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13MarMarch 13, 2023

GOP lawmaker says US should consider raising retirement age for future Social Security beneficiaries

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina said Sunday that raising the retirement age for future Social Security beneficiaries should be “on the table” as long as it doesn’t affect “anybody that’s heading into retirement right now.” “I think that’s something that has to be on the table, we have to look at,” Mace told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on “State of the Union” when asked about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s call for a higher retirement age for Americans who...

March 13, 2023

NewsRetirement Age, US

13MarMarch 13, 2023

Spain, Commission agree to controversial pension reform

The government and the European Commission reached a last-minute agreement on a controversial pension system reform which paves the way for Madrid to receive the next tranches of the EU’s Next Generation funds. After months of work and tangible divergences between the two coalition partners, PSOE (S&D) and Unidas Podemos (EU Left), the government struck a deal on Friday, partially softening the coalition’s rift currently in. The reform, agreed with the European Commission, is part of the several milestones committed by...

March 13, 2023

NewsPension Reform, Spain

13MarMarch 13, 2023

ESG, stable returns moving pension plans to real assets

Investing in agricultural land and agricultural activities is another area serving as a diversifier for DB plans in part due to heightened prices for grain and protein products, which in turn has boosted farm income to unprecedented levels, according to Mayssa Al Midani and Alex Howson, managers of the Pictet nutrition strategy, which invests in sustainable food production. The fund has $2.5 billion in assets under management. Though the returns are closely tied to the commodity cycle, the value of...

March 13, 2023

NewsESG, Investment

10MarMarch 10, 2023

The gender gap in pension saving

By Jonathan Cribb, Heidi Karjalainen & Laurence O’Brien This report is an output from a programme of research on ‘Pension saving over the lifecycle’ (WEL /FR-000000374) that is funded by the Nuffield Foundation. Co-funding from the ESRCfunded Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (ES/T014334/1) is also gratefully acknowledged. We are grateful to Alex Beer, Carl Emmerson and Paul Johnson for useful comments, and to Rowena Crawford for discussion and advice on this work. This work was produced using data from...

March 10, 2023

Books, Books, System Characterization2023, Gender Gap, savings, UK

10MarMarch 10, 2023

Legal & General U.S. Gig Economy study

By Sir Nigel Wilson, John Godfrey & Edyta Borowy (Legal & General) The data was collected via online survey fielded to individuals sample sourced from YouGov’s US panel. The survey scripted and hosted on Gryphon, YouGov’s proprietary survey scripting platform and the field work took place between August 19 and 31, 2022. 1,044 surveys of freelancers and self-employed workers between 18 and 60 years old, non-student/non retired drawing 60% or more of their income from gig work were completed. Key...

March 10, 2023

Books, Books, Labor Market2023, Gender Gap, Informal Sector, savings, Social Security, US

10MarMarch 10, 2023

El Senado francés aprueba la ley que retrasa de los 62 a los 64 años la edad legal de jubilación

El Senado francés ha votado a favor de retrasar dos años la edad de jubilación, hasta los 64 años. Los senadores aprobaron por 201 votos contra 115 en una sesión nocturna, pese a la oposición de los sindicatos apoyada por la mayoría de los franceses. La reforma penaliza sobre todo a las mujeres que tendrán que trabajar más años para cobrar la pensión completa. Los sindicatos han prometido presionar al Gobierno de Emmanuel Macron con más protestas y huelgas. Leer màs...

March 10, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasEdad de retiro, Francia, Reforma de Pensiones

10MarMarch 10, 2023

Chile. Tras golpe por rechazo a la reforma tributaria, oficialismo acelera operación para impedir sexto retiro

El Gobierno del Presidente Gabriel Boric sufrió un muy duro revés este miércoles en la Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados, al ser rechazada la idea de legislar la reforma tributaria, uno de los proyectos considerados clave para que el oficialismo impulse reformas emblemáticas como la de pensiones. Dentro de los que rechazaron y entre los que no se presentaron a votar, a pesar de estar en la Sala, estuvo la independiente Pamela Jiles, conocida por ser una impulsora del...

March 10, 2023

Noticias, NoticiasChile, Retiro de Fondos

10MarMarch 10, 2023

French Senate votes to raise retirement age from 62 to 64 amid nationwide strikes

France's Senate voted Thursday to raise the retirement age by two years to 64, as the government moves to overhaul the country's pensions system in the face of strong opposition from labour unions. The conservative-dominated legislative body voted in favour of a decisive article to raise the age of retirement by 201 votes to 115. Debate will resume later on Thursday over a controversial amendment to the bill. The Senate majority is rushing to meet a deadline of midnight Sunday to finalise...

March 10, 2023

NewsFrance, Pension Reform, Retirement Age

10MarMarch 10, 2023

I chair the investment committee of America’s second-largest pension fund. Here’s why savvy investors back the SEC’s proposed ESG disclosure rules

As the nation deals with floods, fires, and other extreme weather events fueled by climate change, it may come as a surprise that relatively little is known about one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions: publicly held companies. That is because there are no federal rules requiring these major drivers of the nation’s economy to disclose critical information about the impact of climate on their businesses. With more than half of U.S. households invested in the stock market,...

March 10, 2023

NewsESG, US

10MarMarch 10, 2023

The Influence of Financial Literacy on Retirement Planning in South Africa

By Nyasha Tapiwa Dhlembeu, Mamekwa Katlego Kekana & Mpinda Freddy Mvita Background: A shift in the retirement planning and pensions landscape has created an enormous responsibility for individuals to plan for their retirement provision actively. Very few South Africans reach the average retirement age of 65 years with sufficient funds to sustain themselves during their retirement. Purpose/objective: Using secondary data from the 2011 South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), this study aims to examine the influence financial literacy has on the...

March 10, 2023

Articles, Savings2022, Behavioral Science, Financial Literacy, Retirement Planning, savings, South Africa

March 2023