October 2024
23Oct

New pension longevity model launched by Oliver Wyman and Mercer

Oliver Wyman and Mercer, businesses of Marsh McLennan, has launched a new pension risk transfer (PRT) longevity model that will enable pension plan sponsors, direct insurers and reinsurers to better price and manage longevity risk. Drawing on Mercer’s US longevity dataset of over one million pension lives, the model leverages the combined actuarial strength and longevity expertise of Oliver Wyman and Mercer. It also incorporates socioeconomic and demographic factors to generate a granular view of longevity risk. The underlying technology of the...

October 23, 2024
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23Oct

UK pensions minister pushes back launch of commercial pension dashboards

UK government pensions minister Emma Reynolds has announced that the its MoneyHelper Pension Dashboard service will be made available before commercial dashboards. Reynolds said it was too early to confirm a launch date to the public, with the DWP previously saying that the launch date will only be announced once they are assured most pension schemes have connected and the dashboards are working well. The Pension Dashboards Programme (PDP) has been given the task of developing the Pension Dashboards ecosystem and...

October 23, 2024
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23Oct

Ghana. SSNIT partners with academia to shape the future of pensions

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has organised a stakeholder engagement forum dubbed the SSNITposium, under the theme "Building a Knowledge-Based SSNIT Scheme", aimed at shaping the future of the SSNIT Scheme. The event brought together experts from academia, professional associations, and the pensions industry to share insights and foster collaboration on improving the Scheme. The Director-General of SSNIT, Mr. Kofi Osafo-Maafo, acknowledged the need for more public engagement and transparency regarding the Scheme. Referring to the International Labour Organization's...

October 23, 2024
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22Oct

México. Afores financian con 4.2 billones de pesos al gobierno y empresas

El 63.5% del ahorro para el retiro de los trabajadores que administran las Afores en México, están invertidos en bonos del gobierno federal y empresas privadas, de acuerdo con la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar). De los 6.7 billones de pesos que administraban las Administradoras de fondos para el retiro (Afores) a septiembre, 50% de los recursos, esto es, 3.3 billones de pesos, están invertidos en bonos gubernamentales. El 13.49% de los recursos, esto es, 915,561...

October 22, 2024
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22Oct

El mayor fondo de pensiones de Brasil busca externalizar parte de su gestión de renta variable

La fundación empezó a dirigirse a los directivos hace unos meses para elegir colaboraciones. La entidad también debería actualizar pronto su política de inversiones Uno de los activos que ya recibió la preaprobación de la entidad, en este proceso, es Trígono Capital, especializada en Small Caps Con socios gestores, la fundación debería crear fondos exclusivos, realizando pequeñas aportaciones, procedentes de las carteras más jóvenes de la fundación, de planes de aportación definida El mayor fondo de pensiones de Brasil, Previ (Fondo de...

October 22, 2024
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22Oct

España. Mínimo ahorro para la jubilación

Uno de los objetivos de la reforma de pensiones era impulsar el ahorro a largo plazo como complemento para la pensión. Pero los datos demuestran que tal meta está muy lejos de alcanzarse. Es más, el cobro de una prestación tras el retiro está fiado prácticamente en España al sistema público, el que abona la Seguridad Social y que se nutre de las cotizaciones sociales de los trabajadores. Tanto es así que el patrimonio depositado en fondos de pensiones es del 8,4% del PIB, un...

October 22, 2024
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22Oct

BlackRock’s Fink says U.S. needs to discuss retirement system issues, national debt

The two biggest issues facing the U.S. that don’t get discussed enough are the nation’s retirement system and mounting federal government debt, according to BlackRock Chair and CEO Larry Fink. Millions of Americans don’t have retirement savings and are frightened that they won’t be able to save enough to retire with dignity, Fink said Oct. 21 at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s annual meeting in New York. "We as a country refuse to talk about, 'Do we have the adequate...

October 22, 2024
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22Oct

China state pension recoups losses, posts positive return in 2023

China’s national pension fund reversed its 2022 losses, achieving a 1% investment return in 2023 despite a domestic market downturn, thanks to a diversified portfolio. Though it ranked as the worst annual performer among state-owned investors globally, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) maintained robust long-term investment performance, with a 10-year average annual return of 6.4%, standing out among Asian peers. In 2023, the national pension fund recorded an investment return of Rmb25 billion ($3.5 billion), or 0.96%, including a realised...

October 22, 2024
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22Oct

$1.5 Trillion U.K. Pension Fund Eyes Entry into Crypto Tokenization

Legal & General (L&G), a major UK-based pension and investment management firm, is considering entering the blockchain tokenization market. With $1.5 trillion in assets under management, the company is considering how it can package its Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) liquidity funds in a tokenized manner. Tokenization is the process of transforming tangible assets such as property, natural resources such as oil and gas and even paintings into digital tokens. This makes it possible for the average investor to own...

October 22, 2024
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22Oct

Life expectancy may be reaching upper limits—for now

By William Mair     A paper published in Nature Aging earlier this month concluded that it’s unlikely that we will see significant leaps in human life expectancy this century. William Mair, professor of molecular metabolism at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, shares what researchers know about the biology of aging, the importance of improving health span, and the need to take moonshots. Q: What did the study find and what conclusions can we draw from it? A: The study looks back at advances in...

October 22, 2024
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