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24SepSeptember 24, 2021

México. Inversionistas locales evitan catástrofe financiera al tomar títulos que dejan extranjeros

Entre enero y agosto de este año, los inversionistas extranjeros han liquidado posiciones en títulos de deuda mexicana por 219,627 millones de pesos, revelan cifras del Banco de México. Leer también México. El Infonavit lanza alerta por fraudes; hacen retiros de créditos sin utilizar Esta venta de títulos de deuda mexicana representa 86% del total de los capitales que salieron en todo el 2020, en pleno choque de la pandemia y difícilmente se revertirá en lo que resta del año, advirtió...

September 24, 2021

Noticias2021, América Latina, Inversión, Inversiones, Mexico

24SepSeptember 24, 2021

US. Stock Market Helps State Pension Debt Hit 10-Year Low, But Crisis Still Looms Large

Thanks to historic investment returns over the last year, state public pension plans are in their best shape since the Great Recession. After state pension debt grew to more than $1.4 trillion last year, two new reports estimate that gap between the total amount states have promised to retirees and what they’ve actually set aside in their pension investment funds will shrink dramatically. A recent analysis by the Pew Charitable Trusts says the gap could dip below $1 trillion this...

September 24, 2021

News, Slider2021, COVID-19, Funding, State Pensions, US

24SepSeptember 24, 2021

Uber to pay pensions to all its UK drivers, backdated to 2017

Uber is to pay out millions of pounds in missed pension payments to UK drivers dating back as far as 2017 under a deal with the retirement savings watchdog. The ride hailing company was forced to guarantee its 70,000 UK drivers a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay and pensions in March this year after a landmark supreme court ruling over their employment status. Couriers for the group’s UberEats food delivery service are not included in the deal. On Friday, Uber said...

September 24, 2021

News, Slider2021, Coverage, Pension Management, UK

24SepSeptember 24, 2021

Zimbabwe: Nssa to Increase Pension Payouts

National Social Security Authority (NSAA) is set to review pension payouts by between 25 and 30 percent with effect from October 1, 2021, in line with the roadmap of periodic reviews announced by Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima. The minister made the pledge to periodically review payouts during engagements with pensioners' representatives in the first half of the year. Pensioners under the Pension and Other Benefits Scheme (POBS), had their pay-outs reviewed by 30 percent, subject...

September 24, 2021

News, Slider2021, Public Pensions, Zimbabwe

24SepSeptember 24, 2021

US. New Bill Aims to Solve for the Retirement Plan Coverage Gap

Congressman Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, and Senator Mark Warner, D-Virginia, have introduced the Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Act of 2021, designed to provide a retirement savings vehicle to Americans who don’t have access to one. Read also US. Stock Market Helps State Pension Debt Hit 10-Year Low, But Crisis Still Looms Large The legislation would establish a Portable Retirement and Investment Account (PRIA) Fund and a board responsible for establishing regulations for the fund. The bill says the board will...

September 24, 2021

News, Slider2021, Coverage, Regulation, US

24SepSeptember 24, 2021

Dutch pension funds can retain buffers in new DC system

Dutch pension funds that opt for the so-called flexible arrangement in the new pension system will be allowed to have buffers, according to a revised draft version of the new pension law that’s yet to be discussed in parliament. Under the original version of the law, only pension funds opting for the so-called “solidary pension arrangement” were allowed to retain buffers. This prompted a demand from several company pension funds that prefer the more individual “flexible pension arrangement” to also...

September 24, 2021

News, Slider2021, Netherlands, Pension design, Pension Reform

23SepSeptember 23, 2021

México. El Infonavit lanza alerta por fraudes; hacen retiros de créditos sin utilizar

A través de llamadas o anuncios en redes sociales, hay quienes ofrecen hacer retiros del crédito del Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores (Infonavit) que no se ha usado; sin embargo, el director general del organismo federal, Carlos Martínez Velázquez, alertó a los derechohabientes de no caer en este fraude. “Es ilegal cualquier ofrecimiento sobre sacar tu dinero del Infonavit. Es un engaño, no lo hagan. La Ley del Infonavit es muy clara, es parte del...

September 23, 2021

Noticias2021, Ahorro, América Latina, Mexico, Riesgo

23SepSeptember 23, 2021

Chile. Cuarto retiro 10% AFP: qué pasará ahora tras la votación y próximas noticias

Durante la tarde de este miércoles 22 de septiembre de discutió en la Comisión de Constitución de la Cámara de Diputados el proyecto sobre un Cuarto Retiro del 10% desde las AFP. Durante esta jornada los y las diputadas avanzaron en algunos items, pero no pudieron votar todas las indicaciones. Según comentó el presidente de la instancia legislativa, el diputado socialista Marcos Ilabaca, aún faltan nueve indicaciones por resolver en la comisión, las cuales se zanjarán en una nueva sesión...

September 23, 2021

Noticias2021, América Latina, Chile, Retiro de Fondos

23SepSeptember 23, 2021

When phased retirement could work out

Retirement doesn’t have to be a drastic cut from a full-time job to no job at all. You may still want to work, just not as much — especially if you aren’t financially ready to retire. The gradual reduction of hours known as “phased retirement” could be the answer, and it can be achieved either through an official policy at your employer or in a more informal fashion. In fact, 45% of U.S. workers envision reducing their work hours in a phased...

September 23, 2021

News, Slider2021, Intergenerational Justice, Labor Market, Retirement Age, US

23SepSeptember 23, 2021

CDCs could be the new annuities, say regulators

Collective defined contribution schemes could become a popular alternative to annuities if their risks can be contained, according to the Pensions Regulator and Financial Conduct Authority. Speaking at a Work and Pensions Committee hearing this morning, David Fairs, executive director at The Pensions Regulator, said CDC schemes had many advantages over defined contribution schemes and in future could be rolled out to multiple employers and master trusts, hence become the new pension product of choice for many. CDCs are a half-way...

September 23, 2021

News, Slider2021, CDC, Pension design, UK

September 2021