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17FebFebruary 17, 2025

Chile. Segundo intento: Diputados acuden al TC para anular reforma de pensiones

Un grupo de 38 diputados ingresó un requerimiento ante el Tribunal Constitucional (TC) para declarar inconstitucional el proyecto de reforma de pensiones, aprobado por el Congreso el mes pasado. Los parlamentarios -pertenecientes a distintas bancadas- acusan que la iniciativa transgrede los derechos de los afiliados al sistema previsional, pues -aseguran- se impone nuevas reglas sin consentimiento de las partes contratantes. Por ejemplo, los diputados afirman que la posibilidad de decisión y control de los trabajadores sobre sus ahorros se ve mermada con el reemplazo de los cinco multifondos por los fondos generacionales. "La actual reforma, tal como...

February 17, 2025

NoticiasAhorro, Chile, Reforma de Pensiones

17FebFebruary 17, 2025

Perú. Ana Cecilia Jara es la nueva presidenta de la Asociación de AFP

La Asociación de Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AAFP), que agrupa a las cuatro AFP: Habitat, Integra, Prima y Profuturo, designó a Ana Cecilia Jara como presidenta del gremio, quien asumirá próximamente el cargo. La ejecutiva es abogada por la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). Ella sucede en el puesto a Giovanna Prialé. Ana Cecilia Jara Barboza tiene más de 20 años de experiencia trabajando en el sector previsional en el Perú, habiéndose desempeñado como líder legal de varias empresas del...

February 17, 2025

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Perú

17FebFebruary 17, 2025

Colombia. ¿Cada cuánto tiempo se podrá cambiar de administradora privada de pensión con la reforma?

En enero pasado venció el plazo para que los trabajadores que debía escoger un fondo privado de pensión en Colombia lo hicieran, de lo contrario, según la reforma aprobada, el Gobierno enviaría, de forma aleatoria, al cotizante a alguna de las administradoras. La obligación se fijó en el marco del nuevo esquema de jubilaciones, teniendo en cuenta que el régimen contributivo destinará los ahorros de los cotizantes, que ganan más de 2,3 salarios mínimos, a los fondos privados. Las personas, sin embargo,...

February 17, 2025

NoticiasColombia, Reforma de Pensiones, Traspaso

17FebFebruary 17, 2025

UK. The growing problem of small pension pots and why consolidation is key to better retirement savings

Urgent reform is needed to ensure individuals can manage their retirement savings more effectively. The IFS report identifies small ‘deferred’ pension pots as a major issue in the UK’s pension landscape. Nearly 20 million defined contribution (DC) pension pots worth under £10,000 are no longer being contributed to, with 12.1 million of these containing less than £1,000 (‘micro pots’). Such fragmentation complicates retirement planning for savers and increases administrative costs across the pensions industry. This growing issue not only creates unnecessary...

February 17, 2025

News, SliderOperations, savings, UK

17FebFebruary 17, 2025

Living Beyond Age 100: A Possibility With Financial Impact

Living beyond age 100 might sound like the stuff of science fiction, but think about how many once-impossible ideas are now part of everyday life. Air travel, landing on the moon, mobile phones and even the ability to map our DNA were unthinkable not long ago. Now, breakthroughs in medicine and technology are nudging us closer to the possibility of living significantly longer, healthier lives. While immortality isn’t on the table just yet, the idea of living well beyond 100...

February 17, 2025

News, SliderAging, Labor Market, Longevity, Risk

17FebFebruary 17, 2025

Kenya. Tax reforms usher in new era of retirement security

Kenyans can now contribute more towards their pension without significantly reducing their disposable income following the passing of the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2024. The new reforms, which came into effect in December last year, signify a new era of retirement security with a focus on financial stability and healthcare planning, as discussed at a pension stakeholder workshop in Nairobi over the weekend. According to John Keah, the Assistant Director of Market Conduct and Industry Development at the Retirement Benefits Authority...

February 17, 2025

News, SliderKenya, Pension Reform, savings

17FebFebruary 17, 2025

Over 20% of Bulgaria’s Pensioners Cannot Afford Basic Necessities

According to Eurostat data, 22.4% of Bulgarians aged 65 and older experience severe material deprivation, meaning they are unable to afford at least seven out of thirteen basic items necessary for a decent quality of life. These essentials include things like replacing worn-out clothes, having some personal spending money each week, renewing old furniture, going on an annual vacation, or handling unexpected expenses. Only Romania has a higher percentage of pensioners in such deprivation, with 23.7% affected. On average, however,...

February 17, 2025

News, SliderAdequacy, Bulgaria

17FebFebruary 17, 2025

Singapore. Rethinking ageing: From caregiving to community and contribution

Caring for an elderly loved one might not be on your radar right now, but it’s a role many of us will take on eventually. “Almost all of us in Singapore will be, or already are, a caregiver,” Mr Dinesh Vasu Dash, CEO of the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), observed. When his childless, widowed paternal uncle, now in his mid-80s, was hospitalised with a severe bout of influenza A, it was Mr Dinesh’s parents – both in their 70s –...

February 17, 2025

News, SliderAging, Healthcare, Singapore

14FebFebruary 14, 2025

Envejecer saludablemente: el desafío de España ante el aumento de la esperanza de vida

El envejecimiento de la población en las principales economías del mundo debería ocupar cada vez más espacio en la agenda pública. Sin embargo, gran parte del enfoque de este debate es negativo, ya que se centra en las amenazas a las que se enfrentarán los servicios públicos: aumento de la carga asistencial en el sistema sanitario, insostenibilidad de las pensiones, mayor necesidad de cuidados de larga duración, menor productividad, entre otras. Frente a este hecho incontestable e inmediato —una sociedad con...

February 14, 2025

NoticiasEnvejecimiento, España, Salud

14FebFebruary 14, 2025

U.S. ETF assets reach record $10.7 trillion in January

Assets in the U.S. exchange-traded fund industry reached a new record of about $10.7 trillion at the end of January, surpassing the prior record of $10.6 trillion at the end of November, according to a Feb. 13 news release by independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI. In January, the U.S. ETF industry amassed net inflows of $90.3 billion, the highest figure ever recorded, well ahead of the previous monthly record of $78.8 billion in January 2018. Vanguard Group led with the highest...

February 14, 2025

News, SliderInvestment, US

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