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31AugAugust 31, 2017

Second Mexico exchange aims to open at start of 2018 -bourse chief

Mexico's new, second stock exchange BIVA aims to be operating by the start of next year, as it bids to capture part of the existing market in Latin America's No. 2 economy and entice more companies to issue stock, the new exchange's president said on Monday. The Institutional Stock Exchange, known by its Spanish acronym BIVA, is set to formally receive its operating license at an event in Mexico City on Tuesday. It will compete with the Mexican Stock Exchange,...

August 31, 2017

Investing, News, SliderMexico

31AugAugust 31, 2017

India. Pension ecosystem: New body needed to bring all retirement funds under its umbrella

At a time when personal savings, unlike in the past, fetch insubstantial returns, the current generation of employees is concerned over its post-retirement existence. There are also added features to modern-day life, with changing demographic structure, enhanced longevity, etc. Pension payout is becoming an ever-growing burden on the exchequer, and might become excessive, as has happened in Brazil. In India’s case, this is occurring at a time when almost 110 million people of retirement-age are not covered by any...

August 31, 2017

News, SliderIndia

31AugAugust 31, 2017

The top risks that could derail a good retirement plan

Ask any experienced financial planner what causes a retirement plan to fail, and they will likely agree that it is never a result of bad portfolio returns. So if a poorly performing portfolio is not the problem, then what is? Some of the answers may surprise you. Here are examples of how life's circumstances can derail even the best retirement plan, and what to do to avoid, fix or repair it. With improvements in medical treatment and increases in longevity,...

August 31, 2017

News, SliderWorld

31AugAugust 31, 2017

US. IRS loosens rules for retirement plans to lend money to Hurricane Harvey victims

The Internal Revenue Service granted additional relief to victims of Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday by allowing 401(k)s and other employer-sponsored retirement plans to give loans and hardship distributions to aid them without incurring penalties. The IRS pointed out the relief is similar to what was provided to victims of previous disasters, including Louisiana floods and Hurricane Matthew. The IRS said 401(k) plan participants, along with employees of public schools and tax-exempt organizations with 403(b) tax-sheltered annuities, as well as state and...

August 31, 2017

News, SliderUS

30AugAugust 30, 2017

US. The top 1 percent have more than 200 times the retirement savings of the typical American

When it comes to retirement savings, Americans are falling short: Most families have little or nothing stashed away. That being said, some are more prepared than others, and the wealthiest Americans have significantly more in savings. According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), which looked at the state of American retirement in a 2016 report, the top one percent of families had $1.08 million or more stashed away in 2013. That's 216 times the median working-age family (50th percentile), which had...

August 30, 2017

News, SliderUS

30AugAugust 30, 2017

Ghana. SSNIT’s investment strategies must change now – Bright Simons

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, is advising Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to urgently change its investment strategies it is to see a turnaround from its current bleak standing. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Simons noted that about half of the money SSNIT has invested is generating negative returns. “When you look at how much SSNIT invests and the mechanisms through which it invests, you have to start becoming very worried. No wonder SSNIT itself says that...

August 30, 2017

News, SliderGhana

30AugAugust 30, 2017

Ageing population keeps Swiss millennials up at night

Switzerland’s ageing population is the most serious issue facing the country today, followed by inequality and climate change, according to Swiss millennials who took part in a survey conducted by the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Shapers community. Around 63% of Swiss people aged 18-35 believe the ageing population is the most serious problem affecting the small alpine nation right now, followed by inequality (51%), climate change (38%) and loss of privacy (34%), the WEF reported on Monday. The third edition...

August 30, 2017

News, SliderSwitzerland

30AugAugust 30, 2017

South Africa. Can the average investor afford such significant underperformance?

I recently attended a board meeting of an independent financial advisor, and the following graph was included in the board pack: The Asisa average for SA Multi Asset High Equity funds over the last 12.5 years makes for interesting reading. This particular category in the Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) space averaged 363.3, which means that if a R100 was invested on December 31, 2004, a client would see an amount of R363.30 returned to him on the June 30, 2017, that...

August 30, 2017

News, SliderSouth Africa

30AugAugust 30, 2017

Pension deficit now equals 70% of UK companies’ entire annual profits fuelling retirement fears

The huge deficit in the pension funds of the UK’s biggest listed firms rocketed last year, adding to concerns over how companies’ schemes will fund workers’ retirement incomes. The gap between the expected returns of FTSE 350 companies’ pension funds and the amount they are projected to pay out jumped by £12bn to £62bn in 2016, according to new research by actuaries Barnett Waddingham. The yawning gap is equivalent to 70 per cent of the entire annual profits of those firms...

August 30, 2017

News, SliderUK

29AugAugust 29, 2017

UK. Report hits out at lack of advice for DB members

Just five per cent of defined benefit schemes provide access to a named financial adviser selected by the trustees or employer. While nine in ten schemes stress the importance of seeking financial advice to members, a new report from Royal London and management consultants Lane, Clark and Peacock shows significant gaps in getting the required help. The report says: “Whereas a transfer out of DB rights worth £30,000 or more carries a requirement to take financial advice, there may be no...

August 29, 2017

News, SliderUK

August 2017