May 2023
12May

Workplace sidecar saving in action

By Annick Kuipers, Jo Phillips, Will Sandbrook & Emma Stockdale As a concept, sidecar saving is designed to work with human cognitive and behavioural biases, by sequencing people’s saving to boost their financial resilience – by first, in the short term, building liquid savings, and then, for retirement, increasing contributions to pension saving. We knew immediately that this idea had the potential to address two of the biggest financial challenges for low- to moderateincome households in the UK: 1) not...

May 12, 2023
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12May

“Milliman’s Pension Funding Index. May 2023”

By Milliman The funded status of the nation’s 100 largest corporate defined benefit pension plans decreased by $7 billion during April, as measured by the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI). A decrease in the benchmark corporate bond interest rates used to value pension liabilities led to an increase in these liabilities of $10 billion for the month. As of April 30, the funded ratio fell to 99.5%, from 100.1% at the end of March. April saw the funding surplus...

May 12, 2023
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12May

Retirement Plan Reforms in the Absence of a Retirement Policy

By Natalya Shnitser The US retirement system is currently characterized by tremendous diversity of instruments, institutions, and intermediaries in pursuit of the same goal. While the goal – achieving financial security in retirement – is widely accepted by policymakers and participants, for individuals in the United States, the nature of the “investment” experience in the retirement context varies considerably based on the identity, savviness, and size of the intermediaries, as well as the particular legal regime to which such intermediaries...

May 12, 2023
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12May

Social Security of Labour in India

By Ishita Arora The social security of labour in India is a critical issue that needs to be addressed. The country's labour force is massive, and ensuring their protection and well-being is crucial to their quality of life and the country's economic development. This research paper aims to explore the current state of social security for workers in India, including policies and programs aimed at providing protection and support to individuals and families against social and economic risks such as...

May 12, 2023
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12May

“The Great Retirement Boom”: The Pandemic-Era Surge in Retirements and Implications for Future Labor Force Participation

By Joshua Montes, Christopher L. Smith & Juliana Dajon As of October 2022, the retired share of the U.S. population was nearly 1-½ percentage points above its pre-pandemic level (after adjusting for updated population controls to the Current Population Survey), accounting for nearly all of the shortfall in the labor force participation rate. In this paper, we analyze the pandemic-era rise in retirements using a model that accounts for pre-pandemic trends in retirement, the cyclicality of retirement, and other factors....

May 12, 2023
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10May

Un estudio internacional del sistema de pensiones para el régimen de pensiones mexicano

Por Alfredo Prieto Gómez & María Enriqueta Mancilla-Rendón  Los gobiernos de los países del mundo buscan apoyar a los beneficiarios del régimen de pensiones que son aplicables en la etapa improductiva de la vejez; en ocasiones este propósito no se alcanza, trayendo consigo reflexiones sobre si un sistema de pensiones sea el apropiado. Por ello, el objetivo de nuestro estudio fue analizar el sistema de pensiones de algunos países de la Unión Europea (UE), Estados Unidos, Canadá y Chile,...

May 10, 2023
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10May

Programas sociales, superación de la pobreza e inclusión laboral. Aprendizajes desde América Latina y el Caribe

Por Karen Castellanos Molina (Fundación Universitaria Católica del Norte) En este artículo se presenta la reseña del libro: Programas sociales, superación de la pobreza e inclusión laboral. Aprendizajes desde América Latina y el Caribe, el cual fue escrito en el marco de las actividades del proyecto sobre educación y capacitación técnico-profesional para una mayor igualdad en América Latina y el Caribe, liderado por la CEPAL (Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe) y el Gobierno de Noruega. En esta reseña, se...

May 10, 2023
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10May

Inversión Sostenible en Fondos de Pensión

Por ANAFAP La Inversión Sostenible consiste en crear valor económico a través del cuidado del medio ambiente, el respeto por los derechos humanos y la buena gobernanza de las empresas. Dado que al Integrar criterios ASG (ESG según sus siglas en inglés) en el proceso de inversión se busca promover una mejor toma de decisiones, logrando obtener un adecuado perfil riesgo-retorno en las inversiones. Estos temas son de gran relevancia a nivel mundial y las restricciones y acuerdos entre países son...

May 10, 2023
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10May

Inversión Responsable: Estudio Anual 2023

Por GOVERNART En 2017 realizamos la primera versión del Estudio de Inversión Responsable en Latinoamérica, en el cual anticipamos importantes oportunidades para que tanto empresas como inversionistas institucionales pudieran converger alrededor del enfoque ambiental, social y de gobierno corporativo (ASG), en la gestión de negocios sostenibles, y en los procesos de análisis y de inversión responsable. En 2020, publicamos la segunda versión de este Estudio, en el que evidenciamos el incipiente incremento inversionistas con interés en la inversión responsable, y anticipamos un incremento de interés...

May 10, 2023
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05May

Pension Reform: Conceptual Foundations and Practical Challenges

By Seamus H. Duffy & Oliver Giesecke Underfunded pension are the largest liability for state and local governments across the United States. As a result of increasing recognition of the associated risks, recent statutory funding mandates led to a sharp increases in required contributions, threatening city services and employee bases. As funding pressure mounts, pension reforms offer a viable tool for prudent economic policy. We propose five general principles that guide pension reform considerations and discuss how these principle stand...

May 5, 2023
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