May 2022
23May

Chile. Bono de $1 millón al nacer y nuevo sistema de cobranza: 6 propuestas en pensiones de las AFP al Gobierno

En el contexto de los diálogos sociales y “consultas técnicas” que está realizando el Gobierno para la reforma de pensiones, la Asociación de Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AAFP) le entregó este jueves al subsecretario de Previsión Social, Christian Larraín, seis propuestas para considerar en el futuro proyecto de reforma constitucional. Las medidas consideran, entre otros aspectos, la entrega de un bono de, al menos, $1.000.000 al momento de nacer, y establecer un nuevo sistema de cobranza de cotizaciones impagas,...

May 23, 2022
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23May

¿Qué hacer con el sistema pensional de Colombia? Esto recomienda la OCDE

La Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos publicó un informe este jueves presentando un balance general en materia fiscal, administrativa, tecnológica y ambiental de Colombia. Leer también Impacto de Ganancias Potenciales de Traslado sobre Decisión de Cambio de Régimen Pensional en Colombia En un documento extenso, llamado ‘Llenando los vacíos: ampliando la protección social en Colombia', se detallaron eficiencias y deficiencias sobre la competitividad y productividad del país, la pobreza, desigualdad, sistema de salud, entre otros. Sin embargo, uno...

May 23, 2022
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23May

U.K. pools gaining critical mass, and investment choices

U.K. investment pools formed seven years ago to streamline the investment process for local government pension funds are now building up sizable assets, as well as facing challenges that range from diversification to climate change reporting. Local government pension schemes, or LGPS, "are still moving funds and the pools are still building up asset classes," said Colin Cartwright, an Aon PLC partner in London who consults with both LGPS and corporate clients. He expects to see more funds transferred into...

May 23, 2022
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23May

India. National Pension System: All NPS schemes will now indicate risk profiles

In order to enable National Pension System (NPS) subscribers to make informed decisions on allocating their contribution in various asset classes, pension funds will have to disclose risk profiling of all the schemes on their websites within 15 days from the close of each quarter. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has issued guidelines underlining six levels of risks—low, low to moderate, moderate, moderately high, high and very high. Based on the scheme characteristics, pension funds will have...

May 23, 2022
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23May

ESG factors increasingly put into hedge funds

Interest and investment in hedge funds that incorporate environmental, social and governance factors are on the rise among U.S. investors, although demand still trails that of European investors. While some hedge fund firms have included one or more ESG factors in their investment strategies for years or have created dedicated ESG funds, others still are evaluating the efficacy and return potential of investment in portfolio companies that meet ESG standards, sources said. "There are two ways to do ESG. You can...

May 23, 2022
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20May

Propuesta de las AFP: Crear Bono de $1 Millón por Nacimiento y que Parte Vaya a Ahorro de Vivienda

Las administradoras de fondos de pensiones expusieron este jueves en la consulta técnica que está realizando el Ministerio del Trabajo en el marco de los diálogos sociales para la reforma previsional. Para incorporar en el ahorro para la futura pensión a los trabajadores independientes propusieron que parte del IVA por consumo sea cotización. ¿Qué observar? Las seis administradoras que forman parte de la Asociación de AFP expusieron ante el subsecretario de Previsión Social, Christian Larraín, su visión sobre el sistema...

May 20, 2022
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Perú. Retiro AFP 2022: Ejecutivo firmará este viernes autógrafa que permite desembolso de hasta S/ 18.400
20May

Perú. Retiro AFP 2022: Ejecutivo firmará este viernes autógrafa que permite desembolso de hasta S/ 18.400

Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo (MTPE) invitó a la ceremonia a la congresista Digna Calle por ser la impulsadora de esta medida. El presidente Pedro Castillo firmará este viernes 20 de mayo la ley que faculta el retiro extraordinario de los fondos privados de pensiones de hasta 4 UIT (S/ 18.400) en el contexto de la pandemia del COVID-19, así lo anunció el Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo (MTPE). En un oficio, el MTPE invitó al evento...

May 20, 2022
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20May

China’s private pension scheme to draw US$17.8 billion a year from savings accounts into asset management

China’s newly expanded private pension scheme will inject at least 120 billion yuan (US$17.8 billion) a year into the country’s asset-management market, according to analysts, as China Citic Bank becomes the first Chinese lender to apply for a licence to offer pension accounts in the scheme’s pilot programme. Read Also China: Big Four banks to pilot private pension scheme Under the scheme, unveiled in April, workers will be able to deposit up to 12,000 yuan per year into personal accounts that...

May 20, 2022
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20May

UK. People with disabilities ‘have pension savings worth third of average pot’

Pension savers with disabilities typically have savings worth only around a third of the average pot as they approach retirement, a study has found. People aged 60 to 64 with a disability have £47,980 saved on average, according to research by the Pensions Policy Institute. This is only around 36% of the average UK pension pot size of £130,928 – a difference of nearly £83,000. The research was commissioned by pension provider NOW: Pensions, which said there are just over four million...

May 20, 2022
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20May

CPPIB returns net 6.8% for fiscal year

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board returned a net 6.8% for the fiscal year ended March 31, the Toronto-based board announced in a news release Thursday. CPPIB, which manages the assets of the Canada Pension Plan, said the pension fund's net assets increased to C$539 billion ($431.8 billion) from C$497 billion a year ago. It added that the C$42 billion increase comprised $34 billion in net income and $8 billion in net transfers from the plan. The portfolio achieved five-year and 10-year...

May 20, 2022
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