December 2025
10Dec

México. Consar “aprieta” supervisión a Afores con nuevas reglas de entrega de ahorros a trabajadores

Como parte de los planes de mejora al Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (SAR), la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar) emitió cambios para tener mayor supervisión en la entrega de recursos a los trabajadores y medidas de fiscalización en las Administradoras de Fondos de Ahorro para el Retiro (Afores). Por medio de diversas modificaciones publicadas en el Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF), se facilita a las Autoridades Fiscalizadoras y a la Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) combatir...

December 10, 2025
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November 2025
11Nov

Pension fund contributions overlooked by employers in South Africa

Some employers in the nation have a concerning tendency to deduct employees' pension contributions without transferring the funds to the pension fund account. This is against the law and unethical. When the sun sets, workers depend on this hard-earned money to get by. A few years ago, the African National Congress came under fire for failing to make contributions to workers' pension funds. The sheer scale of this problem is deeply troubling. As of March 31, 2025, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority...

November 11, 2025
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October 2025
02Oct

US. How Government Shutdown affects benefits & retirement

With a possible government shutdown looming, federal employees and retirees are asking questions of how it affects their pay, leave and annuity payments. Below are a some frequently asked questions from the Office of Personnel Management’s most recent Guidance for Shutdown Furloughs. Federal Benefits 1. What happens if agency employees responsible for processing Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) or Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) transactions are furloughed? A. Agencies will continue to process FEHB and FEGLI transactions during a lapse in appropriations....

October 2, 2025
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September 2025
24Sep

US. House Oversight probes whether American retirees’ pension funds are being weaponized: ‘Progressive playbook’

The House Oversight Committee is setting its sights on insurance companies that may have discriminated against entities with right-wing views. The committee is also looking into whether retirees' pension accounts were being used to invest in progressive policies they may not necessarily agree with, Fox News Digital has learned. "The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating improper restrictions on access to capital and capital markets of individuals and entities based on political viewpoints or involvement in certain industries (such...

September 24, 2025
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05Sep

Chile. Superintendencia de Pensiones multa a las siete AFP por incumplimientos que afectaron al seguro de invalidez

En el marco de un proceso de fiscalización que comenzó a fines de 2023 sobre la gestión de las administradoras de fondos de pensiones (AFP) por el incumplimiento en el pago oportuno de las prestaciones realizadas por profesionales y entidades del Registro Nacional de Interconsultores, proceso que se canaliza a través de la Fundación de Administración de Comisiones Médicas (FACM), la Superintendencia de Pensiones (SP) resolvió sancionar por un total de UF 13.136 (unos $517,9 millones) a las siete...

September 5, 2025
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August 2025
27Aug

UK. 94% of pension transfers raise scam warning in July

Some 94 per cent of cases reviewed by the XPS Scam Protection Service raised at least one scam warning flag in July 2025, data has revealed. XPS Group’s Scam Flag Index found there was a “sharp” increase in the amount of pension transfers that raised a scam warning flag, with 6 per cent more cases than June. July’s finding represented the second time the index has surpassed 90 per cent over the past 12 months. XPS Group senior consultant, Helen Cavanagh, said: “The increase...

August 27, 2025
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01Aug

Pensions Investment Review: Final Report

By HM Treasury, Department for Work and Pensions & Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government The Final Report sets out the conclusions of the Pensions Investment Review, launched in July 2024.  Legislation to implement the reforms will form part of the forthcoming Pension Schemes Bill. The reforms will deliver a major consolidation in the Defined Contribution (DC) workplace pensions market. This will enable more investment in productive assets and greater potential returns for members of DC workplace schemes. A reserve power will also...

August 1, 2025
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July 2025
23Jul

Chile. Gobierno nombra a Osvaldo Macías como Superintendente de Pensiones

La incertidumbre en torno a quién asumiría como superintendente de Pensiones se despejó este martes luego de que el Presidente Gabriel Boric tomara la decisión de apostar por la continuidad y nombrar a Osvaldo Macías por tres años más. Fueron tres meses y dos días el plazo por el que se extendió el concurso vía Alta Dirección Pública (ADP).  Se trataba de una definición clave y que mantenía atento al mundo previsional y financiero, pues se daba en plena implementación...

July 23, 2025
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21Jul

UK. Government revives landmark Pensions Commission to confront retirement crisis that risks tomorrow’s pensioners being poorer than today’s

Millions of people could benefit from a more secure retirement as the Government today [Monday 21 July 2025] revives the landmark Pensions Commission to examine why tomorrow’s pensioners are on track to be poorer than today’s and make recommendations for change. The Commission of 2006 was a huge success, building a consensus for the roll-out of Automatic Enrolment into pension saving that means 88% of eligible employees are now saving, up from 55% in 2012. However, new analysis shows that there...

July 21, 2025
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11Jul

Eiopa calls for stricter supervision of liquidity risk at pension funds

The EU pensions regulator has issued binding guidance requiring national supervisors to oversee liquidity risk at institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) more closely, citing margin call risks, asset fire sales and the need for proportionate stress testing and liquidity buffers. The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) concluded that better supervision of liquidity risk management across institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) was necessary to preserve financial system stability and ensure pension schemes could meet their obligations. In...

July 11, 2025
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