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11FebFebruary 11, 2025

Perú. AFP: nuevo proyecto de ley permitiría retiro de 21 400 soles

Los afiliados de las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP) podrían realizar un nuevo retiro de sus ahorros, según el proyecto de ley, 10153/2024-CR, presentado por el legislador Américo Gonza (Perú Libre) en el Congreso de la República. La propuesta permitiría el retiro de hasta 4 unidades impositivas tributarias (UIT), lo que equivale a 21 400 soles. El principal objetivo de esta iniciativa es mitigar los efectos de la contracción económica, la persistente inflación y el aumento en el costo de vida que actualmente afecta a...

February 11, 2025

NoticiasPerú, Retiro de Fondos

11FebFebruary 11, 2025

Argentina. El Gobierno quiere subir la edad jubilatoria: las condiciones claves que deben darse

El gobierno de Javier Milei buscará poner en marcha una reforma previsional durant 2025. Así lo ratificó el titular de la ANSES, Mariano de los Heros, que adelantó que los cambios no se limitarán a un aumento de la edad mínima para jubilarse. Al hablar del tema, De los Heros reparó en la necesidad de discutir varios aspectos del régimen previsional en línea con el Pacto de Mayo, en cuyo punto 9 el Gobierno se comprometía a avanzar con una reforma previsional "que le dé sostenibilidad al sistema y respete...

February 11, 2025

NoticiasArgentina, Edad de retiro

11FebFebruary 11, 2025

UK. Bereaved families asked to return pension overpayments

Bereaved relatives have been asked to repay state pensions that were wrongly sent to people who have died by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP has confirmed it has no legal right to reclaim the money but argues that it does so to protect public funds. Former Pensions Minister Sir Steve Webb says the letter the department sends out to families does not make it clear the repayments are voluntary. Over the past five years, the DWP mistakenly paid more...

February 11, 2025

News, SliderRegulation, UK

11FebFebruary 11, 2025

South Korea. Concerns grow over sustainability of national pension fund amid decreasing subscribers

The number of national pension subscribers continues to decline due mainly to the low birthrate and aging population, data from the National Pension Service (NPS) showed Sunday, raising concerns over its sustainability. In contrast, the number of recipients is increasing, pushing the current national pension system toward a risk of fund depletion. But discussions on ways to make the pension system more sustainable have been delayed. According to the NPS, the total number of national pension subscribers stood approximately at 21.81...

February 11, 2025

News, SliderAging, South Korea, Sustainability

11FebFebruary 11, 2025

Greece. Pension boost for working retirees

Thousands of Greek retirees who continue working are seeing an increase in their pensions, as the country’s social security fund (EFKA) has started issuing adjusted payments. To prevent these new pensions from facing higher deductions under the Solidarity Contribution for Pensioners (EAS), the Ministry of Labor and Social Security is preparing a legislative amendment that could soon be introduced in Parliament. According to sources, the proposed amendment ensures that if a retiree’s primary pension is already subject to the EAS, the...

February 11, 2025

News, SliderGreece, Income

10FebFebruary 10, 2025

México. Nuevas generaciones suben ahorro voluntario en las Afores, ¿por qué?

Al cierre de 2024, el ahorro voluntario que reportaron las afores fue de 173 mil 341.3 millones de pesos, 22.8% más que el reportado a finales del año anterior, pese a la desaceleración. De acuerdo con estadísticas de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), 2023 cerró con 141 mil 128.5 millones de pesos, es decir, 26 mil 794 millones menos. Los expertos en ahorro para el retiro sostienen que este incremento responde a que los mexicanos, especialmente las nuevas generaciones,...

February 10, 2025

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Ahorro Voluntario, Mexico

10FebFebruary 10, 2025

Colombia. Fondos de pensiones advierten incertidumbre por falta de reglamentación de la reforma que inicia en julio

El viernes 7 de febrero, el presidente Gustavo Petro sostuvo una reunión con representantes de los fondos privados de pensiones y el gremio Asofondos para discutir la implementación de la reforma pensional, que debe entrar en vigor el 1.º de julio de 2025 Al encuentro también asistieron la ministra de Trabajo, Gloria Inés Ramírez; el ministro de Hacienda, Diego Guevara, y el superintendente financiero, César Ferrari. Durante la reunión, los fondos de pensiones expresaron su compromiso con la puesta en marcha...

February 10, 2025

NoticiasColombia, Reforma de Pensiones, Regulación

10FebFebruary 10, 2025

Chile’s Pension Reform Makes a Case for Political Compromise

Last week, Chile’s Congress broke a decade-long impasse and approved a pension reform, a flashpoint in Chilean politics. The green light represents a legislative victory for President Gabriel Boric in the last full year of his administration. However, while Boric can claim that his government will leave a meaningful legacy, he’s giving up a central point in his reform agenda: the elimination of the Pension Fund Administrators (AFPs). The approved reform differs significantly from the government’s initial proposal submitted in November 2022,...

February 10, 2025

News, SliderChile, Pension Reform

10FebFebruary 10, 2025

Pension funds foresee increased risk to assets and liabilities in 2025

The majority of pension fund executives expect their plans’ risk profile to increase in 2025, according to a survey conducted by Ortec Finance, a provider of risk and return management solutions for pension funds. The research shows that 77% of pension fund executives surveyed expect the coming year to bring an elevated risk profile. The survey targeted senior pension fund executives in the UK, the US, the Netherlands, Canada and the Nordics whose funds collectively manage $1.451trn (€1.399trn) in assets. The risks were...

February 10, 2025

News, SliderInvestment, Pension Management, Risk

10FebFebruary 10, 2025

UK. MPs approve £6.9bn hike in spending on pensions and benefits

MPs today approved a £6.9billion hike in spending on state pensions and benefits from April. Orders supported by the House of Commons included a 4.1 per cent increase to the state pension under the terms of the 'triple lock'. This ensures payments rise each April in line with whichever is highest out of average earnings growth, inflation or 2.5 per cent. The increase for 2025/26 was pegged to wages, which rose by 4.1 per cent in the relevant period last year. It means, from...

February 10, 2025

News, SliderAdequacy, State pension, UK

February 2025