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28FebFebruary 28, 2018

Ireland. From 2022, workers will be ‘auto enrolled’ on pension savings schemes

On a very snowy day for many parts of the country, the government has announced major changes to the pensions system in Ireland, with an automatic enrollment system one of its key features. From 2020, a new State pension system will come into place based on a “total contributions approach” where a person’s lifetime contribution will more closely match the benefit they receive. In the future, the government will aim to keep the state pension at a level of 34% of...

February 28, 2018

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27FebFebruary 27, 2018

Retire at 55? In Brazil, It’s the Norm. But Can the Good Times Last?

In much of the world, workers would find it hard to imagine being able to retire at 55, earning 70 percent of their final salary for the rest of their lives. But in Brazil, that has been the norm for decades, which helps explain the abundance of silver-haired joggers along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro at 11 a.m. on a recent weekday. It also accounts for about a third of all government spending in Brazil, and contributed to a record...

February 27, 2018

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27FebFebruary 27, 2018

Taiwan military veterans clash with police in pension protest

Protesters including senior military veterans pushed down a gate to Taiwan's parliament building Tuesday and clashed with police as they tried to storm in over pension cutbacks. One former colonel was in a critical condition in hospital after attempting to climb a wall and falling. The protests were sparked by government plans to reform the military pension system, part of a wider pension cutbacks programme which triggered mass protests last year. Legislators passed a pension reform bill last June, cutting...

February 27, 2018

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27FebFebruary 27, 2018

China’s pension funds stable, sufficient for 17.3 months

China's social security fund is stable overall despite deficits in certain places, said You Jun, vice minister of Human Resources and Social Security at a press conference on Monday. The total social security fund -- which consists of five major social security insurance programs, including medical and unemployment -- stood at nearly 7.6 trillion yuan at the end of last year, compared with 6.6 trillion yuan in 2016 and 5.9 trillion yuan in 2015. Pension funds drew 3.27 trillion yuan in...

February 27, 2018

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26FebFebruary 26, 2018

India. Retirement plan: How real estate investment can help millennials secure their future

Game changers, disruptors, early adopters and digital pioneers – these are some of the epithets that Indian millennials sport with pride, and why not! They have been championing the cause of a more technology-driven India, setting the ground rules for the ongoing digital transformation. Market trends lie at their mercy, and they have both the power and the desire to greatly influence consumption patterns. Armed with evolved sensibilities and a global outlook, they are vastly different from the generations...

February 26, 2018

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26FebFebruary 26, 2018

Nigeria. Uduanu: It is Time to Relax Pension Fund Investment Guidelines

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Director, Sigma Pensions, Mr. Dave Uduanu in this interview, spoke extensively on the progressive reforms in the pensions industry and how pension funds can impact the lives of Nigerian citizens. Nume Ekeghe presents the excerpts: Being that we are still in the first quarter of the year, what is your outlook for the pensions industry for 2018? We expect growth to continue in the pension industry. The industry is now growing at about 20 per...

February 26, 2018

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23FebFebruary 23, 2018

US. State pensions and fund companies feel heat over their investments in gun makers

A fresh wave of scrutiny is washing over big state employee pension funds and money managers that invest in shares of gun makers one week after the deadly shootings in a Florida high school. New Jersey state lawmakers on Thursday moved to restrict the state's public pensions from investing in the stocks of gun manufacturers. The world's biggest asset manager, BlackRock, which is among the biggest shareholders of gun makers, said it would "engage" with the companies on their response...

February 23, 2018

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23FebFebruary 23, 2018

Retirees protest across Spain to call for higher pensions

Retirees are demonstrating across Spain, calling for higher pensions and urging authorities to ensure funding for social security. The biggest protests are in cities including Bilbao, Barcelona and the capital, Madrid, where thousands screamed "Thieves, thieves!" at the gates of the national parliament, blocking traffic and facing off with rows of police. Protesters held signs calling the 0.25 percent increase in pensions this year "miserable," saying it's not enough to keep up with inflation. Read More: ABC News

February 23, 2018

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23FebFebruary 23, 2018

UK. The solution to university pensions? Better fund managers

Never have university pensions been so firmly in the media spotlight as this week. But why are the changes to the universities superannuation scheme (USS) so controversial? Views diverge wildly: vice-chancellors and their representatives say future pensions are unsustainable, while staff see a strongly performing scheme. With an estimated cost of £200,000 to the average member of staff over their retirement at stake, something had to give. Pensions are complex. To try to understand them, we need to go back...

February 23, 2018

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22FebFebruary 22, 2018

Trump Public-Works Plan Gets Nudge From $2 Trillion Pension Pool

President Donald Trump’s pledge to fix America’s ailing roads, bridges and airports may get an unlikely boost from retirement savers some 10,000 miles away in Australia. In face-to-face talks at the White House this week, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will propose using a chunk of Australia’s A$2.53 trillion ($1.99 trillion) pension savings pool to help unlock funding for Trump’s infrastructure push. He’s being joined on the trip by local money managers who help control the world’s fourth-largest pot of retirement...

February 22, 2018

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February 2018