resulting in a $20.10 boost per fortnight for singles and $30.20 a...

March 23, 2022
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