October 2023
04Oct

Consumo óptimo en el retiro con diferentes leyes de mortalidad

Por Alfredo Omar Palafox-Roca  Este trabajo estudia las trayectorias óptimas de consumo de personas en edad de jubilación que no pretenden heredar. Metodología: Se propone un modelo donde el número de años por vivir de un individuo jubilado es una variable aleatoria. Resultados: Se obtienen soluciones cerradas cuando el individuo depende de una sola fuente de recursos y cuenta o no con una cobertura por longevidad. Recomendaciones: El análisis aquí expuesto puede ayudar al diseño de mejores planes para el...

October 4, 2023
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04Oct

El modelo normativo de curso de vida en México: evidencias desde la desigualdad de género para una cohorte de adultos mayores

Por Fiorella Mancini y Gerardo Damián La perspectiva de curso de vida reconoce, en términos generales, la importancia de analizar cuatro grandes fases en la vida de las personas (Settersten, 2003; Blossfeld et al., 2006): la transición a la vida adulta, la movilidad laboral en plena edad activa, el vínculo entre trabajo y familia y, finalmente, la última etapa activa, asociada a la jubilación o el retiro del mercado de trabajo. A pesar de este reconocimiento generalizado, la mayoría de...

October 4, 2023
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September 2023
29Sep

Motivated Saving: The Impact of Projections on Retirement Contributions

By George Smyrnis, Hazel Bateman, Loretti Dobrescu, Ben R. Newell & Susan Throp Projections of future benefits can assist pension plan participants prepare for retirement. Here we measure the effects of projections of retirement incomes and lump sum balances on voluntary contributions and plan interactions of retirement savers. Data from a two-year field trial in a large Australian pension plan show that the frequency and average amount of participants’ voluntary contributions and interactions with the plan rose significantly in the...

September 29, 2023
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29Sep

Best Practices for Defined Contribution Plans

By Nicole M. Boyson This paper provides operational and investment recommendations for ERISA 403(b) plans. Based on a review of academic literature and an empirical analysis, I recommend that plan investment menus include mostly passive index funds covering key investment categories, a full suite of index-based target date funds as the auto-enroll qualified default investment alternative, and a self-directed brokerage option. I also recommend that plan sponsors adhere to and regularly review the plan’s Investment Policy Statement, that the Retirement...

September 29, 2023
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29Sep

Does a Requirement to Offer Retirement Plans Help Low-Income Workers Save for Retirement? Early Evidence from the OregonSaves Program

By Ngoc Dao  This study examines the first implementation of the state-run retirement savings program in Oregon, known as OregonSaves, in 2017. It offers early insights into the substantial impact of this mandated program on retirement savings among previously uncovered private workers. Results from difference-in-difference models using SIPP data indicate a 12 percent increase in Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ownership among Oregon workers after the program’s roll-out. Notably, the study discerns significant gains for lower-income, single, and older workers, as...

September 29, 2023
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27Sep

El envejecimiento global y los derechos humanos

Por Konrad Adenauer Stiftung  La composición de la población mundial ha cambiado drásticamente en las últimas décadas. Entre 1950 y 2010, la esperanza de vida en todo el mundo aumentó de 46 a 68 años. A nivel mundial, había 703 millones de personas de 65 años o más en 2019, siendo la región de Asia oriental y sudoriental con el mayor número de personas de edad (261 millones), seguida de Europa y América del Norte (más de 200 millones) (Naciones Unidas,...

September 27, 2023
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27Sep

Paquete Económico para el Ejercicio Fiscal 2024

Por SHCP Política Hacendaria Criterios Generales de Política Económica para la Iniciativa de Ley de Ingresos y el Proyecto de Presupuesto de Egresos de la Federación correspondientes al Ejercicio Fiscal de 2024 PDF Ingresos Iniciativa de Ley de Ingresos de la Federación para el Ejercicio Fiscal de 2024. PDF Iniciativa con proyecto de Decreto por el que se reforman, adicionan y derogan diversas disposiciones de la Ley Federal de Derechos. PDF Informe sobre el uso de la facultad conferida al Ejecutivo Federal en materia arancelaria, en cumplimiento del...

September 27, 2023
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22Sep

Alberta presents plan to exit Canada Pension Plan

Today, the Alberta government released a report detailing just how Alberta plans to exit the Canada Pension Plan — which would have ripple effects on all Canadians. The proposal would amount to Alberta removing more than $330 billion — or almost sixty percent — of the Canada Pension Plan’s assets. Since 1966, Canadians have confidently invested their retirement savings in the CPP. More than 650,000 Albertans are CPP beneficiaries, and Canada’s chief actuary reports that the CPP is sustainable for at...

September 22, 2023
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22Sep

The Future of Global Retirement

By Andrew Evans & Will Wynne Smart is a world-leading retirement technology provider. Our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world. Launched in 2015, our technology platform – Keystone – serves the needs of retirement savers globally, and we are now active on four continents. Keystone is specifically designed to help governments and financial services organisations to serve their citizens' and customers' retirement saving and spending needs. Smart’s team of engineers, researchers and user...

September 22, 2023
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22Sep

2023 BlackRock Read on Retirement

By Black Rock If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that burnout is real. Three years on, it turns out it’s not just a workplace side effect. BlackRock’s 2023 Read on Retirement™️ survey reveals that financial burnout is on the rise – and one for employers to watch. Today, only about half of workplace savers feel on track to retire with the lifestyle they want – a double-digit drop compared to last year and a worrisome trend since 2021. Encouragingly, though, this drop in...

September 22, 2023
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