August 2022
08Aug

Nigerian Pension Fund Administrators pay N49.5 billion taxes in 3 years

Pension Fund Administrators (PFA) in Nigeria incurred a sum of N18.85 billion as income tax in 2021, a 15.6% increase compared to N16.31 billion spent in the previous year, and 31.4% increase when compared to N14.35 billion incurred in 2019. This brings the total tax expenses in the past three years to N49.5 billion, according to a report by the National Pensions Commission (PenCom). The report seen by Nairalytics- the research arm of Nairametrics, shows that Stanbic IBTC, ARM Pension,...

August 8, 2022
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08Aug

US. Working in Retirement? Here’s Why It’s Great — and Why It’s Really Not

Retirement can mean different things to different people. For some, it's the time to travel the world and do the things they've always wanted but never had the chance to do. For others, it's the time to do absolutely nothing after working for decades. And for other people, it could mean continuing to work, just at their own discretion. There are no rules about the right way to retire. So if you somehow find yourself working during retirement, it's not...

August 8, 2022
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05Aug

On the Impact of Low Interest Rates on Common Withdrawal Rules in Old Age

By An Chen, Stefan Schelling & Nils Sørensen Ensuring a desired standard of living in retirement has been strongly challenged by increasing life expectancy, and simultaneously by the current and possibly long-lasting low interest environment. In contrast to literature in this field which claims annuitization of wealth being a vital part of retirement planning, many people manage their retirement savings and withdrawal policy during the retirement period independently. To this end, several easily applicable self-managed withdrawal rules are commonly recommended...

August 5, 2022
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05Aug

The Misery of Spending Down the Nest Egg: The Effect of Annuitization on Consumption and Wellbeing

By Yu Gao, George Loewenstein & Xianghong Wang We study the effects of annuitization compared to spending down a lump-sum on consumption and subjective wellbeing. Analyzing longitudinal data on UK retirees before and after the pension reform that provided greater freedom to draw down savings, we find that annuitization increased retirees’ consumption and life satisfaction. To further examine the behavioral channel of these effects, we conducted a field experiment with college students, giving them a flow or lump-sum payment. As...

August 5, 2022
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05Aug

Public Wage and Pension Indexation in the Euro Area: An Overview

By Cristina D. Checherita-Westphal, João Domingues Semeano, Elena Ahonen, Pierrick Stinglhamber, Stefan Van Parys, Johannes Clemens, Katri Urke, Orsolya Soosaar, Maria Vergou, Maria Flevotomou, David Staunton, Jorge Martínez-Pagés, Aris Avgousti, Gintare Zelionkaite, Olivier Delobbe, Florian Henne, Baiba Brusbārde, John Farrugia, Juergen Attard, Fabrizio Renzi, Marco Savegnago, Doris Prammer, Lukas Reiss, Gerard Eijsink, Jip Italianer, Maria Manuel Campos, Andreja Strojan Kastelec, Barbora Palášthyová, Vratislav Pisca & Jarkko Kivistö. If the responses of wages – both private and public – and of...

August 5, 2022
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05Aug

Investment results for 1Q of fiscal 2022(update report)

By GPIF Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) manages the public pension fund in the long term and its investment results should be assessed in the same manner. In addition to the annual report, which is legally required, GPIF publishes the quarterly update report to enhance the transparency to the public. Please note that returns, which are marked to market as of the end of each quarter, include unrealized gains and losses and are influenced by the market trends. Get the report here...

August 5, 2022
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05Aug

México. Registran las Afore el peor primer semestre de su historia

Las administradoras de fondos para el retiro (Afore) cerraron el primer semestre con una utilidad neta de mil 410 millones de pesos, un desplome de 80 por ciento frente a los 6 mil 953 millones de pesos reportados en el mismo periodo del año pasado, revelan datos de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro. De esta forma, según datos del organismo, las Afore registraron su peor semestre desde su nacimiento en 1997, pues a la ganancias...

August 5, 2022
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05Aug

Colpensiones podría cambiar a este nuevo modelo en Colombia: “Suena paternalista”

El funcionario dejará el cargo en los próximos días y desde ya lanza una propuesta para el nuevo gobierno de Gustavo Petro para lo que considera pueden ser las bases de un modelo pensional en Colombia que corrija las fallas que tiene el esquema actual. Una primera idea que explica el saliente presidente de Colpensiones tiene que ver con la creación de un solo sistema, con un mismo administrador, y que la gente no tenga que irse al régimen de...

August 5, 2022
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05Aug

Aumento y bono para jubilados argentinos en agosto

Este miércoles, Sergio Massa anunció una batería de medidas, con el objetivo de relanzar la gestión, en la búsqueda de un golpe de efecto para la gestión económica del gobierno de Alberto Fernández. Entre ellas, adelantó que habrá un bono para jubilados, que alcanzará más de un millón de beneficiarios de ANSES de todo el país, el cual se suma a los aumentos estipulados en la Ley de Movilidad jubilatoria, para hacerle frente a la inflación. El bono que entregará...

August 5, 2022
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05Aug

UK. TPR revamps guidance on fiduciary management tender processes

The Pensions Regulator has published updated guidance on the tender process for fiduciary management services and trustees, setting objectives for investment consultants as it prepares to take over regulation of these duties this autumn. Since December 2019, trustees have been legally required to run a competitive tender process when appointing fiduciary managers for a fifth or more of scheme assets, and have had to set strategic objectives for their investment consultancy provider. From this October, TPR will take over compliance-reporting and...

August 5, 2022
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