January 2025

Russia Announces Major Pension Indexation Updates

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announced significant updates to the pension indexation system, which will take effect from January 2025. These changes aim to adjust pension payments based on actual inflation rates, enhancing the financial support available to millions of retirees across the country. Starting January, the insurance pensions for both working and non-working pensioners were initially indexed by 7.3%. Recognizing the necessity for more substantial support amid rising inflation, Putin proposed to retroactively increase the indexation to 9.5% effective...

Challenges Related to Aging Population

By Drishti The Vision Foundation The Supreme Court of India refused to entertain a writ petition that sought the establishment of a dedicated Ministry for senior citizens. The writ petition referred to senior citizens (population ageing) as a vulnerable class that deserves special attention under Article 21 of the Constitution, which ensures the right to a dignified life. Source Drishtiias

Perú. Oficializan el reajuste de pensiones para la PNP y las Fuerzas Armadas: conoce los nuevos montos

El Poder Ejecutivo oficializó el reajuste de las pensiones para los integrantes retirados de las Fuerzas Armadas y la Policía Nacional del Perú (PNP), de acuerdo al Decreto Supremo N.º 004-2025-EF que publicado el pasado domingo 19 de enero en las normales legales del diario El Peruano. Vigilante de Machu Picchu es sentenciado a cinco años de prisión por permitir ingreso ilegal a turista Este reajuste, que beneficiará tanto a los pensionistas regidos por el Decreto Ley N.º 19846 como a...

México. Modalidad 40 del IMSS para 2025: nuevas reglas para aumentar las pensiones

La Modalidad 40 del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) es una herramienta crucial para quienes buscan aumentar su pensión bajo el esquema de la Ley del Seguro Social de 1973 —uno de los dos regímenes de jubilación que existen en el país—. Para este 2025 el instituto ha implementado cambios significativos que afectan a las personas trabajadoras que están interesadas en este esquema. El tema de las pensiones ha sido un eje central en la agenda del expresidente Andrés Manuel López...

Chile. Consejo Fiscal Autónomo (CFA) realizó observaciones a reforma de pensiones

El Consejo Fiscal Autónomo presentó el análisis de la Reforma de Pensiones ante la Comisión de Hacienda del Senado, en el marco del trámite del proyecto que crea un nuevo Sistema Mixto de Pensiones y un Seguro Social en el pilar contributivo, mejora la Pensión Garantizada Universal y establece beneficios y modificaciones regulatorias. Siga en vivo la Comisión de Hacienda. En su exposición, el presidente de CFA, Jorge Rodríguez Cabello abordó 11 áreas de riesgo fiscal que identificó junto con proponer medidas...

Este es el plan de México para afrontar las deportaciones anunciadas por Trump

El plan de México para acoger a miles de sus ciudadanos deportados de Estados Unidos es poco menos que ambicioso. Se está planeando construir nueve centros de recepción a lo largo de la frontera —enormes tiendas de campaña instaladas en estacionamientos, estadios y almacenes— con cocinas móviles operadas por las fuerzas armadas. Los detalles de la iniciativa —denominada “México te abraza”— no se revelaron hasta esta semana, aunque las autoridades mexicanas dijeron que la habían estado ideando durante los últimos...

US. Pension funds push once again for private equity transparency

Pension funds and other institutional investors are pressing private-equity firms to provide more standardized reporting on fees and investment performance, reflecting long-standing frustration over inconsistent and opaque disclosures. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Institutional Limited Partners Association, a trade group representing pension plans such as the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, recently proposed new guidelines aimed at improving transparency in the private-equity sector. According to the Journal, those guidelines...

Inside the Plan to Receive Thousands of Mexicans Deported From the U.S.

Mexico’s plan to receive thousands of its deported citizens from the United States is nothing short of ambitious. Plans are underway to build nine reception centers along the border — massive tents set up in parking lots, stadiums and warehouses — with mobile kitchens operated by the armed forces. Details of the initiative — called “Mexico Embraces You” — were revealed only this week, although Mexican officials said they had been devising it for the past few months, ever since...

European investors upbeat on impact investing, despite US concerns

Over 90% of European investors polled in the run up to the 21 January of US president Donald Trump said they were extremely or somewhat concerned over the state of ESG and sustainability practices in the US, but they still intend to either maintain or increase their impact allocations, a survey by Pensions for Purpose shows. Pensions for Purpose, a UK-based industry body, says the results are significant because, although European and US investors often follow distinct paths on sustainability...

China moves to boost languishing markets by ordering funds to invest more in shares

The Chinese government is trying to encourage people to spend more by ensuring that share prices will rise, ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stocks to help jolt its languid markets out of the doldrums. Officials told reporters in Beijing on Thursday that beginning this year mutual funds should increase holdings of onshore stocks, called A-shares, by at least 10% a year over the next three years. Commercial insurance funds will have to put 30% of their...