October 2024
11Oct

India launches pension system for all ages, infancy to 70

NPS Vatsalya allows accounts to be opened for children. India’s recent launch of the National Pension System (NPS) Vatsalya aims to expand pension coverage to a broader demographic, allowing individuals from infancy to 70 years old to participate. With its flexibility and portability, NPS Vatsalya allows accounts opened for children to be seamlessly integrated into workplace pensions as they enter the workforce. The flexibility of the NPS remains a key feature, with subscribers having control over their contributions, pension fund choices, and...

October 11, 2024
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11Oct

UK. Why even at 20 you should care about pension changes

There is growing speculation that the way pensions are taxed could be changed in the Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she needs to find £22bn and some experts say she could change the system on workplace or private pensions to find some of this money. This is separate from another debate about the state pension. There are a number of options which could affect workers getting their first job, those already working, all the way up to those in retirement. This...

October 11, 2024
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10Oct

Chile. Reforma previsional: gobierno presenta propuesta de Fondos Generacionales para reemplazar esquema de multifondos

 La Comisión de Trabajo y Previsión Social del Senado continuó este miércoles con la discusión de la reforma previsional. En la sesión de hoy, los parlamentarios de la instancia comenzaron con la revisión de la propuesta del proyecto en torno a transitar desde un esquema de Multifondos a uno de Fondos Generacionales. La ministra del Trabajo y Previsión Social, Jeannette Jara, expuso a los senadores la medida, que apunta a mejorar la rentabilidad de los fondos de pensiones y, por...

October 10, 2024
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10Oct

Perú. SBS modifica el régimen de inversiones del fondo de pensiones Tipo 0

La Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS) informó que, mediante la Resolución N° 3514-2024, ha modificado el régimen de inversiones del fondo de pensiones tipo 0, con la finalidad de mantener el valor del patrimonio de los afiliados con crecimiento estable y muy baja la volatilidad. De acuerdo con la SBS, estas modificaciones están dirigidas a acotar los riesgos a los que puede estar expuesto su portafolio de inversión; y a precisar que sus recursos solo  se pueden invertir en vehículos...

October 10, 2024
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10Oct

Calificaciones de Siefores sin Impacto por Transferencia Quinquenal en México

El 26 de agosto de 2024 se llevó a cabo la primera transferencia quinquenal en el sistema de pensiones de México, Fitch Ratings no espera que impacte las calificaciones de las Sociedades de Inversión Especializadas de Fondos para el Retiro (Siefores) 95-99 (antes 55-59), de las Siefores Básicas Iniciales y de las Siefores Básicas de Pensiones, administradas por Afore Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (Afore Azteca), Citibanamex Afore, S.A. de C.V. (Citibanamex Afore) y Afore XXI Banorte, S.A. de C.V....

October 10, 2024
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10Oct

Panamá. Pocos se inclinan por medidas paramétricas para salvar la CSS

Una vez concluida la presentación de las siete propuestas de diversos sectores de la sociedad para darle sostenibilidad económica a la Caja de Seguro Social (CSS) se percibió mucha cautela entre estos con relación a aplicar medidas paramétricas. Quienes apoyan el tema son los miembros de la Confederación Nacional de Unidad Sindical Independiente (Conusi), que consideran que el aporte de los empleadores de 4.25% se debe elevar gradualmente hasta alcanzar el 9.75% que se les descuenta a los trabajadores. También recomiendan que el aporte...

October 10, 2024
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10Oct

UK. People have less than six months to make a vital pension change

People have less than six months left to fill gaps in their national insurance (NI) record from 2006 to maximise their state pension. More than 10,000 payments worth £12.5 million have already been made through a new digital service to boost people’s state pensions since it launched in April, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revealed. The service lets people check for gaps in their NI record, calculate if making a payment would increase their state pension, and then make...

October 10, 2024
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10Oct

Hong Kong launches e-platform for pension scheme

The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (‘MPFA’) has commenced a major overhaul of the Hong Kong pensions system with the launch of the eMPF Platform in June 2024. The Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) is Hong Kong’s pension scheme, which involves compulsory contributions to privately managed fund plans. The eMPF Platform is a centralised electronic platform designed to streamline MPF administration for employers, employees and MPF trustees. This is the largest reform of the MPF system since its inception in December 2000. What is the eMPF Platform? The eMPF Platform is an electronic...

October 10, 2024
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10Oct

US. Over 90% of corporations with derisking goals to shed pension liabilities — MetLife

More than 90% of U.S. corporations with defined benefit plans that have derisking goals plan to transfer all their liabilities in an average of just under four years, according to a new poll conducted by MetLife. In the insurer’s 2024 Pension Risk Transfer Poll, 93% of respondents said they intend to completely offload all of their pension liabilities, up from 89% that expressed that sentiment a year ago. Among that population, they plan to do so in an average of 3.8...

October 10, 2024
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10Oct

Pension funds biggest investors in UK’s £10bn social impact investment market

Pension funds are the largest investors in the UK’s social impact investment market, according to the latest annual market sizing report from Better Society Capital (BSC). The report reveals that the sector grew to £10bn (€11.9bn) last year, marking a 7% increase compared to 2022. In 2023, investment by pension funds represented 21% of the country’s total social impact investment market, with most of their funds being directed towards social and affordable housing, according to BSC. Endowments and charities were the second biggest...

October 10, 2024
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