July 2022
13Jul

Perspectivas del empleo en México a dos años de la pandemia covid-19

Por Cesaire Chiatchoua La crisis pandémica ha causado problemas económicos afectando el mercado laboral. El objetivo de este documento es analizar la evolución del empleo en México a dos años de la pandemia COVID-19 mediante las estrategias adoptados por el gobierno con la finalidad de generar algunas propuestas de recuperación del empleo. Esta investigación es de tipo descriptivo con corte cualitativo, utilizando datos segundarios del Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Geografía (INEGI). Los resultados muestran que se perdieron casi 1.1...

July 13, 2022
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12Jul

Three-fifths of European employees want additional pensions advice from employers

Almost three-fifths (58%) of employees across Europe showed high or very high interest in accessing professional advice on managing their pensions via their employer, according to research from Alight Solutions. The Retirement perception index, undertaken in partnership with the University of Granada, was carried out among 2,400 employees in businesses across multiple sectors in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, exploring employees’ awareness, confidence and interest in their national pension system, and their interest in additional support...

July 12, 2022
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12Jul

Pension Funds Forge Ahead With Sustainable Investing, Despite Politicization

Even as sustainable investing becomes a political football, pension funds and other asset owners in Europe and North America are adopting sustainable investment practices for their portfolios, according to a study by Morningstar Indexes. The “Voice of the Asset Owner” survey was based on 14 interviews with asset owners. They generally saw investing using environmental, social, and governance metrics “as a core element of investing rather than a specialist niche,” according to the study. The respondents said their use of ESG...

July 12, 2022
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12Jul

UK. FCA appoints new chair

Ashley Alder has been announced by HM Treasury as the new chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is expected to take up the role in January 2023, taking over from Richard Lloyd who has served as interim chair since May 2022. Alder is currently chief executive officer of the Securities and Future Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a role he has held since 2011, and also chairs the board of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and...

July 12, 2022
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12Jul

New guide to help pension funds tackle global deforestation

A new interactive guide to provide pension funds with the tools they need to ensure their investments are not driving deforestation across the globe is launched today by Global Canopy, Make My Money Matter and SYSTEMIQ. This year, research revealed that £2 in every £10 individuals save into their pensions in the UK is linked to companies and financial institutions at high risk of deforestation, jeopardising many schemes’ ambitious commitments to achieve net zero.. How to achieve deforestation-free pensions provides practical...

July 12, 2022
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11Jul

UK. Guy Opperman reappointed pensions minister

Guy Opperman has agreed to return to his pensions minister post until a new leader of the Conservative party is elected. Opperman announced his reappointment as parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Work and Pensions on Twitter on July 8, a day after resigning from his post when he said the government could no longer function and asked prime minister Boris Johnson to step down from office. “[I] have agreed to help DWP navigate the next few weeks,...

July 11, 2022
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11Jul

Government creates multisectoral commission to evaluate the Peruvian pension system

The Executive ordered the creation of a temporary multisectoral commission, dependent on the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, which will be in charge of preparing the technical reports that contain an evaluation of the Peruvian pension system, as well as a normative proposal to create the new pension system. pensions. The task of the working group created by Supreme Decree No. 081-2022-PCM, which was published in the newspaper El Peruano, will be to prepare a technical report containing an...

July 11, 2022
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11Jul

World Population Day 2022: The impact of a rapidly ageing population on the world as we know it

World Population Day is observed on July 11 every year and the theme for World Population Day 2022 is "A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all – Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all”. There have been growing concerns over the dynamics of the world’s population. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2050, the world’s population aged 60 years and above will double to about 2.1 billion people. Due to people worldwide...

July 11, 2022
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11Jul

US. Crypto plunge is cautionary tale for public pension funds

The plunge in prices for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in recent weeks provides a cautionary tale for the handful of public pension funds that have dipped their toes in the crypto pool over the past few years. Most have done it indirectly through stocks or investment funds that serve as proxies for the larger crypto market. A lack of transparency makes it difficult to tell whether they’ve made or lost money, let alone how much, and for the most...

July 11, 2022
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11Jul

Finns consider immigration best way to consolidate pension system – Survey

Raising the pension contributions of employees and employers was the second most popular means to consolidate the funding of pensions, with 34 per cent of respondents regarding it as a good or fairly good idea and 35 per cent as a bad or fairly bad idea. A little over a quarter (26%) of respondents voiced their support for and 37 per cent their reservations about taking on greater risks when investing pension funds. “Finns are somewhat surprisingly not supportive of...

July 11, 2022
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