2023 Archives - Page 19 of 40 - Pension Policy International

20OctOctober 20, 2023

Understanding Financial Vulnerability Among Asians, Blacks, and Hispanics in the United States

By Andrea Hasler, Annamaria Lusardi, Olivia S. Mitchell & Alessia Sconti The COVID-19 crisis has brought to light the deeply rooted financial struggles that many people face in America, and it also exacerbated racial inequality. In particular, minority communities have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic in many ways, making them ideal targets for efforts to promote financial well-being. This paper examines the financial vulnerability of Asians, Blacks, and Hispanics in the United States, along with potential drivers, using data...

October 20, 2023

Articles, System Characterization2023, Equality, Financial Literacy, Retirement Planning, US

20OctOctober 20, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Policy: A Primer and Roadmap

By Ryan Calo Talk of artificial intelligence is everywhere. People marvel at the capacity of machines to translate any language and master any game. Others condemn the use of secret algorithms to sentence criminal defendants or recoil at the prospect of machines gunning for blue, pink, and white-collar jobs. Some worry aloud that artificial intelligence will be humankind’s “final invention.” This essay, prepared in connection with UC Davis Law Review's 50th anniversary symposium, explains why AI is suddenly on everyone's mind and...

October 20, 2023

Articles, System Sustainability2023, AI, Innovation, Investment, Pension design, Public Policy, Technology

18OctOctober 18, 2023

Sistema español de pensiones: revisión crítica de los elementos comunes al cálculo de pensiones contributivas

Por Elisabet Errandonea Ulazia Este libro se divide en cinco capítulos titulados respectivamente: “Pensiones adecuadas y periódicamente actualizadas” y “prestaciones sociales suficientes” como requisitos exigidos por la Constitución española (Capítulo I), Los problemas del actual sistema español de pensiones (Capítulo II), El tope máximo de pensiones y las “pensiones adecuadas” (Capítulo III), Los complementos para pensiones inferiores a la mínima (Capítulo IV) y La revalorización de pensiones (Capítulo V). Dicha obra, de acuerdo con su introducción, se plantea como objetivo “analizar si efectivamente la normativa española referida...

October 18, 2023

Artículos, Diseño de Pensiones2023, España, Pensiones Públicas

10OctOctober 10, 2023

EIOPA lays down strategic priorities for 2024/26 with focus on managing uncertainty

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has outlined its strategic priorities for the period 2024-2026, highlighting its plans to “focus on managing the uncertainty in times of transformation so that the insurance and pensions sectors can continue to deliver value to policyholders and beneficiaries.” In a statement, the EIOPA laid down six strategic priorities on which to focus, which include sustainable finance, digital transformation, supervision, policy, risks to financial sustainability and governance. Under sustainable finance, the Authority stated it...

October 10, 2023

News2023, Europe

10OctOctober 10, 2023

Nigeria. PenCom Disburses N10.2bn To 142,486 NSITF Scheme Contributors

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has has transfered a total of N10.2 billion to 142,486 Retirement Savings Accounts (RSA) under the Organised Private Sector (OPS) of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) scheme to date. This was disclosed by the director-general of PenCom, Aisha Dahiru Umar, at a one-day interactive session with the OPS on the current developments and challenges in the implementation of the Pension Reform Act (PRA) 2014, which took place in Kano State, on Tuesday. “To date,...

October 10, 2023

News2023, Nigeria

10OctOctober 10, 2023

U.K. investment managers see assets dip 12% in 2022

Assets managed by the U.K. investment management industry fell to £8.8 trillion ($10.61 trillion) at the end of 2022, a 12% decrease from the previous year, according to the Investment Association's annual Investment Management Survey. The survey released Oct. 10 attributed the drop to a broad-based market correction reflecting monetary policy changes, inflation, the Ukraine war and other global uncertainties. "The markets experienced an unusual correlation in the direction of travel for both global equities and bonds," the survey report...

October 10, 2023

News2023, ESG, Investment, UK

10OctOctober 10, 2023

US Corporate Pension Funding Rises Slightly in September

U.S. corporate pension funding status increased in September, despite a decline in equities. September’s funding status was a return to the norm, following an August that saw pension funding decline for the first time this year. Insight Investment found that pension funding status improved by one percentage point in August, to 107.5% from 106.5%. Equity losses were offset by a roughly 40 bps increase in discount rates, causing liabilities to decline faster than assets. Assets decreased by 4.5% in September,...

October 10, 2023

News2023, US

09OctOctober 9, 2023

US. New SEC Names Rule getting mixed reaction from industry

Opinions vary on the SEC's choice to expand the scope of its Names Rule — while some industry players feel the new rule will help prevent misleading fund names, others say it will be a disruption to the industry. According to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, the rule amendments "will help ensure that a fund's portfolio aligns with a fund's name. Such truth in advertising promotes fund integrity on behalf of fund investors," he said in a news release Sept. 20...

October 9, 2023

News2023, Pension Management, Regulation, US

09OctOctober 9, 2023

What’s wrong with private market valuations and why do UK pension funds care?

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said last week a review of risks in markets for unlisted assets would check how valuations are being undertaken and whether any risks could spread into banking. WHY IS THE REGULATOR WORRIED? Stock markets and prices of government bonds have been hit by expectations of higher interest rates for a longer period than initially anticipated. Prices of private, unlisted assets have remained relatively high, raising questions about how valuations are conducted and if a reckoning is due. WHY...

October 9, 2023

News2023, Pension Management, Regulation, Risk, UK

09OctOctober 9, 2023

Why we often struggle to pivot from saving to spending

Here's the retirement quandary for many Americans. They spend years building good financial habits so, if all goes well, they have sufficient funds by the end of their working years. Then, when it’s time to transition, they often struggle in the shift from saving to spending their nest egg. The no-stress years suddenly become the all-stress years. "It's disappointing to get to your first couple of years of retirement, and just constantly be stressed out about your income generation strategy from...

October 9, 2023

News2023, Pension Payout, savings, US

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