April 2021
16Apr

Chile. FMI arremete contra el tercer retiro de AFP: “Es seguir deteriorando un factor estructural del sistema de pensiones en Chile cuando no es necesario”

Tanto la rapidez de la vacunación como las "importantes" políticas de apoyo a la población en Chile constituyen, según el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), razones para estimar que el Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) del país volverá este año a su nivel previo a la pandemia. "Chile sería de acuerdo a nuestros pronósticos la primera economía en América Latina que exhiba un nivel de PIB mayor que el de 2019", planteó el director del Departamento del Hemisferio Occidental del FMI,...

April 16, 2021
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16Apr

Four Ways Covid-19 Has Changed Retirement

The Covid-19 pandemic is triggering a retirement rethink for many Americans. A survey by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) found that about half of Americans are now more concerned about their retirement security in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and are considering the possibility of working longer. At the same time, the pandemic has triggered a desire to retire earlier among other survey respondents. After all, Covid-19 has reminded everyone that life can be shorter than anticipated. The fallout extends...

April 16, 2021
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15Apr

México. Retiros de Afore por desempleo crecieron 64% en marzo

En marzo pasado los retiros parciales por desempleo que hicieron los trabajadores de su Administradora de Fondos para el Retiro (Afore) se incrementaron 64 por ciento respecto al mismo mes de 2020, según datos oficiales. Abraham Vela, presidente de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), dio a conocer que en el tercer mes de 2020 se retiraron por concepto de desempleo mil 888 millones de pesos, cifra superior a los mil 150 millones de un...

April 15, 2021
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15Apr

US Corporate Pension Funding Nudges Higher in FY 2020

Robust returns of 13.4% for the 100 largest corporate pension plans in the US offset a 67-basis-point drop in the discount rate to raise the plans’ funded ratio to 88.4% last year from 87.5% at the end of 2019, according to consulting firm Milliman’s “2021 Corporate Pension Funding Study.” The funded levels rebounded strongly during the second half of the year after the bottoming out at 81% in July. “Corporate pensions demonstrated their resilience in 2020 amidst a turbulent year of...

April 15, 2021
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15Apr

The Macro Challenges of Population Aging

A new paper jointly released today by The Concord Coalition and the Global Aging Institute (GAI) warns that the aging of the U.S. population not only threatens to overwhelm the budget, but could also usher in a future of permanently slower economic growth and diminished geopolitical stature. The paper, entitled The Macro Challenges of Population Aging, is the fifth in a series of issue briefs on the aging of America called The Shape of Things to Come. Read also Spain....

April 15, 2021
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15Apr

Are Dutch pensions hesitant to absorb direct real estate write-offs?

Dutch pension funds reported substantially higher returns on their direct real estate returns in 2020 than on their investments in listed real estate equities during the same period. Despite the heavy losses in segments of the real estate market as a result of the coronavirus lockdowns, the value of Dutch pension funds’ direct real estate investments as reported to pensions regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) increased by 1% to €83.5bn compared with a reported decrease of 7% to €56.7bn for listed real estate. The...

April 15, 2021
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14Apr

Chile. Comisión de Constitución aprueba un tercer retiro de fondos de pensiones

La Comisión de Constitución aprobó una indicación sustitutiva, presentada por diputados de la oposición, a los dos proyectos de reforma constitucional (boletines 14073 y 14093) que establecen un retiro de fondos previsionales a través de una modificación a las normas permanentes de los capítulos 4 y 5 de la Carta Fundamental, que requiere para su aprobación en Sala de un quorum de 3/5 (92 votos a favor). Leer también Gremio internacional de AFP repasó los cambios a los sistemas de...

April 14, 2021
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14Apr

México. Afores se anticipan a presiones inflacionarias y alza de Banxico

Las Administradoras de fondos para el retiro (Afores) ya se anticiparon a presiones inflacionarias y a una posible alza en la tasa de referencia por parte de Banco de México para no afectar de manera significativa el ahorro de más de 68 millones de trabajadores. Leer también Gremio internacional de AFP repasó los cambios a los sistemas de reparto en la última década El repunte que tuvo la inflación de 4.67% en marzo -su nivel más alto desde diciembre del 2018-...

April 14, 2021
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14Apr

EU insurance regulator cracks down on unit-linked policy costs

Insurers face stricter rules on selling products linked to the performance of stock or bond markets, in a bid to cut high costs for consumers, the European Union’s insurance regulator said on Tuesday. Insurers in the bloc collected premiums worth up to 340 billion euros ($404.33 billion) in 2019 from life insurance and pension premiums linked to the value of a stock, bond or property funds that cause the rates of return for investors to fluctuate. The EU’s European Insurance and...

April 14, 2021
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14Apr

US. Florida Senate Passes Bill to Move Most State Workers to DC Plan

The Florida state Senate has passed a bill that would eliminate the option for nearly all new state employees to participate in a defined benefit (DB) plan, instead requiring them to join a defined contribution (DC) plan. Read also New York pension fund divests $7 million from Canadian oil sands firms The bill, which was sponsored by Republican Sen. Ray Rodrigues, would require new hires as of July 1, 2022, to enroll in a 401(k)-style investment plan. Employees are currently given...

April 14, 2021
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