December 2021

México. Plantean que derechohabientes accedan a ahorro voluntario en caso de emergencia sanitaria o económica
23Dec

México. Plantean que derechohabientes accedan a ahorro voluntario en caso de emergencia sanitaria o económica

El diputado Alejandro Carvajal Hidalgo (Morena) propuso una reforma a la Ley de los Sistemas de Ahorro para el Retiro, con el objetivo de que los derechohabientes puedan acceder a los recursos acumulados en su ahorro voluntario o ahorro complementario para el retiro en caso de emergencia sanitaria o económica. Leer también México. Siempre sí: Tope a Afores entrará en vigor en 2022 En un comunicado, detalló que en caso de emergencia sanitaria declarada por el Consejo de Salubridad General o...

December 23, 2021
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22Dec

US population growth in first year of Covid was lowest in history

The US recorded the lowest rate of population growth in its history in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the US Census Bureau. The year from July 2020 to July 2021 was also the first time since 1937 that the population of the US grew by fewer than 1 million people. Only 392,665 people were added to the count, growth of barely 0.1%. The figures released on Tuesday would appear to indicate that although tens of millions of...

December 22, 2021
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22Dec

UK. Workplace pensions bounce back after Covid-19 effects

On the go: Workplace pension contributions grew by more than 15 per cent in the second quarter of 2021, when compared with the previous year, due to contribution levels recovering after the pandemic, according to the Office for National Statistics. The ONS’s latest quarterly survey on funded occupational pension schemes in the UK, published on Tuesday, showed that contributions in private sector employee and employer defined contribution schemes grew by 19 per cent and 18 per cent, respectively, in Q2...

December 22, 2021
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México. Los retiros por desempleo en las Afores se encaminan a un récord en 2021
17Dec

México. Los retiros por desempleo en las Afores se encaminan a un récord en 2021

De enero a noviembre, los mexicanos que se vieron obligados a sacrificar su ahorro para el retiro por estar en desempleo sacaron en total 20,057 millones de pesos de su Afore. El año de la reactivación económica queda a deber a millones de mexicanos que tras haber perdido su empleo han tenido que recurrir a sus ahorros para el retiro para poder solventar sus gastos. Entre enero y noviembre de este año, los mexicanos que se quedaron sin empleo y solicitaron...

December 17, 2021
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16Dec

UK. WPC launches inquiry into saving for later life

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has launched the third and final part of its inquiry into the impact of the pension freedoms and protection of savers, focusing on what needs to be done to help people plan and save for retirement. The inquiry, which will be hearing evidence until 2 February 2022, will consider whether households have adequate pension savings and how the government can improve member outcomes. In particular, it will consider issues around auto-enrolment, retirement income targets and...

December 16, 2021
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Retiros de fondos desde las AFP en Chile y Perú le han costado US$ 9.105 millones a Sura
16Dec

Retiros de fondos desde las AFP en Chile y Perú le han costado US$ 9.105 millones a Sura

Retiros de fondos desde las AFP en Chile y Perú le han costado US$ 9.105 millones a Sura. Los sucesivos retiros de fondos de pensiones aprobados en Chile y Perú han sido criticados por los expertos del sector por su efecto a largo plazo sobre los afiliados. “No es una ayuda real, por eso hemos dicho que esto es pan para hoy y hambre para mañana”, expresó el presidente la Asociación Colombiana de Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones y de Cesantías...

December 16, 2021
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15Dec

UK. Pension risk settlement market set to pass £45bn by end of 2021

The UK pension risk settlement market is expected to exceed £45bn by the end of 2021, representing the third year in a row that activity has reached this level, according to analysis from Aon. The firm explained that whilst the market was “relatively subdued” in the first half of 2021, with £7.7bn of bulk annuity deals completed, the pace has since accelerated. As a result, Aon predicted that there will be close to £30bn of bulk annuity deals completed by the...

December 15, 2021
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15Dec

Retirement trends: Customizing planning post-pandemic

Retirement may seem like table stakes in the benefits landscape, but we’ve entered a new era where many employees are thinking about their retirement plans differently. Just 62% of workers are confident they will have enough put away to retire, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. And recent Morgan Stanley and SHRM research in Sept. 2021 found there are three top fears around retirement: Not having enough saved, outliving retirement savings, or losing it all in a down market....

December 15, 2021
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14Dec

IMF warns that Chile’s $173bn pension industry is at risk

A joint investigation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank has found that Chile’s AFP pension fund industry is facing long-term structural issues as a result of a policy allowing pensioners to withdraw large portions of cash from their accounts. The Financial Sector Stability Assessment conducted by the global financial institutions found that the AFP system was ‘under threat due in part to a series of withdrawals’, and its executive board recommended that continued withdrawals and life...

December 14, 2021
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