March 2021
17Mar

What Is The Pension Provision In The Stimulus Package? An Explainer

By Teresa Ghilarducci Included in the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill signed by President Biden on Thursday is an $86 billion aid package for participants of about 185 to over 300 employer-union pension plans. If aid had not been available more than a million retired retail clerks, candy makers, truck drivers, construction workers and others would have faced severe cuts in their pensions. These plans are part of a larger system of about 1500 multiemployer pension plans covering about 10 million workers. These plans...

March 17, 2021
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“Pensions for women, the challenges ahead. International Women’s Day Selection of News and Research”

UK. Pension challenges women face will impact on their retirement 03/12/21 March 8 marks International Women’s Day and celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Ghana. Low financial literacy responsible for low patronage of pensions by women and informal workers 03/12/21 A Compliance officer with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) says low financial literacy is the cause of low patronage of the pension scheme among women and people in the informal sector. Taking a workforce break to raise children...

March 12, 2021
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12Mar

Towards Improved Retirement Savings Outcomes for Women

By OECD Labour market inequalities are well-known to be the main drivers of the gender pension gap. This publication focuses on helping governments find solutions for retirement savings arrangements that do not further exacerbate these inequalities. This study first analyses why the gender pension gap exists and sheds light on some of the behavioural and cultural factors that contribute to these inequalities. Country case studies assess how demographics, labour markets and other factors may affect gaps in pension coverage, assets...

March 12, 2021
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12Mar

La sustentabilidad en muchos ‘fondos ambientales’ está lejos de ser sustentable

Desde hace años se habla de las inversiones sustentables, pero en el mercado mexicano estuvieron en boga en octubre de 2020, cuando el mayor gestor de recursos a nivel mundial, BlackRock, de la mano de cinco administradoras de ahorro para el retiro (Afores), lanzó el primer fondo cotizado (ETF, por su siglas en inglés) que incluye principios ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza. Desde entonces, el ETF iShares ESG MSCI México ha atraído más de 500 millones de dólares. Sin...

March 12, 2021
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12Mar

Chile. Tercer retiro desde las AFP: Superintendencia calcula que hasta seis millones de afiliados podrían quedar sin saldo y pensiones futuras caerían 30%

Algunos parlamentarios han estado preocupados por los eventuales impactos de un posible tercer retiro del 10%, ante dos iniciativas de Ley que hoy se encuentran en el Congreso. Uno de ellos es el diputado Camilo Morán, el que ofició a la Superintendencia de Pensiones para que le respondiera acerca de algunos efectos sobre el sistema previsional de otro proceso de retiro desde las cuentas individuales de las AFP. Y el regulador contestó. Leer también Chile. Las AFP reciben instrucciones relacionadas...

March 12, 2021
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11Mar

Pension Trends for Executives in FTSE 350 & SmallCap Companies 2020

By e-reward.co.uk In this research, we outline: How contribution rates vary across the UK’s three main indices. The level of contribution rates paid to the majority of staff in the UK’s largest companies. Some of the approaches that individual companies have followed to reduce the pensions of their new and existing directors. Our data is sourced from over 1,200 annual reports published between September 2017 and 2020 from companies listed on the FTSE 100, mid-250 and SmallCap indices. This data represents...

March 11, 2021
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11Mar

Gender Gap in Pension Income: Cross-Country Analysis and Role of Gender AttitudesBy

By Anna Veremchuk The aim of this paper is to study the gender pension gap in Europe based on the newest EU-SILC data from the 2018 wave. The contribution of the paper is twofold. First, it provides evidence on factors shaping the gender pension gap in a large number of EU countries. Second, it analyses the relationship between the pension gap and: (1) the coverage of occupational (second pillar) pensions and (2) gender attitudes. The main factor contributing to gender inequality in pension...

March 11, 2021
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11Mar

Pension Information and Women’s Awareness

By Marta Angelici, Daniela Del Boca, Noemi Oggero, Paola Profeta, Maria Christina Rossi, Claudia Villosio We explore the role of financial and pension information in increasing women’s knowledge and awareness of their future pension status, and consequently, in reducing the gender pension gap. A representative sample of 1249 Italian working women were interviewed to assess their knowledge about pensions and financial issues and about their own savings and personal wealth planned for retirement. The responses showed that their knowledge and...

March 11, 2021
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11Mar

Perú. AFP: Hoy Comisión del Congreso continúa evaluando proyectos que proponen nuevo retiro de fondos de pensiones

Hoy, miércoles 10 de marzo la Comisión de Economía de Congreso vuelve a sesionar para continuar con la evaluación de nuevos proyectos que plantean nuevos retiros de fondos de pensiones de las AFP. Esta programada la exposición de cuatro iniciativas legislativas: - El proyecto de Ley N° 6500/2020-CR, el cual propone que se autorice el retiro del 100% de los fondos de las cuentas de capitalización. Esto esto solo aplicaría para afiliados en situación vulnerable, adultos mayores y personas con discapacidad...

March 11, 2021
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11Mar

Colombia. Lecciones y cambios que deja la pandemia en el mundo laboral

La llegada de la pandemia del coronavirus a Colombia obligó a las empresas a migrar sus modelos de trabajo, pasando de un esquema 100% presencial, a uno en el que los empleados comenzaron a trabajar desde casa para proteger su salud frente al covid-19. La pandemia ha dejado importantes cambios y lecciones en materia laboral. Por ejemplo, una de las lecciones más grandes que han aprendido las empresas es la importancia del talento humano dentro de las corporaciones, y el...

March 11, 2021
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