April 2021
09Apr

Russian lawmakers call for lower pension age ahead of election

Russia's Just Russia party that supports President Vladimir Putin has introduced a bill to reverse a recent unpopular pension reform and lower retirement ages to their previous levels, RIA news agency quoted the party leader as saying on Wednesday. Read also Japan approves law raising retirement age to 70 Putin, who once promised to never raise the retirement age, approved a gradual pension age increase in October 2018 despite mass street protests and public discontent as Russia sought ways to relieve...

April 9, 2021
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08Apr

Regresar al sistema pensionario de reparto es populista, advierte la FIAP

El planteamiento de regresar a un sistema pensionario de reparto va de la mano con un tema ideológico y particularmente es un acto populista, mencionó Guillermo Arthur Errázuriz, presidente de Federación Internacional Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (FIAP). “Es un tema ideológico que trata de debilitar a los sistemas de capitalización individual, afortunadamente en la medida en que vaya incrementando el ahorro, el sistema responderá a las expectativas de los trabajadores, pagando mejores pensiones y, además, seguirán contribuyendo al desarrollo...

April 8, 2021
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08Apr

La ministra de Trabajo de Chile renuncia en pleno debate de la reforma de pensiones

El presidente de Chile, Sebastián Piñera, aceptó este miércoles la renuncia de la ministra de Trabajo, María José Zaldívar, encargada de liderar el trabajo por una reforma de las pensiones, y nombró en su lugar al diputado Patricio Melero, del partido oficialista Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI). La ya ex secretaria de Estado, que tomó la cartera en octubre de 2019, alegó motivos personales para renunciar y hace unos meses anunció que quiso dejar el cargo, según divulgaron algunos medios locales,...

April 8, 2021
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08Apr

Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

The chief executive of the UK's Pensions Regulator believes climate change will be more catastrophic to populations' way of life than the COVID-19 pandemic if no action is taken. The comments came as The Pensions Regulator chief executive Charles Counsell introduced the regulator's new climate strategy, providing pension funds with a framework for disclosing climate information and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Counsell said: "In recent times we've faced a crisis caused by a pandemic. We've all taken urgent action...

April 8, 2021
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08Apr

The pandemic has shown that workers in the informal economy need a safety net, too

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the developing world’s informal economy hard. Existing on the margins, with no access to social safety nets such as unemployment insurance and pensions, many of the 2 billion informal workers around the world were already barely keeping their heads above water before the lockdowns. One analysis estimated that 1.6 billion informal sector workers worldwide would suffer a 62 percent decline in income in the first few months of the crisis alone, with workers in...

April 8, 2021
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08Apr

Engaging young people to tackle the pensions and climate crises

They may well have checked their bank accounts on their phone in the last 24 hours, but I bet they haven’t checked their pension online. Perhaps they can’t do that, even if they wanted to. The fact is that for the majority of people pensions just don’t feature in their everyday thinking and they’re certainly not viewed as an issue to worry about – especially if you’re young. The economy (52%), health (46%) and the environment (40%) are the three...

April 8, 2021
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07Apr

México. Estas son las nuevas reglas del retiro

El 16 de diciembre de 2020 se publicaron en el Diario Oficial de la Federación los cambios que tendrán los Sistemas de Ahorro para el Retiro. Es importante mencionar que el arranque es una propuesta en la cual el sector empresarial y gobierno han convergido de manera positiva, esto es de suma importancia para una mejor implementación. ¡Aquí te platicamos lo que debes saber!   1.- Subirá el porcentaje de aportación: a partir del 2023 comenzará un aumento gradual hasta alcanzar ...

April 7, 2021
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07Apr

Chile. Las AFP deben invertir en infraestructuras chilenas

El fondo de pensión holandés APG acaba de adquirir, en asociación con la empresa española Celeo Redes, la compañía chilena Colbún Transmisión S.A., un operador importante en redes eléctricas. Esta es una noticia que no puede dejar indiferente a quienes están interesados en el financiamiento de la jubilación de los chilenos, especialmente a Alejandra Cox, la nueva presidenta de las AFP. Pregunta: ¿por qué los fondos de pensiones chilenos no hacen lo mismo? Aquí se presentan algunas respuestas de sentido...

April 7, 2021
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07Apr

Canada pension speeds up renewables push with new sustainable energy group

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said on Tuesday it will create a new investment group that focuses on sustainable energy, in a bid to boost its portfolio of renewable energy investments. Read also The U.K.’s policy on overseas pensions is costing Canadian taxpayers Pension and infrastructure funds have been investing more in the renewable energy space, given the steady returns such assets generate, amid a push for tackle climate change. The new group, Sustainable Energy Group (SEG), will combine Energy &...

April 7, 2021
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07Apr

UK pensions regulator warns pension schemes on climate disclosures

Britain's pensions regulator will consider enforcement action against pension schemes who do not make mandatory climate risk disclosures, it said on Wednesday. Read also Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator The Pensions Regulator said it was calling on scheme trustees to protect pensions savers from climate risk, ahead of proposed regulations requiring trustees of larger schemes to keep track of their climate change exposure. Read also UK. Pension communications ‘failing to engage’ more women than men “Where we do not see schemes...

April 7, 2021
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