February 2021
26Feb

Latin American Sovereigns Are at a Pension Reform Crossroads

Fitch Ratings-London/New York-25 February 2021: Fiscal challenges and social grievances are adding urgency to a new wave of pension reforms in Latin America that could be relevant for sovereign ratings, Fitch Ratings says in a new report. Latin America’s population is still among the world’s youngest, but it is ageing at one of the fastest paces, and its savings patterns stand out as being especially low given the coming demographic pressure. But reform efforts will face challenges after years of...

February 26, 2021
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24Feb

Italy. Pension funds pull positive returns in 2020 despite pandemic

The pension fund for management staff of oil and gas company ENI has recorded positive results for all its investment options last year. The performance of its garantito assicurativo fund stood at 1.71%, 11.28% for the last five years. Its bilanciato (balanced) fund recorded a positive performance of 3.44% in 2020, with a 13.52% for the past five years. Fopdire’s dinamico fund hit 5.20% last year, reacing a 21.70% figure for the last five years. On average annually, for the...

February 24, 2021
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24Feb

S.Korea’s state-run pension fund posts 9.7% return in 2020 – health ministry

South Korea's state-run pension fund posted a provisional annual return rate of 9.7% in 2020, Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said on Wednesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove volatility in global financial markets. The National Pension Service (NPS) is the world's third-largest pension fund, with 833.7 trillion won ($750.39 billion) in assets as of the end of 2020. Last year's annual rate of return was lower than 2019's 11.3%, which was the highest on record since the National Pension Service Investment Management,...

February 24, 2021
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19Feb

Fintech Raisin to support UK-based investment and pension providers, Aviva

Raisin, Open Banking solutions provider, has teamed up with UK-based savings and retirement firm Aviva with over 33.4 million customers worldwide. The fintech leveraged its Raisin Savings as a Service technology to launch Aviva Save, allowing the pension and investments specialist to enter the cash savings market in the UK. The new Aviva Save platform offers Aviva customers – with 15 million customers in the UK – a selection of fixed-term savings accounts. Aviva savers can pick and mix savings offers...

February 19, 2021
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18Feb

The Global Pension Transparency Benchmark launches in a bid to improve pension outcomes for members

The Global Pension Transparency Benchmark has revealed the opportunity for improvement in pension fund disclosure transparency around the globe. Read also Ten degrees of sustainability The Global Pension Transparency Benchmark is a world first global benchmark measuring transparency of pension disclosure, bringing a focus to transparency in a bid to improve pension outcomes for members. Read also ESG-Conscious Money Managers Are Pension Funds’ Top Consideration The GPTB ranks 15 countries on public disclosures of key value generation elements for the five largest pension...

February 18, 2021
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18Feb

Ten degrees of sustainability

By Tanya Broadfield In November, when COP26 takes place in Glasgow, the eyes of the world will be looking at what progress the UK has made towards delivering sustainability targets to support net zero and the tackling of climate change. Savills has identified 10 drivers of change we can expect to hear more about this year. 1. TCFD and climate transparency A raft of sustainability disclosure requirements is coming and The Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is leading the way. Since January,...

February 18, 2021
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18Feb

“In Spain We Have The Funds With The Worst Profitability And They Are The Most Expensive”. Antonio Banda from Feelcapital

By The Corner Antonio Banda, CEO of Feelcapital, has already warned of the risk posed by the transposition into Spanish law of the Brussels rule that will allow the entry of pan-European funds. The rule, which comes into force next March, is “the great danger for Spanish fund managers”. Q: Following the modification of the taxation in pension plans, you commented that the real danger for national fund managers was the arrival of pan-European funds, why? A: The regulation on European Pension...

February 18, 2021
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17Feb

ESG-Conscious Money Managers Are Pension Funds’ Top Consideration

Pension funds and insurers are now looking for more socially responsible money managers. According to a recent global poll conducted by Bfinance, over 60% of pension funds and insurers said they were unlikely to hire an equity manager who is not a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment, the world’s biggest industry body for sustainable investing, Bloomberg reports. The survey also showed that about a third of respondents wouldn’t appoint a hedge fund manager that lacked gender or ethnic diversity...

February 17, 2021
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17Feb

Deutsche Bank inks buy-in deal for U.K. pension fund with L&G

DB (U.K.) Pension Scheme, England, insured £570 million ($783 million) in liabilities through a buy-in with Legal & General Assurance Society, a spokesman confirmed. The transaction, the first for the £4.5 billion plan, was structured to allow for further risk transfer deals with Legal & General to be completed on pre-agreed terms when favorable pricing arises. The spokesman said the plan will look to complete further transactions. Lane Clark & Peacock advised the trustees and Deutsche Bank, the plan sponsor, on...

February 17, 2021
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17Feb

US. To Plug a Pension Gap, This City Rented Its Streets. To Itself.

The City of Tucson, Ariz., decided last year to pay rent on five golf courses and a zoo — to itself. In California, West Covina agreed to pay rent on its own streets. And in Flagstaff, Ariz., a new lease agreement covers libraries, fire stations and even City Hall. They are risky financial arrangements born of desperation, adopted to fulfill ballooning pension payments that the cities can no longer afford. Starved of cash by the pandemic, cities are essentially using...

February 17, 2021
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