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February 2025

Chile. Cecilia Cifuentes: “La sostenibilidad fiscal de la reforma de pensiones me genera preocupación”

La economista y académica de la Universidad de los Andes, Cecilia Cifuentes, que integró en representación de la UDI la mesa técnica de pensiones que se formó al alero de la Comisión de Trabajo del Senado, plantea algunos temas que considera relevante modificar respecto de la reforma previsional que despachó el Congreso el mes pasado. Pero más allá de eso, hoy sus principales preocupaciones sobre este proyecto radican en su sostenibilidad fiscal y laboral. Adicionalmente, plantea que “dado que el...

República Dominicana. Inversiones de los fondos de pensiones impulsan el desarrollo del sector privado en la economía dominicana

La Superintendencia de Pensiones (Sipen) ha destacado un crecimiento sostenido en las inversiones de los fondos de pensiones hacia el sector privado en los últimos años, alineándose con el objetivo de fortalecer la economía nacional, conforme a lo establecido en la Ley 87-01. El superintendente de Pensiones, Francisco A. Torres, explicó que entre 2020 y 2024, la tasa de crecimiento de las inversiones de los fondos de pensiones en el sector privado ha mostrado un aumento significativo. En el período...

Pension funds boost contributions amid rising risks

Pension funds are bracing for heightened risks in 2025, with 74% of senior executives planning to increase contributions and 73% raising budgets for scenario modelling, according to Ortec Finance, a provider of technology and solutions for risk and return management. Despite 65% of executives reporting an improved funded status, many remain cautious about liquidity and long-term sustainability. The survey, which covered pension funds managing $1.451 trillion in assets across the UK, US, Netherlands, Canada, and Nordics, found that 84% expect...

Hong Kong raises ESG disclosure standards for MPF managers

Hong Kong’s pension regulator said money managers would need to raise their disclosure standards on environment, social and governance (ESG) funds to help contributors understand their risk management and investment strategies The 12 participating fund managers, or trustees, including HSBC and Manulife, should improve the transparency levels on ESG-related reporting in their pension schemes, the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) said on Monday. The trustees must clearly state ESG strategies and focus on risk management in their brochures, as well...

Could Retirement Finance Reform Reboot the European Economy?

The European Union is grappling with two interlinked crises that threaten its long-term economic stability: a severe shortfall in risk capital and an impending pension crisis exacerbated by demographic aging. Recent reports by Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta have sounded the alarm on the EU’s moribund growth prospects, highlighting a critical lack of investment liquidity for innovation and infrastructure. At the same time, Europe’s dominant pay-as-you-go pension systems are in an actuarial death spiral as the working-age population shrinks...

The fertility crash comes down to what men are doing—or not doing—Nobel laureate says

Countries with low fertility exhibit a key difference from those with even lower birth rates, according to Nobel-prize winning economist Claudia Goldin, who pointed to the extra hours women spend on child-rearing and household chores compared with men. While numerous policies and financial incentives have been employed, few have been proven to reliably boost fertility. But a new study from Nobel-prize winning economist Claudia Goldin points to the extra hours women spend on child-rearing and household chores compared with men. She...

México. Ahorro voluntario representa 3% de los recursos canalizados a las Afores

El ahorro voluntario representa apenas 3% de todos los recursos que se canalizan a las Afores (Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro), lo cual es un mal desempeño para las pensiones de los trabajadores, a pesar de que actualmente es la única opción que se tiene para mejorarlas, de acuerdo con especialistas. Cifras de la Consar muestran que en enero, se canalizaron a las Afores un total de 99,322 millones de pesos; de esa cantidad, sólo 3,296 millones de pesos...

El laberinto de las pensiones en Chile: entre la urgencia y la incertidumbre

El sistema de pensiones en Chile ha sido una de las políticas públicas más cuestionadas en las últimas décadas. Desde su implementación en 1981, basado en un modelo de capitalización individual administrado por las AFP (Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones), ha generado una creciente preocupación sobre la insuficiencia de las jubilaciones y las crecientes comisiones. A pesar de diversas reformas y propuestas, el problema estructural ha persistido y con ello se ha perpetuado el descontento ciudadano. Situaciones como la baja...

US. Milliman analysis: Multiemployer pensions approach 100% funding in aggregate at year-end 2024

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the 2024 year-end results of its Multiemployer Pension Funding Study (MPFS), which analyzes the funded status of all U.S. multiemployer defined benefit pension plans based on assumptions and data in their latest Form 5500 filings. “Strong returns during the first and third quarters of 2024 largely drove the year’s significant rise in the aggregate funded percentage, which reached the second-highest point since Milliman launched this study in 2007” Post this As...

France. Pensions: a deficit of 30 billion euros in 2045 without new reform

The Court of Auditors unveiled this Thursday an alarming report on the future of the pension system in France, commissioned by François Bayrou to serve as a basis for negotiations between social partners. According to its projections, the deficit would reach 15 billion euros in 2035 and 30 billion in 2045 if no additional reforms are implemented. In 2023, a surplus of 8,5 billion euros was recorded, but this is explained by cyclical effects linked to inflation and the...