August 2022
11Aug

U.S. University launches degree that prepares students to address aging society’s growing health care needs

UTSA will launch a new bachelor of science degree program in Health, Aging & Society this fall. The new program, which will be offered through the College for Health, Community and Policy (HCAP), will be the first of its kind in the San Antonio area and is designed to address the growing need for health care support occupations and community- and social-service professionals. Students will learn critical skills to begin a career focused on managing and coordinating hospitals, nursing homes...

August 11, 2022
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11Aug

UK. TPR advises employers to shield schemes from refinancing costs

Companies and pension scheme trustees should take steps to protect their schemes and their employer covenant from the fallout of any refinancing that they have undertaken, according to David Fairs, the Pensions Regulator’s executive director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice. In a blog published on August 10, Fairs acknowledged the trend of employers seeking to boost their liquidity in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. This, he noted, would include the agreement of new borrowing facilities, or extension of...

August 11, 2022
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10Aug

Autoridad en Colombia abrirá espacio de conversación para aclarar inquietudes sobre pensiones

Por Alejandra Rico Muñoz Tras la elección del nuevo presidente quedaron abiertas muchas preguntas alrededor del futuro del sistema pensional en Colombia. Aunque en la agenda legislativa todos los ojos están puestos en la reforma tributaria, en el mediano plazo se proyectan otras reformas como la de la salud y pensiones, así como una reforma del contrato laboral y una reforma de la educación. Protección, a cargo de Juan David Correa, abrirá el próximo 10 de agosto de 5 a 7...

August 10, 2022
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10Aug

México. Jubilados demandan pago de pensiones en salarios mínimos y no en UMAS

Más de sesenta millones de personas pensionadas y jubiladas de todo el país afectará la ley del seguro social que se aprobó en el pasado año 2020 que va en contra de los asegurados del IMSS e ISSSTE y demandamos el pago de las pensiones en salarios mínimos y no en Unidades de Medida Administrativa (UMAS), ya que las pensiones deben ser para garantizar una vejez digna para todos los trabajadores. Así lo expresaron, ayer, Jorge Herrera Ireta, José Jorge...

August 10, 2022
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10Aug

Entre más canas, más negocios: crece la economía silver en Colombia

Cinco empresarios nacionales crearon una compañía con productos diseñados para los mayores de 60 años, un grupo poblacional creciente y que cada vez tiene mayor impacto en el consumo. Así como para conquistar a los consumidores infantiles las empresas buscan que sus productos lleven el personaje animado de moda, les ofrecen ingredientes especiales para su ‘barriguita’, para su delicada piel o les venden artículos con la promesa de que los van a volver fuertes o cool, el mundo de los...

August 10, 2022
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10Aug

Informe sobre la preparación para la Jubilación

Por Concepción Bru Ronda El objetivo del estudio es ofrecer una amplia perspectiva de la situación basada en la población activa y jubilada. El estudio estableció realizar la encuesta a un mínimo de 3.000 personas mayores en total, siendo el universo utilizado en las encuestas personas mayores de 50 años residentes en los tres países socios y de ambos sexos. Se enviaron encuestas a más de 9.000 interesados. El periodo abarcó los meses de marzo y abril de 2015. Los grupos...

August 10, 2022
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10Aug

How this man went from unemployment to early retirement in the Caribbean

“I’m having the time of my life,” Mike Whalen beams, when I meet him at his restaurant in Ambergris Caye, Belize. “I’m still learning as I go, but what better place to do it than a tropical island? I live and work on ‘Coconut Drive’! How could I possibly have a single, solitary regret?” In July 2020, at the age of 51, Mike had reached a dire crossroads. He’d worked at AT&T in Oklahoma City for years, but after cutbacks...

August 10, 2022
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10Aug

UK. Pensions: More than 1 million workers not participating in workplace scheme

Around a fifth of workers at small medium sized (SMEs) enterprises that are eligible for a workplace pension are not participating in schemes, a new research shows. Analysis of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) data from Broadstone found nearly 1.2 million SME employees could be falling through the "pension accumulation gap". Read also U.K. pension regulator calling on plan sponsors to support pension scam prevention strategy  It also found pension participation is "stalling" at SMEs, warning employers at these companies to...

August 10, 2022
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10Aug

US. Tough markets hit active asset managers striving for turnarounds

Some active managers have none of the luck. They shook up senior teams, swapped out their bosses and merged to build scale. But their efforts to overcome the yearslong erosion of assets and profit as investors shift from actively managed funds into cheaper, index-tracking products just took another blow. The latest round of earnings reports offer a bruising read. Rising inflation, Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine and fears of a looming recession have dented investment performance, prompting investors to yank yet...

August 10, 2022
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10Aug

These 7 African countries have recorded highest pension fund asset growth

A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has shown that global pension fund assets grew by over 10% to $38.5 trillion in 2021. The report focused specifically on pension fund assets in 68 countries or reporting jurisdictions, consisting of 38 OECD countries and 30 non-OECD countries in Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. The report said in parts: "Overall, pension fund assets amounted to USD 38.5 trillion in a total of 68 reporting jurisdictions at end-2021. Most...

August 10, 2022
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