June 2021
24Jun

US. Pandemic Magnifies Demand for Retirement Income

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased demand among retirees for retirement income solutions, according to BlackRock’s annual “DC Pulse” survey, which also found that nearly half of defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ finances were negatively impacted by the pandemic. “Workers saving for retirement today are concerned that they are going to outlive their savings, or that they may not enjoy the same kind of comfortable retirement previous generations did,” the report stated. “Plan participants, plan sponsors, and retirees alike all emerge...

June 24, 2021
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24Jun

How flexible working could affect pension savings

As the UK continues to ease Covid-19 lockdown restrictions and more employees return to work, the debate about the future of work goes on. If the move to more flexible arrangements continues, the impact on retirement planning could be greater than expected. The most obvious point is that if people work fewer hours – because they choose to shift to part-time working, for example – they will almost certainly be paying less into their pension. Under the auto-enrolment pensions system,...

June 24, 2021
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23Jun

México. Amafore y CCE propondrán incentivos al ahorro en miscelánea fiscal

Actualmente, las personas que realizan aportaciones voluntarias a su cuenta afore pueden deducir hasta el 10%; lo que se busca es que este porcentaje sea mayor, independientemente si es ahorro de corto, mediano o largo plazo, comentó el representante de las afores. Si se incluye esta propuesta el gobierno federal tendrá un beneficio en el largo plazo, pues al aumentar más el ahorro, la pensión del trabajador será mayor, con lo que el gobierno ya no tendría que destinar más...

June 23, 2021
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23Jun

Guatemala. Las jubilaciones y retiros aumentan 37% en cinco años

El monto para clases pasivas se incrementó un 37% en los últimos cinco años. Solo en el 2020 representó Q5 mil millones del presupuesto nacional y por eso señalan algunos analistas que se debe legislar al respecto. Leer también Panorama de envejecimiento y dependencia en América Latina y el Caribe Cada día la Oficina Nacional de Servicio Civil (Onsec) conoce nuevas solicitudes de jubilación de parte de trabajadores y extrabajadores del Estado. En el 2020 se emitieron 3.2 resoluciones de jubilación...

June 23, 2021
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23Jun

East Africa’s countries race to form inclusive, affordable pension schemes for informal sector

East African Community partner states are in the process of creating micro-pension schemes for employees in the informal sector to address the low pension coverage in the region, estimated at less than 10 percent. Read also Bright Africa 2020 Pension Industry. Modernising pension policies to future-proof long-term savings A new pension sector survey by global investment firm RisCura shows that Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya are among African countries racing to create affordable and all-inclusive old-age saving schemes for the informal sector...

June 23, 2021
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23Jun

China. Rising pension levels to ensure senior citizens have no tension

Seventeen provincial-level regions in China, such as Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai, and Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei and Liaoning provinces have issued notices raising local pensions. Other regions are expected to follow suit. This rise in pensions for the 17th consecutive year is in accordance with the spirit of this year's Government Work Report and a notice issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Finance in April on adjusting basic pensions for retirees in 2021...

June 23, 2021
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23Jun

Canada. New CPPIB Head Graham Says Inflation Will Stay Muted in Long Run

Strong demand, particularly from the U.S. consumer, may fuel higher inflation in the short term, but there is little risk of runaway price growth, according to the head of Canada’s $403 billion national pension fund. “It’s going to be really interesting over the next few months. We have a really high savings rate in the U.S., high savings rate in Canada, and really a lot of pent-up demand,” John Graham, chief executive officer of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, said...

June 23, 2021
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22Jun

México. Consar: Crece ahorro para el retiro después de pandemia de Covid-19

El ahorro voluntario para el retiro de los trabajadores afiliados al IMSS aumentó 31.6 por ciento en el primer trimestre del año, a tasa anual. “La pandemia no frenó el ahorro de los mexicanos”, comentó Víctor Baeza, vicepresidente de Operaciones de la Consar. En los primeros tres meses, el guardadito promedio que los trabajadores hicieron para mejorar su pensión fue de 11 mil 232 pesos, dos mil 697 pesos más que hace un año, según la dependencia. El número de cuentas que...

June 22, 2021
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Chile. Coordinadora No + AFP exige detener trámite de reforma de pensiones del Gobierno

Un rápido y amplio respaldo alcanzó la carta de la Coordinadora No + AFP donde expresa su rechazo a la urgencia impulsada desde el Gobierno al proyecto de reforma previsional, el cual aseguran, pretende perpetuar el actual sistema de pensiones y los precarios ingresos que entregan a los jubilados. El documento que logró más de mil adhesiones en 48 horas, señala que la reforma del Gobierno “dejarán hipotecado el futuro del país a merced de privados y grupos financieros internacionales...

June 22, 2021
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22Jun

World Bank : The costs and benefits of making pension funds a target for financial repression

Financial repression is not new topic, but the striking amount of new debt taken on by governments to support their economies in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis has made the issue ever more relevant. Financial repression occurs when governments channel funds to themselves that in a deregulated market environment would go elsewhere. It usually aims to provide cheaper loans to companies and governments, reducing their burden of repayments by lowering returns to savers. Policies involved can include capital...

June 22, 2021
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