October 2024
31Oct

South Korea: Pension subscribers allowed to change pension fund managers starting today

Financial institutions in South Korea, including insurance companies, have been busy with plans to attract customers who wish to switch the companies managing their pension accounts. Starting today (31 October), pension subscribers are allowed to shift their accounts to other financial companies without having to terminate the pension plans with the pension fund manager they wished to move from. According to the Financial Supervisory Service, as of 30 September 2024, total pension funds amounted to KRW400.79tn ($290bn). Of this total, insurance companies accounted for KRW93.27tn...

October 31, 2024
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31Oct

Would a ‘lost decade’ derail your retirement plans? Not necessarily.

'If you feel like you're behind if you don't get 12%-plus returns every year, then maybe you need to re-evaluate your plan' If the U.S. stock market drifted into a "lost decade" in which returns stagnated in comparison with the stellar run of recent years, would retirees and those nearing retirement be doomed? The market has been very kind to workers' 401(k) plans in recent years. This year, the S&P 500 SPX is poised to post returns of more than 20%,...

October 31, 2024
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30Oct

México. Faltan “reglas específicas” para que las Afores puedan invertir en pymes: Amafore

A pesar de que ya se introdujo la definición de emisoras simplificadas en el régimen de inversión de las Afores, aún faltan las “reglas específicas” para que las administradoras de fondos para el retiro (Afores) puedan invertir los ahorros de los trabajadores en acciones o deuda de pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes), dijo el presidente de la Asociación Mexicana de Afores, Guillermo Zamarripa. El viernes, la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación...

October 30, 2024
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30Oct

FIAP: El rechazo a la reforma de pensiones en Uruguay “da cuenta de la importancia del pilar de ahorro en los sistemas”

Los uruguayos rechazaron este domingo la reforma de pensiones que fue incluída en el proceso electoral en el que también se decidiría al próximo presidente del país. El polémico plebiscito, que había sido considerado incluso más importante que la elección del jefe de Estado, había sido impulsado por el Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores- Convencional Nacional de Trabajadores (PIT-CNT), un movimiento sindical que proponía fijar la edad de retiro en 60 años, la equiparación entre jubilación mínima y el salario mínimo, y la eliminación de...

October 30, 2024
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30Oct

El Salvador. Senadores avanzaron en los proyectos de Ética Pública y pensiones especiales

Este martes se llevó adelante una reunión conjunta de las comisiones de Legislación General y de Asuntos Constitucionales y Acuerdos, cuyo tema central fue el proyecto de ley sobre Transparencia y Ética Pública. También los integrantes de la comisión de Legislación General avanzaron en el estudio del proyecto sobre pensiones especiales o graciables otorgadas por la Provincia. Participaron el presidente de la Comisión de Legislación General, el senador Jaime Benedetti (Gualeguaychú – Juntos por Entre Ríos) junto a miembros de ambas comisiones: Nancy Miranda...

October 30, 2024
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30Oct

The U.K.’s fertility rate is at its lowest level in 90 years, far below the ‘replacement rate.’

A brewing demographic crisis in the U.K. might add another layer of complication to the country’s ebbing productivity rates, which the Labour government hopes it can tackle. Parts of the U.K. are seeing their lowest birth rates in about 90 years, or since World War II. With a productivity crisis looming large, a stubbornly low number of births could mean more problems for the U.K. than just an aging population. England and Wales are seeing fertility rates plummet to 1.44 children...

October 30, 2024
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30Oct

Striking Boeing workers may have leverage, says pension expert Teresa Ghilarducci

Machinist workers striking against Boeing Co., Chicago, may have the leverage to potentially set a precedent in their demands for the company to restore its defined benefit plan, says Teresa Ghilarducci. Ghilarducci, professor of economics at The New School for Social Research and the director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis and The New School's Retirement Equity Lab, is a longtime advocate for retirement security. She said that companies like Boeing, where reliability and consistency are essential in high-stakes...

October 30, 2024
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30Oct

8.1 Million Ghanaian workers not covered by pension scheme – Prof. Abdallah Mashud

The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Retirement Research (ACRR), Professor Abdallah Mashud, has disclosed that as of last year, 2023, approximately 8.1 million Ghanaian workers were not covered by any form of pension scheme. Speaking on Joy News’ AM Show on Tuesday, October 28, 2024, with Benjamin Akakpo, the renowned social security expert described the situation as problematic. He was discussing the 2024 pension manifesto of the two major political parties: the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party...

October 30, 2024
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30Oct

‘Companies are not listening to us’: DC schemes’ net zero challenges

Progress towards achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is being hampered by some companies failing to engage with pension schemes or backtracking on previous commitments, according to research. A new report from the Defined Contribution Investment Forum (DCIF) has highlighted stewardship and engagement issues being faced by some of the country’s largest defined contribution (DC) master trusts. Katharina Lindmeier, senior responsible investment manager at Nest, told the DCIF that much of the “low hanging fruit has been plucked” as schemes...

October 30, 2024
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30Oct

What Are the Top Retirement Planning Questions Among Boomers?

Not surprisingly, “how much money will I need to retire comfortably” and “is it possible I could outlive my savings” were the top responses among Baby Boomers who were asked to select their top three “burning questions,” but another important issue was also on their minds. And that is the issue of long-term care, according to the latest findings from Northwestern Mutual’s 2024 Planning and Progress Study. Perhaps because of their proximity in age to retirement, Boomers included long-term care concerns...

October 30, 2024
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