July 2024
05Jul

Retirement Benefit Distributions for California Educators

By Robert L. Clark, Denis Pelletier & Beth Ritter Distribution choices by individuals retiring from CalSTRS are examined for participants that retired between 2016 and 2023. Women are much more likely to select a member-only annuity while a larger proportion of men select a J&S annuity that provide survivor benefits. Being married is a dominant factor in the selection of J&S annuities. Greater final annual salary, older ages at retirement, and more years of service are associated with a greater probability of choosing...

July 5, 2024
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05Jul

Changing Retirement Incentives and Retirement in the US

By Courtney Coile Employment rates of older Americans have been rising since the 1990s. While the US is fairly unique among advanced economies in not experiencing any large-scale pension reforms in recent decades, there have been multiple changes to Social Security policy that have strengthened the incentive to work at older ages. This study builds on prior work documenting the changes in retirement incentives over time to explore the effect of these changes on retirement behavior, using over two decades...

July 5, 2024
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03Jul

Avances y desafíos en la implementación del sistema de pensiones no contributivo en la República Dominicana

Por Manuel Delgado, Nincen Figueroa & Juan Vila  En este documento se examinan el estado actual y los desafíos del sistema de pensiones en la República Dominicana, centrándose en la implementación del régimen subsidiado de pensiones no contributivas. Se analizan los resultados de su puesta en marcha y se exploran escenarios para la ampliación de su cobertura. Se discuten los aspectos institucionales y financieros de esta ampliación, así como su impacto potencial en la reducción de la pobreza y en...

July 3, 2024
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03Jul

Avances y obstáculos en el sistema de pensiones en Chile (1980-2023)

Por Osvaldo Larrañaga El objetivo del próximo Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano (2024): del PNUD Chile, es analizar la capacidad de la sociedad chilena para acordar y conducir cambios sociales. Con este propósito, el presente documento analiza, en clave de economía política, la evolución que ha tenido en las décadas recientes el sistema de pensiones chileno. El eje del actual sistema es el pilar de capitalización individual, que ha tenido deficientes resultados en términos del monto de las pensiones que paga y de la desconfianza...

July 3, 2024
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03Jul

Seguridad social y sistemas de pensiones: una valoración desde la óptica de la justicia distributiva

Por Pablo Sandoval Cabrera Cualquier sistema de pensiones viable, adecuado y sostenible debe fincarse, necesariamente, en la existencia de condiciones de equidad en la distribución de la riqueza generada por la sociedad; esto es, presupone condiciones mínimas de justicia distributiva, así como la prevalencia de oportunidades con sentido de inclusión. Partiendo de esta premisa, se establece un marco de reflexión en la búsqueda de propuestas de solución al problema pensionario y de seguridad social desde el enfoque de la justicia...

July 3, 2024
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03Jul

Los sistemas de pensiones en México, Colombia y Finlandia a partir de que se transitó del sistema de reparto al sistema de capitalización individual

Por Emma Jiménez Rodríguez  La evolución de los sistemas de pensiones en diferentes países refleja adaptaciones a desafíos económicos, demográficos y sociales. Este estudio compara los sistemas de pensiones de México, Colombia y Finlandia, analizando sus características, marcos jurídicos y resultados. Se presentan conceptos clave relacionados con los sistemas de pensiones, incluyendo el modelo de reparto y capitalización individual, así como términos como cobertura, cotizaciones y beneficios. Se examinan los antecedentes históricos de la seguridad social a nivel mundial y...

July 3, 2024
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June 2024
28Jun

LGBT Equality Index. The most LGBT-Friendly Countries in the World.

By Equaldex  The LGBT legal index measures the current legal status of 13 different issues ranging from the legal status of homosexuality, same-sex marriage, transgender rights, LGBT discrimination protections, LGBT censorship laws, and more. Each topic is weighted differently (for example, if same-sex marriage is illegal in a region, it would have a much bigger impact on the score than not allowing LGBT people to serve in the military). Each topic is assigned a "total possible score" and a "score" is assigned...

June 28, 2024
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28Jun

The list of money managers axing oil stocks just got longer

There’s a growing list of institutional investors in Europe who are stripping oil and gas stocks out of their portfolios, in a move they say reduces the risk of ending up with stranded assets and financial losses. The latest to do so is PFA, Denmark’s largest commercial pension fund with roughly USD 110bn of assets under management. The investor has just offloaded its USD 170m stake in Shell Plc based on an assessment that the company’s capital expenditure on renewables...

June 28, 2024
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28Jun

UK trustee boards show robust governance frameworks – survey

A recent survey conducted by WTW has shown that most UK pension schemes are not overwhelmed by the new requirements of the General Code, with only 1% of respondents expecting significant changes to comply with it. The WTW 2024 Trustee Governance Survey — of 132 trustees, pension managers, and other stakeholders in March and April 2024 – has shed light on the evolving landscape of pension scheme governance in response to the newly implemented General Code, which came into effect in March 2024. It...

June 28, 2024
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28Jun

LGBTQ+ workers are paid 16% less than their peers, study finds

While “a record number of non-LGBTQ Americans support equal rights for the LGBTQ community,” according to a 2023 study from GLAAD, workers who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community still face workplace discrimination and a wage gap, a new study has found. The majority (63%) of the 2,000 LGBTQ+ workers surveyed by writing platform EduBirdie said they have been discriminated against in the workplace and 45% said they have been passed over for a promotion due to their identity. These...

June 28, 2024
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