March 2022

Chile. Cuál será el siguiente paso para el proyecto del quinto retiro
23Mar

Chile. Cuál será el siguiente paso para el proyecto del quinto retiro

La opción de dar vida al quinto retiro del 10% del fondo delas AFPs comienza a cobrar forma, luego que ayer, lunes 21 de marzo, los Diputados declararan admisible el proyecto presentado por la diputada Pamela Jiles. Precisamente, el parlamento acogió a trámite la iniciativa tras una votación que se tradujo en 117 votos a favor y 26 en contra, dejando sin efecto la idea de no legislar, que se había manifestado en primera instancia. Como se anticipó, la idea de...

March 23, 2022
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US. Mixed Reports on Retirement Funding
23Mar

US. Mixed Reports on Retirement Funding

A defined benefit plan’s funded status is often cited as an indication of the plan’s financial health and there is good news on that score for the largest U.S. plans. A report from Willis Towers Watson shows that the estimated aggregate funded status of 361 Fortune 1000 companies improved to 96% at the end of 2021. That’s the highest level since 2007 and an increase of five percentage points from 2020. The analysis also found the funding deficit is...

March 23, 2022
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23Mar

¿Cuál debería ser la reforma pensional que necesita Colombia?

La Misión Empleo, encargada de analizar el mercado laboral en Colombia, dentro de sus resultados, le indicó al Gobierno nacional que para el país es conveniente un solo sistema de pensiones para todos, constituido por dos elementos: una pensión universal ciudadana financiada de la tributación general y una pensión complementaria para aquellos que trabajaron antes de su retiro financiada con sus propias contribuciones. Estas recomendaciones se dieron porque la Misión encontró que en el sistema actual no hay universalidad en...

March 23, 2022
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23Mar

Chile plans to reform controversial pension program next year

The Chilean government will send a long-awaited bill to reform the country's controversial private pension system to congress next year, Finance Minister Mario Marcel said on Tuesday. Read also US. How to Improve Retirement Readiness in Under-represented Groups Reforming the current system, Pension Fund Administrators (AFP), was one of the biggest demands demonstrators had during the 2019 protests. One of the biggest complaints against the system is its low-paying pensions. Leftist President Gabriel Boric proposed eliminating the private system in favor of...

March 23, 2022
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23Mar

Affordable childcare the key to boosting women’s retirement savings

More affordable early childhood education and care could help boost the superannuation of Australian women, who are currently retiring with one third less super than men. According to a new report from Industry Super Australia, increasing the child care subsidy for low- and middle-income families to 95 per cent and flattening taper rates, could see a woman on the median wage, if she moved from part-time to full-time work, retire with an extra $118,000. Industry Super Australia says improving women’s workforce...

March 23, 2022
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23Mar

Australia. Five Million Pensioners And Jobseekers To Receive An Increase On Payments

Five million Australians will benefit from the largest increase in social security payments since 2013. Centrelink adjusts the maximum pension payment twice a year – in both March and September, to ensure payments to those in need are at the standard of rising costs. From 20 March 2022, the new increase will see a 2.1 percent raise for those on the Age Pension, Disability Support Pension and Carer Pension, resulting in a $20.10 boost per fortnight for singles and $30.20 a...

March 23, 2022
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23Mar

How society aging threatens climate action

People 60 and older are responsible for a large and increasing share of greenhouse gas emissions in wealthy countries, according to a new study. This is due not just to the increasing numbers of people in this age group but to their lifestyles as well, hinting that aging populations may pose a challenge to climate action. Longer lifespans and declining birth rates in wealthy countries mean their populations are getting older. The share of the population aged 65 and older...

March 23, 2022
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22Mar

México. Afores, histórica menor utilidad

Las afores registraron en el mes de febrero pasado la menor utilidad reportada en la historia del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro. En febrero de 2022 las utilidades netas tuvieron una reducción del 93% respecto a su nivel del mismo periodo del año pasado. Esa disminución porcentual representa en términos nominales, una caída de 2 mil 186 millones de pesos. De acuerdo con datos de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), durante febrero de 2022 las...

March 22, 2022
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SEC proposes climate-related disclosures for public companies
22Mar

US. SEC proposes climate-related disclosures for public companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday proposed rule amendments to require public companies to disclose climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions. The commission approved the rule amendments in a 3-1 vote, with its lone Republican, Hester M. Peirce, dissenting. Under the proposal, public companies would be required to disclose a host of climate-related information in their registration statements and periodic reports, including: The oversight and governance of climate-related risks by the registrant's board and management. How any climate-related risks identified...

March 22, 2022
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22Mar

Chile. Cámara de Diputados aprueba tramitar quinto retiro de fondos de las AFP

La Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados aprobó, este lunes, tramitar un quinto retiro de los fondos de pensiones, que fue propuesta por un grupo de parlamentarios de distintas bancadas y que pretende volver a entregar liquidez a miles de personas en nuestro país. Con 117 votos a favor y 26 en contra, la norma continuará su trámite legislativo y ahora deberá ser revisado por la Comisión de Constitución para que acuerden las condiciones en que sería un eventual quinto retiro de los fondos de...

March 22, 2022
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