January 2025

Pensionomics 2025: Measuring the Economic Impact of Defined Benefit Pension Expenditures

By Dan Doonan & Iliana Boivie Pensionomics 2025: Measuring the Economic Impact of Defined Benefit Pension Expenditures finds pension spending powered by U.S. private and public sector defined benefit pensions contributed significantly to the economy. In 2022, retiree spending of public and private sector pension benefits generated $1.5 trillion in total economic output, supporting 7.1 million jobs across the nation. In addition to its impact on employment and economic activity, pension spending bolstered public finances in 2022, adding $224.3 billion in...

Chile. Acuerdo en reforma de pensiones: Comisión de Trabajo y Previsión Social aprobó idea de legislar

La Comisión de Trabajo y Previsión Social aprobó por unanimidad la idea de legislar del proyecto en segundo trámite 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. Ello, luego de varias jornadas de conversaciones y análisis que concluyeron con la presentación por parte del Ejecutivo de un paquete de indicaciones que permitieron destrabar la tramitación legislativa, generando un acuerdo entre los...

Demografía, mercado de trabajo y el desafío pensional en el largo plazo

Por Michele Bruni y Stefano Farne La Revolución Demográfica afecta a todos los países, aunque en tiempos diferentes, provocando un aumento inicial de la población joven que luego migra hacia la población en edad laboral y, finalmente, a los adultos mayores. Esto genera tres desafíos: educativo, ocupacional y de pensiones. Este artículo analiza el avance de la Revolución Demográfica en Colombia, enfocándose en las políticas para abordar el desafío de las pensiones. A partir de índices económicos de dependencia, se...

Retirees Relocate for Income Tax Exemptions

By Linda Gorman In 2013, the Portuguese government offered foreign retirees relocating to Portugal a 10-year tax exemption on their foreign-source pension income, provided their country of origin had a tax treaty with Portugal. As the number of immigrant retirees grew, the amount of forgone income taxes grew, reaching €1.5 billion, or about 0.6 percent of GDP, by 2021. In that year, the tax exemption was replaced by a 10 percent rate. In 2024, the exemption was repealed. Source National Bureau...

UK. What the bond market turmoil means for your mortgage, pension and savings

The bond market sell-off has revived fears about rising borrowing costs after the crisis that followed Liz Truss’s disastrous mini budget in 2022. However, experts are suggesting there is no need to panic. Here is what it may mean for mortgages, pensions and savings. Pensions If you are aged under 50 and are saving into a pension, it is unlikely any of your money will be in bonds. It is instead probably going into stock market-based investments, and any short-term fall...