August 2024

UK. Reeves could raise £10bn a year by reducing pension tax relief, report says

Rachel Reeves could raise at least £10bn a year through a radical shake-up of pensions that would make tax relief less generous to better-off earners, a leading left-of-centre thinktank has said. The report by the Fabian Society says tax breaks for pensions have become markedly more expensive for the government and its proposed changes would fill half the £22bn shortfall the chancellor has identified in the public finances. Reeves has dropped strong hints that she is planning a tough, tax-raising budget on...

China pilots housing pension system to enhance people’s living quality

China is piloting a housing pension system in 22 cities including Shanghai, which aims to better facilitate existing housing upgrade and enhance people's housing quality and living environment, the China Securities Journal has reported. In China, home buyers have been paying a "housing maintenance fund" since 1998, which covers maintenance on residential buildings. However, just like humans, housing can get old and sick. By the end of 2022, the proportion of homes in urban areas that were built over 30 years...

US. National Center to Reframe Aging partners with SAGE USA to enhance advocacy for LGBTQ+ elders

The National Center to Reframe Aging — which provides expertise in effective communication strategies surrounding aging issues — has established a strategic partnership with SAGE USA. This collaboration aims to educate SAGE leadership and the SAGE National Resource Center (NRC) on LGBTQ+ Aging on the principles of reframing aging. The National Center to Reframe Aging will be a strategic partner supporting the SAGE National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ in their efforts to reframe their education and advocacy communications on aging. The team will provide...

México. Saldrá más barato al país que ministros renuncien con pensiones millonarias

Aunque se retiren con sus pensiones millonarias, al país le va a salir más barato que se vayan, comentaron senadores y diputados de Morena respecto al dictamen de la reforma judicial que permite a los actuales ministros de la Corte conservar sus haberes, siempre que presenten su renuncia anticipada antes de que venza la convocatoria que emitirá el Senado este año, para la elección de los juzgadores. Es uno de los cambios que se hicieron a la iniciativa del presidente López...

Chile. Nuevas nubes oscurecen reforma de pensiones (+Política)

iputados oficialistas entorpecen posible reforma de pensiones.Destrabada la discusión en la Comisión de Trabajo del Senado, esta semana aparecieron diputadas y diputados del Frente Amplio condicionando su apoyo. La diputada Gael Yeomans (FA) declaró que «vemos con resquemor si la derecha cumplirá su palabra», dando la sensación de que no estaba dispuesta, incluso que estaba más bien lejana, a aceptar la reforma de pensiones acordada por el Gobierno con la derecha a principios de agosto. La Moneda interpretó esta declaración como...

Argentina. La misma radiografía para 150 beneficios: empiezan a auditar pensiones por invalidez otorgadas en los últimos años

La Agencia Nacional de Discapacidad (Andis) puso en marcha la auditoría de las pensiones por invalidez laboral “una por una” que había anunciado el Gobierno a mediados del mes pasado. Fue tras hallar irregularidades en una muestra de más de 2500 de esos beneficios otorgados en los últimos años. Estimaron, a partir de esos primeros resultados, que entre el 30% y el 40% de más de un millón de pensiones fueron mal concedidas, según refirieron en ese momento a este medio. El relevamiento arrancó la...

Perú. Aseguradoras y su rol frente a la reforma de pensiones

Las aseguradoras tienen un rol fundamental en la vida de las personas y empresas, así como en la economía nacional. También son inversionistas institucionales relevantes en la economía del país que, mediante los portafolios de inversiones gestionados, impulsan el crecimiento de la actividad económica de diversos sectores a través del mercado de capitales como del mercado inmobiliario. En el país existen 17 empresas aseguradoras, de las cuales ocho están dedicadas a ramos generales y de vida; seis exclusivamente a ramos generales y tres exclusivamente...

UK has record 991,000 self-employed workers aged 60 or over

The number of people aged 60 and older who are self-employed has reached a record of almost 1 million, research suggests. This represents an increase of more than a third (33%) in the past decade, to reach 991,432 self-employed people aged 60 or over in 2023, according to analysis by Rest Less, which offers advice to older people. The analysis found that while the number of self-employed workers in their 50s and older has grown since 2021, it is those in...

The Average Retirement Age in 2024: US vs. France

Do Americans really work themselves to death, as the media so often portrays? Likewise, do Europeans really avoid work like the plague? Of course not — but that doesn’t mean the retirement looks identical in countries like the US and France. While the average retirement age differs, so too do the benefit systems in each country. Consider the following facts as you compare retirement in the US to France, before booking a one-way ticket to the Continent. Also check out these reasons for using a financial advisor...

President Yoon to unveil pension reform this week

President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to announce pension reform as early as this week that would expand benefits for conscripts and mothers to reduce the burden on younger generations and ensure the system's sustainability, a source said Sunday. "The president will hold a briefing on state affairs this week," presidential chief of staff Chung Jin-suk said in a high-level policy consultation meeting with the ruling People Power Party. "The president will share with the people his vision and ambition...