June 2023
16Jun

Peru. Pensión 65 ayuda a reducir el índice de mortalidad

Investigaciones sobre el impacto de la subvención económica que entrega el Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social, mediante el Programa Nacional de Asistencia Solidaria Pensión 65, identificaron mejoras en el estado de salud, en la función cognitiva, reducción del riesgo de mortalidad, anemia y de la depresión en los usuarios. Los estudios presentados son ‘Los efectos de las pensiones sociales sobre la mortalidad entre los adultos mayores extremadamente pobres’ y ‘Los efectos de las pensiones sociales en los resultados...

June 16, 2023
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16Jun

US. DOL working on updated fiduciary rule, SECURE 2.0 provisions

The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration is aiming to release a rule proposal on fiduciary investment advice in the coming months and is working on a host of rules related to SECURE 2.0, according to its latest semiannual regulatory agenda. The agenda outlines EBSA's short-term and long-term priorities and notes it's working on seven items in the pre-rule stage, 10 in the proposed rule stage and three in the final rule stage. EBSA agendas in recent years have indicated...

June 16, 2023
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16Jun

UK. BOE Issues Fresh Warning Over Risks in Pension Transfers

The Bank of England has warned firms offloading pensions in a multibillion-pound market that they need to improve the way they manage reinsurance risks. The Prudential Regulation Authority, part of the BOE, wrote to life insurers on Thursday to highlight its concerns about the use of “funded reinsurance,” where insurers pay upfront to transfer the risk of pensioners living longer to another firm. If one of the major reinsurers were to fail, the original insurer could be exposed to “sub-optimal portfolios”...

June 16, 2023
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16Jun

Shareholder ire takes shine off stock rally for Toyota chairman

The biggest rally in three years for Toyota has shown how a well-timed campaign to promote the carmaker’s EV strategy can pay off, but a dip in support for Chairman Akio Toyoda at a shareholders meeting serves as a reminder of the perils of drawing investor ire. A 13% rise in Toyota’s stock added ¥4.4 trillion ($31.4 billion) in market value this week, after the company shared details of how it plans to catch up in the global shift to...

June 16, 2023
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15Jun

Sexto retiro AFP en Chile: proyecto es rechazado y se volverá a discutir en 2024

El último miércoles 7 de junio de 2023 en Chile, la Cámara de Diputados rechazó el proyecto de ley acerca del sexto retiro de los fondos de las AFP. La propuesta indicaba retiros máximos de un millón de pesos y autofinanciamiento con cargo a las cuentas de capitalización individual. ¿Cuáles fueron los argumentos para declinar el desembolso y cuándo se volverá a debatir sobre ello? ¿Cuáles fueron los resultados sobre el debate del sexto retiro de las AFP en Chile? El...

June 15, 2023
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15Jun

Colombia. La reforma de las pensiones del Gobierno de Petro fue aprobado en el Congreso

La reforma de las pensiones impulsada por el Gobierno del presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, echó a andar este miércoles en el Congreso, al ser aprobada en el primer debate en la Comisión Séptima del Senado. Con ocho votos a favor y tres en contra, los congresistas aprobaron 94 artículos de la iniciativa gubernamental en un debate que se prolongó por más de siete horas, y con eso pasará a ser debatido por el Senado en sesión plenaria. “Hoy le entregamos al...

June 15, 2023
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15Jun

México. Pensión del Bienestar le dice adiós al pago en efectivo

En los últimos tiempos se han realizado cambios en la Pensión del Bienestar con el objetivo de mejorarla y proporcionar un mayor beneficio a los beneficiarios Estos cambios se han implementado con la intención de brindar un mayor apoyo económico y asegurar que aquellos que la reciben puedan aprovecharla de manera más efectiva. De esta manera, se estima que desde junio pasado se han llevado a cabo varios movimientos para cambiar definitivamente el método de pago en efectivo que se tenía...

June 15, 2023
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15Jun

US. “Forgotten” 401(k) Accounts Grow to $1.65 Trillion of Assets, According to New Analysis by Capitalize

Capitalize, the award-winning platform to transfer retirement accounts, today released an update to its widely-cited 2021 white paper, The True Cost of Forgotten 401(k) Accounts. The analysis highlights continued growth in the number of “forgotten” accounts which represent 401(k) savings that have been left behind by people who have changed jobs or terminated employment. According to the company’s research, as of May 2023, there are an estimated 29.2 million forgotten or left-behind 401(k) accounts in the U.S. representing $1.65...

June 15, 2023
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15Jun

U.K. effort looks to bring parity to retirement savings

U.K. retirement funds, consultants and money managers are gearing up to jointly tackle retirement inequality. Starting with the gender pension gap — in which males hold vastly more savings than women — a newly formed coalition is looking to develop new planning tools and guidance for plan participants. The Pensions Equity Group, a collaboration of retirement industry professionals, is working to help achieve better equality of retirement savings by developing ways to consistently measure retirement inequalities and potentially press for needed...

June 15, 2023
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15Jun

The GPSSA announces the launch of its new pension platform “MA’ASHI” to UAE-based entities

As part of its digital transformation implementation plan, the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) will soon launch a new pension platform known as “MA’ASHI” for thousands of UAE-based federal, government and private sector entities to access. Ahead of the platforms launch, the UAE Pension Authority has dedicated both English and Arabic virtual training workshops, from the 20th to 22nd June 2023, for employers/entities across the UAE in order to learn more about GPSSA’s new platform “MA’ASHI” – which...

June 15, 2023
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