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January 2025

Chile’s Congress approves reform to private pension system

Chile's Congress approved a reform to the country's controversial private pension system on Wednesday, clearing the way for the bill to be signed by President Gabriel Boric. With 110 votes in favor and 38 against, the reform includes increased employer contributions, raises the guaranteed minimum pension and modifies the country's private Chile's Pension Fund Administrators (AFP) system. Pension reform was a key campaign promise by Boric, who rode a wave of left-wing optimism to the presidency following mass protests against inequality. Chile's...

UK. Pensions experts react to government’s DB surplus plan

Pensions experts have largely welcomed new proposals from the government to allow surplus funds in DB schemes to be invested in the wider economy. It intends to allow part of a DB fund surplus to be returned to the employer for them to invest in their core business, or bolster pension-scheme members’ benefits. However, Rachel Vahey – head of public policy at AJ Bell – said in doing so, the government is “encouraging trustees to take risks with other people’s money”. TPR...

More Nigerians transfer pension savings into mortgage

More Nigerians  are relying on their pension savings to acquire residential mortgage as the number of Retirement Savings Account, RSA, holders that transferred part of their pension savings into residential mortgage increased by 65.03 per cent quarter on quarter, QoQ, to 3,804 in the third quarter of 2024, Q3’24 This form of transfers recorded 2,305 in the second quarter of 2024, Q2’24. According to the Pension Industry Performance Dashboard released by the National Pension Commission, PenCom, yesterday, the value of funds transferred in...

México. ¿Las Afores aportan al empoderamiento financiero de las mujeres?

En un país como México, en el cual las mujeres viven más, ganan menos y deben absorber múltiples  responsabilidades de cuidado, ahorrar e invertir para el futuro no es sólo una opción, es una necesidad, destacó Afore Sura. La firma abundó que los retos que enfrentan en su vida diaria, como su tiempo limitado y sus responsabilidades no  remuneradas, pueden dificultar su participación en el manejo de sus finanzas de ahí la importancia de que cuenten con planificación financiera de largo plazo. En ese sentido, explicó que la planificación es el primer paso para construir una estrategia financiera sólida que parta de una evaluación  realista...

Chile. Pensiones: En cuánto tiempo y a quiénes llegarán los beneficios que promete la reforma

Por qué importa. Después de 10 meses de debate en el Senado y más dos años desde que el proyecto ingresó a la Cámara de Diputados el 7 de noviembre de 2022, el Congreso se apronta a aprobar la reforma al sistema de pensiones. Justo a la medianoche, la sala del Senado aprobó en general, por 40 votos a favor, 7 en contra y sin abstenciones, la reforma previsional, que promete crear un modelo mixto de capitalización, terminar con las diferencias entre hombres...

Colombia. ¿Las pensiones se podrían ver afectadas por el congelamiento del Presupuesto Nacional ordenado por Petro?, hablan expertos

La medida ordenada por el Gobierno Petro de congelar $ 12 billones de pesos del Presupuesto Nacional, ha generado gran revuelo en diferentes sectores sociales y políticos, debido a que se destinarán menos recursos para la ejecución de proyectos de infraestructura, o incluso para las dependencias como Colpensiones. Precisamente, dicho congelamiento afectará al fondo de pensiones estatal con $ 2,8 billones, lo que preocupa a analistas económicos, ya que en pocos meses entrará en ejecución la Ley 2381 del 2024 o...

Argentina. Se despiden las pensiones en febrero: el Gobierno anunció más bajas, ¿quiénes serán afectados?

La Administración Nacional de Seguridad Social (ANSES) continúa con el calendario de pagos de enero y anunció un aumento del 2,7% en febrero para todos los jubilados, pensionados y titulares de asignaciones familiares. Ahora, el organismo previsional confirmó que dará de baja a todos los titulares de la Pensión No Contributiva (PNC) y de la Pensión Universal por Adulto Mayor (PUAM), que no cumplan con un requisito en particular. A través de la Resolución 918/2024, el Gobierno de Javier Milei informó que todos los titulares de las PNC y PUAM deberán cumplir...

Chilean Senate approves pension reform

After a debate of almost 10 hours, followed from the stands by social organizations, the upper house adopted the initiative early this morning by 40 votes in favor and only seven against. “We have been able to build a path of agreements and respect for the word given,” said the Minister of Labor and promoter of the proposal, Jeannette Jara, who pointed out that the project will benefit more than three million people. Senator Isabel Allende, of the Socialist Party, highlighted...

UK. ‘Financial materiality’ forcing nature and biodiversity into sustainability strategies

“Financial materiality” is forcing asset owners, including pension funds, to incorporate nature and biodiversity into their sustainability strategies, according to a report by Pensions for Purpose. The report found that 65 per cent of asset owners are now incorporating nature and biodiversity into their sustainability strategies, while a further 20 per cent already plan to do so. Commissioned by the First Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment Institute, the research highlighted the pressing need for the financial sector to confront biodiversity risks, with...

Ukraine tackles world’s fastest aging population with drastic pension overhaul

As Russia’s war takes its toll on Ukraine’s military-capable population, the country faces a ticking demographic time bomb that is forcing the adoption of unpopular decisions. Ukraine’s dwindling adult population can no longer sustain a solidarity pension system, in which each working adult supports one pensioner — a ratio that could be one of the highest in the world. Each adult will now maintain their own pension fund account to supplement the very basic state social assistance. This step, the...