Por Ignacio Apella & Guillermo Montt El estudio, elaborado en conjunto por la Organización Internacional del Trabajo y el Banco Mundial, examina el actual marco de protección social en el Paraguay y ofrece recomendaciones para abordar los desafíos presentes y futuros del Sistema. Libro completo aquí
Por Oswaldo Larragaña 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...
By Arun Muralidhar A commonly-accepted retirement goal for a healthy pension is for it to sustain the relatively higher standard-of-living of the latter part of one’s working life throughout retirement. A recent innovation implemented by Brazil in January 2023 might provide a solution to the pension challenges faced by Belgium, and more importantly, satisfy the key goals identified by Belgium Government. We recommend Belgium create and issue an innovative new bond – SPECial ULtra-long Obligatie (PensiOen) Salarisstook (SPECULOOS), known previously...
By Robert Clark & Olivia S. Mitchell We evaluate Americans’ financial robustness during the COVID-19 pandemic, using measures of financial resilience and financial fragility derived from U.S. surveys of persons aged 45 to 75 from 2020 to 2022. We analyze which factors were associated with resilience and fragility, discuss how these measures changed during the pandemic, and assess whether prepandemic resilience led to better outcomes during the period. Results show that stronger resilience was protective in terms of financial fragility,...
Por Israel Reyes Reza, Noé Zúñiga González & Adrián Gustavo Trejo Valencia El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar los rendimientos reales generados por las cuentas individuales del esquema de retiro denominado Pensión por Régimen 97, estas cuentas se integran por las aportaciones tripartitas que hacen el trabajador, el patrón y el Estado; las cuales, son administradas por instituciones autorizadas por la CONSAR denominados AFORES e invertidas en sociedades de inversión llamadas SIEFORES, con el propósito de generar ganancias adicionales...
Por Rigel Peña Alvino En el marco del Sistema Pensional colombiano se ha identificado una brecha de género en las pensiones por vejez. A través de estadísticas descriptivas y pruebas de hipótesis se corroboró que no hay suficiente evidencia estadística para afirmar que los hombres se pensionan más que las mujeres en el fondo público de pensiones por vejez en el año 2023. Esta investigación fue abordada desde diferentes ángulos, entre ellos, a) la dinámica de funcionamiento del Sistema Pensional...
By International Social Security Association Europe has historically been home to some of the most advanced social security systems in the world. Many countries in the region provide comprehensive, adequate protection against common life cycle and labour market risks for the vast majority of the population. Widespread protection of individuals over the life course enables social security systems to play a key role in ensuring economic and social stability in the face of large-scale shocks. Despite these broad protections, notable...
By Boele Bonthuis In recent years the Mexican pension system has changed significantly. In 2019 the existing means-tested social pension was made universal – covering everyone over the age of 65 – and the benefit level increased. In 2020, the main regime of the private sector was substantially reformed, increasing contribution rates for the funded defined contribution system, lowering the minimum years of contributions needed to receive an earnings-related pension, and increasing minimum pensions. This paper tries to assess the...
By Trafalgar House The Trust & Confidence Index gauges the trust and confidence levels of more than 2,000 individuals annually, serving as a benchmark for the public's perception of the pensions industry. The index assesses the pensions sector against other financial services, identifies factors influencing trust levels, and determines which service areas people consider significant. Additionally, the analysis probes individuals' attitudes toward their retirement decisions and plans. Get the report here
By Zorast Wadia & Alan Perry The 2024 edition of the Milliman Corporate Pension Funding Study (PFS) is our 24th annual analysis of the financial disclosures of the 100 U.S. public companies sponsoring the largest defined benefit (DB) pension plans. These 100 companies are ranked highest to lowest by the value of their pension assets as of the end of fiscal year (FY) 2023. These values have been reported to the public, to shareholders, and to the U.S. federal agencies...
