March 2022

México. Pensiones por afore son hasta 50% menores a las del régimen del 73

México. Pensiones por afore son hasta 50% menores a las del régimen del 73

Hay que lograr aumentar la base (de pensionados) y que el sector de la economía informal también tenga derecho a este tipo de pensión”. Marcela Flores Quiroz, presidenta de Lockton México. Para Lockton México, los 29,720 nuevos pensionados por afore muestra claramente la elevada diferencia entre lo que gana un jubilado del régimen 73 a uno del régimen 97 (afore). “Con esta primera generación de la afores, en Lockton fue el principio de una muerte anunciada, suena feo, pero desde los últimos...

‘ESG is too important to ignore’: What a shift to green investments means for your pensions

‘ESG is too important to ignore’: What a shift to green investments means for your pensions

Pension schemes are being used to hit long-term Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, which experts say may put your savings at risk. Pension schemes in the UK contain over £2.5trn of wealth, and the industry is considered a key part of the shift towards clean energy, according to the Government. It says pension schemes include the “largest single group of institutional investors in the UK, with significant influence over the flow of investments in the economy.” Coupled with their long-term investment...

Valmex steps up efforts to grow in Mexico’s stagnant private-pension segment

After 14 years at Principal, Luis Lozano, a champion of open architecture, joined Valmex in February 2021. Since then, the institutional-investments head has been working to enhance the pension segment of Valmex’s business, as he told Fund Pro Latin America in an exclusive interview. “It is necessary to develop the voluntary pension market, especially for those with higher income who are not fully covered under the traditional and obligatory pension market (via the Afores). In this segment, replacement rates are...

Invasión a Ucrania golpea a los fondos de pensiones más riesgosos en febrero

Chile. Invasión a Ucrania golpea a los fondos de pensiones más riesgosos en febrero

Los fondos más conservadores -que se vieron muy golpeados en 2021- tuvieron un positivo desempeño en el segundo mes del año. El D tuvo un avance de 0,41%, mientras que el E subió un 2,27%. Leer también El fondo de pensiones noruego no es el único: las gestoras congelan ya su inversión rusa La invasión rusa a Ucrania tiene efectos en nuestro país. Pese a la distancia geográfica entre Chile y los países en conflicto, el golpe se ha sentido en...

Desempleo urbano en Colombia cae al 14,8% en enero

Desempleo urbano en Colombia cae al 14,8% en enero

Colombia registró en enero un desempleo urbano (referencia para el país) de 14,8% contra 19,4% en el mismo mes de 2021, cuando el país lidiaba con el segundo pico de la pandemia, anunció este lunes el Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE). Leer también Panamá. CSS: Una propuesta sobre el tapete En enero se crearon alrededor de 823.000 nuevos puestos de trabajo en las 13 mayores zonas urbanas, principalmente en el comercio y reparación de vehículos, los servicios administrativos, técnicos y...

El cambio climático y la diversidad

Climate change and diversity remain biggest concerns for investors ahead of AGM season

Climate change and diversity will be the most pressing issues for investment managers during this year’s AGM season, according to the new expectations on companies issued by the Investment Association (IA). With climate change presenting “one of the biggest risks to the long-term sustainability of a company”, investment managers will be looking for businesses to take immediate action, the IA reported, explaining how climate change will impact them and how they are mitigating the risk. IA encouraged firms to disclose their...

From Japan to the US, sanctions threaten top pension funds’ Russia assets

Norway’s announcement it would divest its sovereign wealth fund’s Russian holdings – totalling $2.8 billion as of end-December – as a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised the prospect that other state-backed pension funds might follow their governments’ cues and offload assets en masse. Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) – the largest in the world by assets – had ¥213.1 billion ($1.9 billion) in exposures to Russia as of end-March 2021. Read more @Risk 337 views

UK firms rush to dump Russian assets amid efforts to isolate Moscow

British firms are scrambling to dump Russian assets amid efforts by the US, EU and UK governments to deepen Moscow’s economic isolation after the invasion of Ukraine. Read also More U.K., European investors move away from Russia Legal & General, Abrdn and state-backed pension scheme Nest have said they will try to sell their holdings in Russian stocks, while British Gas owner Centrica on Tuesday became the third big British energy firm to cut ties with Russia within a week, echoing...

US. NYPD pension fund to divest $42M of Russian-issued securities investments

New York City’s Police Pension fund will divest its securities investments issued by Russian companies, following a slew of state and federal sanctions boycotting Vladimir Putin’s military invasion of Ukraine. The fund’s trustees – which include Mayor Eric Adams, city Comptroller Brad Lander and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell – voted Tuesday directing the comptroller to divest $42.2 million following a review of its public equity and fixed income investments in Russian businesses. Trustees wrote in the resolution passed that they’re “concerned...

U.S. funds reviewing next steps in light of sanctions against Russia

Federal mandates for sanctioning Russian financial institutions are prompting several U.S. public pension funds to assess their portfolios. Brad Lander, New York City Comptroller and fiduciary of the $266.7 billion New York City Retirement Systems, said in a statement Monday that while the system's five pension funds make individual investment decisions, including those related to divestment, he plans to present to trustees a list of assets to consider divesting. Read also US. NYPD pension fund to divest $42M of Russian-issued securities...