August 2022
23Aug

South Korea. At stake is how to reach consensus on contentious issues

The government has finally set about to reform the four major public pensions. In a policy briefing to President Yoon Suk-yeol last Friday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said it would integrate the national pension with the three occupational pensions ― for public servants, veterans and teachers. It will then link them to the basic pension for people aged 65 and older. The ministry plans to complete the national pension's financial calculation by next March and submit a...

August 23, 2022
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23Aug

Dependents to exceed workers earlier than expected in Taiwan: NDC

Taiwan's dependent population will outnumber its working population earlier than previously forecast, according to a report released by the National Development Council on Monday. In its latest biennial report, the government's top planning agency maintained its forecast of Taiwan becoming a "super-aged society" -- with 20 percent of the population 65 or older -- in 2025. Read also US. How to reform Social Security to ensure a sustainable future The working population, however, is expected to become smaller than the dependent population...

August 23, 2022
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23Aug

Ghana: Pension Scheme Provides More Reward – SSNIT DG

The Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang, has argued that the pension scheme provided more reward to clients than they invest during their days of active service. He lauded the scheme as generous and said although workers contributed 11 per cent of their basic salary, the SSNIT scheme guaranteed members up to 60 percent of the average of their best three years' salaries and paid them monthly pensions till they were no...

August 23, 2022
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22Aug

México. Azteca, Invercap y Principal, las afores que más sintieron el recorte en Comisiones

La reducción en el cobro de comisiones provocó una caída en las utilidades netas de las Administradoras de Ahorros para el Retiro (Afores), pero mientras algunas han logrado mantenerse en terreno positivo, otras como Azteca, Invercap y Principal acumulan siete meses con pérdidas. De acuerdo con datos de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), de enero a julio, las utilidades de las 10 afores que integran el sistema fueron de 6,995.9 millones de pesos, lo...

August 22, 2022
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22Aug

Reforma de pensiones en Chile se presentará en dos fases

La reforma de pensiones se presentará en dos fases, siguiendo la misma fórmula utilizada en la propuesta tributaria. Así lo confirmaron este martes los ministros de Hacienda, Mario Marcel, y de Trabajo y Previsión Social, Jeanette Jara, quienes indicaron que primero se presentarán los principales aspectos de la propuesta del Ejecutivo, y luego se ingresarán los proyectos con el articulado detallado al Congreso Nacional. Leer también Chile. Resultados de AFP sube 22% en el primer semestre del año “Seguimos trabajando para...

August 22, 2022
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22Aug

Perú. SBS: salieron S/ 111,500 millones de fondos de AFP con fines distintos a pensión

La Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS) informó que 111,500 millones de soles salieron de los fondos de pensiones de las AFP con normas para disponer del 95.5% de los ahorros jubilatorios y del 25% para la compra del primer inmueble, así como con los cinco retiros anticipados por pandemia. En mayo del presente año, mediante la Ley 31478 se autorizó nuevamente, de manera extraordinaria y facultativa, a los afiliados del sistema privado de pensiones (SPP) a retirar sus...

August 22, 2022
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22Aug

UK. Liz Truss eyes merger of regulators

Conservative party leadership candidate Liz Truss is eyeing up plans to merge three of the financial regulators, but advisers say her plans are destined to fail. Read also Renewable energy’s charm still growing for investors According to FTAdviser's sister title The Financial Times, Truss will launch an immediate review of the roles and responsibilities of the regulators if she wins her party's leadership election next month. It could see the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Payments Systems Regulator...

August 22, 2022
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22Aug

Renewable energy’s charm still growing for investors

Amid a just-passed U.S. climate bill unleashing record investment in domestic clean energy, energy transition efforts in the U.K. and Europe well underway and energy security concerns raised by the Ukraine war, institutional investors seem poised for the next level of investing in renewables. "Over the last year alone, we've witnessed the highest levels of interest in renewables we've ever seen from institutional investors," said Matt Setchell, co-head of Octopus Energy Generation's fund management team in London. Part of Octopus...

August 22, 2022
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22Aug

South Africa. One simple decision can cost you 41% of your retirement

On the back of the widely known statistic that over 90% of South Africans are not in a position to retire comfortably, FNB Employee Benefits has also noted a growing trend amongst SME employees not fully understanding or saving enough for retirement. “Although up to 70% of our commercial banking employers currently don’t offer formal benefits to their staff members, the small and medium businesses that do offer these benefits are concerned at the low rate of retirement saving from...

August 22, 2022
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22Aug

Portugal becomes fastest aging country in EU: Study

Portugal currently registers 182 elderly (aged 65 years and above) for every 100 young people (aged up to 14 years), becoming the fastest aging country in the European Union (EU), according to a study published by the Contemporary Portugal Database Pordata. In the past three decades, the elderly population tripled in the country, according to the study, based on data from the Portuguese National Statistics Institute (INE) and published by Publico newspaper on Sunday. In 1990, Portugal registered 66 elderly for...

August 22, 2022
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