November 2024
11Nov

Argentina. Las jubilaciones perdieron casi un cuarto de poder adquisitivo en lo que va de 2024 – Por Roberto Pico

Así lo señala un informe oficial de la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso, que de esta forma contradice el discurso oficial. Las jubilaciones perdieron casi un cuarto de poder adquisitivo en los 10 primeros meses del gobierno de Milei. Las jubilaciones y pensiones perdieron casi un cuarto de su poder adquisitivo en diez meses del gobierno de Javier Milei, según un informe de la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso (OPC) que de esta forma cuestiona el discurso oficial. En diferentes...

November 11, 2024
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11Nov

Panamá. La buena noticia para pensionados del CSS: pago del 120 a los 65 sufrirá una modificación que comprometerá su valor

El programa de asistencia social "120 a los 65" de Panamá, destinado a brindar apoyo a los adultos mayores en situación de vulnerabilidad, implementará modificaciones significativas para mejorar la estabilidad de los beneficiarios. El programa "120 a los 65" de Panamá, diseñado para ofrecer un respaldo económico a adultos mayores en situación de vulnerabilidad, se prepara para implementar transformaciones clave en su estructura con el objetivo de fortalecer su funcionamiento y asegurar su sostenibilidad. Estas modificaciones forman parte de...

November 11, 2024
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11Nov

Gen X slip between DB and DC pension cracks

The tail-off in defined benefit (DB) pension provision around the millennium and a lack of compulsion around defined contribution (DC) saving until 2012 has had a lasting impact according to Standard Life’s Retirement Voice report. • Majority of Gen X (54%) are worried their finances won’t cover their retirement – compared to 31% among Baby Boomers • 45% Gen X expect their living standard to be worse in retirement compared to 29% of Millennials • Gen X most likely...

November 11, 2024
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11Nov

Cooperation sought to tackle aging

13 Asian nations to share experiences via ASEAN Plus Three framework China is seeking to intensify exchanges in policymaking and technologies with 12 other Asian nations to tackle the shared challenges of aging populations. The cooperation is to be primarily conducted within the existing ASEAN Plus Three framework, known as APT, Civil Affairs Minister Lu Zhiyuan told a forum in Beijing. The APT framework was established in the 1990s among China, Japan and South Korea — all currently grappling with low birth...

November 11, 2024
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11Nov

Portugal. Workers Take to Streets Demanding Urgent Salary and Pension Increases!

In Lisbon and Porto, national protests demand salary increases and better public services, with potential future actions depending on budget discussions. On November 9, workers in Lisbon and Porto will take to the streets demanding higher wages. The protests aim to address both public and private sector concerns, highlighting the need for better salaries and pensions. Are you curious about the impact of these demonstrations on Portugal‘s economy? What drives workers to protest for their rights? On November 9, demonstrations are...

November 11, 2024
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11Nov

South Africa. How CDC may revolutionise the pension industry

A look at how collective defined contribution schemes differ from DB and DC schemes and why SA’s pension industry should note the shift in the UK. The local pension industry seems poised to embrace the collective defined contribution (CDC) model in the future despite their complexities. New administration systems to accommodate these types of structures will have to be designed as well as new regulations to govern them. An employer and member education drive to explain how these...

November 11, 2024
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05Nov

Pension Funds Market Report 2024

By Research and Markets The pension funds market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $63.8 trillion in 2023 to $69.41 trillion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. The growth observed in the historic period was driven by several factors, including increasing aging populations, improving economic conditions and growth rates, fluctuating long-term interest rates, evolving legislative and regulatory frameworks, enhanced performance in stock and bond markets, varying inflation rates, and changes...

November 5, 2024
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October 2024
17Oct

Gobierno de México lanza la reforma para regular los derechos laborales para los repartidores por aplicación

El gran negocio de la entrega de alimentos y productos a través de aplicaciones móviles comienza a ser regulado en México. El Gobierno de Claudia Sheinbaum ha firmado este miércoles las modificaciones a la Ley Federal del Trabajo para regular las actividades de alrededor de 658.000 repartidores que laboran en plataformas digitales. El secretario de Trabajo y Previsión Social, Marath Baruch Bolaños López, informó que, entre los cambios presentados en un proyecto que será revisado por la Cámara de...

October 17, 2024
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16Oct

Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2024

By Mercer, CFA Institute, Monash Business School The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index benchmarks 48 retirement income systems around the world, highlighting challenges and opportunities within each. Vietnam was added to the mix this year. We used updated data from the OECD and other international agencies and added some new questions to the integrity sub-index. The index is made up of three sub-indices, namely adequacy, sustainability and integrity, to measure each retirement income system against more than 50 indicators. This...

October 16, 2024
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02Oct

Los retos de la nueva presidenta de México en materia económica.

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo ya es oficialmente la presidenta de México. Su predecesor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, le deja la doceava economía más grande del mundo y la más grande de habla hispana. Pero los retos todavía son grandes. Además de la esfera macroeconómica, los indicadores de desarrollo social y seguridad pública son otras de las áreas de oportunidad para la nueva administración que, por primera vez en la historia, lidera una mujer. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo ya es oficialmente la presidenta de...

October 2, 2024
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