October 2021
15Oct

China to encourage development of pensions, insurance for delivery sector

China's top banking and insurance regulator said it would encourage insurers to accelerate the development of commercial pension products and accident insurance for gig-economy workers such as couriers and takeout deliverymen. Read also Hong Kong government proposal for residents to convert pensions into annuities ‘absurd’ if made mandatory, labour minister says China has in recent years experienced a delivery boom powered by millions of couriers who work for companies such as Meituan Dianping and Alibaba’s Ele.me to deliver packages and meal...

October 15, 2021
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15Oct

UK. Govt launches consultation on NHS pension scheme changes

The government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the contributions that members pay into the NHS Pension Scheme in light of the move to a career average revalued earnings (CARE) model. Under the proposals, members’ contribution rates would change to be based on actual pensionable pay instead of members’ notional whole-time equivalent pay. This would mean that many part-time members would see their contribution amounts reduce, and is a reflection of the increasing number of scheme members with no...

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15Oct

Puerto Rico board agrees to remove pension cuts from debt plan

Puerto Rico's financial oversight board has agreed to remove proposed public employee pension cuts from a plan to restructure the island's debt, a major concession from the panel that aims to get commonwealth lawmakers to approve new restructuring bonds and lift the island out of bankruptcy. Read also South Africa: A New Social Assistance Assessment Aims to Help Strengthen Policies and Programs for the Poor The board included a 8.5% reduction to some pension benefits in the debt adjustment plan that...

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15Oct

Gender Inequality in Retirement Savings

By Dr David Knox, Michael Rice and Richard Dunn Over the last twenty years, there has been increasing interest in the reasons for the gap between the average male and female retirement balances. This gap, known as the gender pension gap1, is characterised by the fact that, on average, women tend to live on a lower income in retirement than men. It is usually measured by combining all sources of retirement income, whether public or private, pay-as-you-go or funded. In this...

October 15, 2021
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15Oct

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Precarious Aging: The Importance of an Equity Response

By Marc A. Garcia, Adriana M. Reyes & Catherine Garcia Older Black, Indigenous, and Latinx adults are at a higher risk of negative COVID-19 outcomes relative to older non-Latinx White adults. Mounting evidence regarding the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color lays bare the effects of long-standing and deeply rooted structural racism in American society. Residential and occupational segregation and unequal access to health-promoting resources such as education, income, wealth, and quality healthcare have exposed and amplified pre-existing...

October 15, 2021
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15Oct

Pensions and ESG: An Institutional and Historical Perspective

By P. Brett Hammond & Amy O'Brien Sustainable investing is growing into its moment. Funded pensions, which were among the first institutions to respond to sustainability concerns, are showing renewed interest in better ways to reflect responsible investing objectives, along with regulators, asset managers and shareholder groups. Looking back, the principal elements of sustainability—environmental, social and governance (ESG)—all have different origins and took different pathways. Looking across, sustainable investing developed differently depending on region and country. Viewing it today, we...

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15Oct

Gender Preferences in Job Vacancies and Workplace Gender Diversity

By David Card, Fabrizio Colella & Rafael Lalive In spring 2005, Austria launched a campaign to inform employers and newspapers that gender preferences in job advertisements were illegal. At the time over 40% of openings on the nation’s largest job-board specified a preferred gender. Over the next year the fraction fell to under 5%. We merge data on filled vacancies to linked employer-employee data to study how the elimination of gender preferences affected hiring and job outcomes. Prior to the...

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14Oct

México. Las pensiones consumen el presupuesto; organismos y empresas públicas

El cada vez más abultado saldo pasivo pensionario de los organismos y empresas del Estado (52.1% del PIB) ha presionado sus finanzas a tal punto que, en 2022, cuatro de cada 10 pesos de su flujo de gasto irán a pensiones y jubilaciones. El Proyecto de Presupuesto de Egresos de la Federación 2022 señala que el IMSS, ISSSTE, Pemex y CFE erogarán en conjunto 1.034 billones de pesos en pensiones y jubilaciones, lo que implica 39.0% del gasto de estas...

October 14, 2021
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14Oct

Colombia. Proyecto de mercado de capitales contendría una reforma pensional velada, advierten pensionados

La Confederación Democrática de Pensionados expresó su preocupación por el proyecto de Ley 413, en el que se dictan normas relacionadas con el sistema de pagos y mercado de capitales, porque contiene aspectos relacionados con la seguridad social. El presidente de la entidad, John Díaz, afirmó que este proyecto representa una reforma pensional para los colombianos. “La intención del proyecto es optimizar los portafolios del Régimen de Ahorro individual, apuntando a que se aumente la oferta y la competencia de...

October 14, 2021
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14Oct

México. Enfrentamientos por intento de reducir pensiones VIP

La estrategia que está siguiendo el Instituto de Pensiones de Jalisco (Ipejal) para recuperar su viabilidad financiera, y que incluye la reducción de pensiones excesivas y la investigación de jubilaciones presuntamente irregulares, lo está confrontando con políticos de relevancia en el estado, y de partidos como el PAN, PRI y Morena. El Ipejal ha revelado que entre los políticos que han emprendido acciones jurídicas en su contra, por la implementación de estas acciones de saneamiento financiero, se encuentra el exgobernador...

October 14, 2021
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