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September 2021

Colombia. AFP lanza programa de educación financiera en zonas rurales

La educación financiera en el campo colombiano se ha convertido en un renglón de importancia para el fondo de pensiones y cesantías Porvenir, al anotar que solo 66% de las zonas rurales en Colombia alcanzan cobertura en esta materia, según el reporte de la Banca de Oportunidades publicado en 2019. Cifras que sin duda, ha impulsado a la compañía a buscar alternativas de mitigación como lo es su programa de Clases Radiales en Zonas Rurales, a través del cual, en...

Chile. Cuarto retiro: mujeres de 45 años tendrían que cotizar hasta un 33% más para recuperar fondos de pensiones

Ayer, la Cámara de Diputados le dio el visto bueno al cuarto retiro del 10% de los fondos de pensiones y pese a que la Asociación de AFP no ha querido referirse a la materia, continúa entregando datos con el objetivo de dar a conocer las consecuencias que puede tener el proceso. Según el último reporte que realizó el gremio de las administradoras previsionales, un nuevo rescate de los ahorros para las pensiones golpeará a las personas de más bajos...

Should regulators take the lead on ESG in pensions?

The extent to which financial regulators should get involved in setting environmental, social and governance requirements is a hot topic, with some experts arguing that involvement could stifle innovation. In a recent twitter poll, Pensions Expert asked its readers whether or not regulators should take the lead on ESG within asset management. The result reflected how divisive the issue is in the industry. The poll revealed 53.6 per cent of respondents felt regulators should intervene to meet demand for standardisation across...

Japan’s GPIF won’t buy China’s sovereign debt

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's largest pension fund, said it won't include yuan-denominated Chinese sovereign debt in its portfolio. The decision comes as FTSE Russell is set to start adding Chinese debt to its benchmark global bond index, which the GPIF follows, starting in October. The pension fund will instead use a version of the World Government Bond index that excludes Chinese government bonds, Hiroshi Nagaoka, an official at the pension fund, told Bloomberg News. Minutes from a July...

UK. Pensions department faces ‘serious questions’ over non-payments

By Kevin Peachey A saga over unpaid state pensions means the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) should face "serious questions" about its work, a leading MP has said. Thousands of people reaching the state pension age of 66 have applied for their state pension, but have not received any money. The backlog has been blamed on pandemic workload and staffing issues. Stephen Timms, who chairs the Work and Pensions select committee, said the issue would be raised with ministers. "There are clearly serious...

Pension fund and other investors with $4 trln assets aim to tackle Asian firms on climate change goals

A group of six investors with a combined $4 trillion of assets under management, including Fidelity International, said on Wednesday it aims to step up engagement with big Asian companies like banks and energy producers to ensure they have a road map to meet climate change targets. Initial engagement will focus on carbon risk and coal at banks and coal-exposed power companies, the group of investors, facilitated by Singapore-based advisor Asia Research & Engagement (ARE), said in a statement. The move...

Impact Investing: Embracing Change and Optimizing Long-Term Value

Expectations for the behavior of institutional investors are changing. As societies around the world deal with the challenges of climate change, a global pandemic, social upheaval and other adversities, institutional investors are being asked to take a much more expansive view of risk than many traditional investment models currently account for. Increasingly, this includes optimizing their investments and overall portfolio for environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact. According to Nuveen’s annual survey of institutional investors, almost 70% of investors indicated...

¿Cómo pueden las bolsas de valores crecer las finanzas verdes?

Por SSE En 2015, líderes mundiales se reunieron en París y acordaron objetivos ambiciosos para evitar los peores efectos del cambio climático. Ese mismo año, países alrededor del mundo pactaron los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de las Naciones Unidas, los cuales incluyen un claro llamamiento a tomar acciones sobre el cambio climático. Cumplir con estos objetivos globales requerirá una transición hacia mercados financieros verdes y sostenibles. Para poder crear nuevas formas de finanzas verdes y otras combinadas, como se...

Pensiones y reforma pensional: efectos macroeconómicos del envejecimiento en Colombia

Por Fernando Arias Rodríguez, Julián A. Parra Polanía Analizamos los efectos que tendría el envejecimiento poblacional en las próximas décadas sobre el sistema pensional colombiano y sobre diferentes variables macroeconómicas. También consideramos el impacto de implementar gradualmente algunas reformas (aumento en la edad de pensión, reducción en la tasa de reemplazo y aumento de la porción de vida laboral considerada para el cálculo de la pensión del régimen de reparto). La disminución en la tasa de crecimiento poblacional afectaría considerablemente...

La brecha de género en las pensiones en España y la Unión Europea

Por María López Martínez, Blas Ángel Marín López Las pensiones tienen como objetivo asegurar, mediante una retribución de carácter pecuniario, el mantenimiento de un nivel de vida digno en la etapa de retiro. Sin embargo, las de tipo contributivo se ven afectadas por las desigualdades entre hombres y mujeres que se van acumulando a lo largo de la vida laboral, dando como resultado otra inequidad: la brecha de género en las pensiones. Este trabajo pretende identificar los factores que inciden...