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October 2021

29Oct

How Chile’s Pension System Became a Covid Piggy Bank

Chile’s love-it-or-loathe it private pension system has long served as a pillar of the nation’s capital markets. Since the pandemic hit, it’s been serving another role, that of national piggy bank. Congress has passed three bills allowing savers to withdrawal billions of dollars. It’s now considering a fourth drawdown, a move that is worrying investors, pulling both the finance ministry and the central bank into the fray. The proposal is also spurring fresh political debate ahead of November’s presidential...

October 29, 2021
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28Oct

Chile. Cuarto retiro: AFP revelan montos, los que quedarían sin saldo y los que sacarían menos de $100 mil

De seguir avanzando en el Congreso el proyecto de cuarto retiro de fondos, las AFP reiteraron "alarmantes efectos en los hogares chilenos". Detallaron cuántas personas sacarían menos de $100 mil y los que quedarían sin saldo. La Comisión de Constitución del Senado aprobó este martes por mayoría (3 votos contra 2) en general el proyecto del cuarto retiro del 10% de los fondos de pensiones. Previo a la votación, la Comisión escuchó a la presidenta de la Asociación de AFP, Alejandra...

October 28, 2021
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28Oct

Pandemic Offers This Silver Lining For Retirement Savers

From doctors visits to business meetings, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted so many of our everyday interactions from in person to online. One silver lining of this dramatic change has been increased engagement when it comes to people learning about their retirement savings. Transamerica, an investment solutions, retirement and insurance company, has seen a significant uptick in the number of retirement plan participants meeting virtually with plan consultants since the start of the pandemic. From doctors visits to business meetings, the...

October 28, 2021
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27Oct

Senadores de la Comisión de Constitución aprueban idea de legislar el cuarto retiro de AFP solo con votos de oposición

Por tres votos a favor y dos en contra, los parlamentarios aprobaron en general la iniciativa. Ahora deberá ser votada en general por la Sala del Senado, para que luego vuelva a la Comisión para su votación en particular. Pero nada de eso ocurrirá esta semana dada la apretada agenda legislativa del Senado. Leer también Chile. Asociación de AFP: “Necesitamos que la gente contribuya por más tiempo con ayuda de los empleadores y el Estado” Este martes los senadores de la...

October 27, 2021
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27Oct

Chile’s Fourth Run on Pension Funds Heads to Senate After Committee Approval

Chile’s Senate Constitution Committee approved a proposal for a fourth round of early pension withdrawals that would pump as much as $20 billion into one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Read also How Chile’s Pension System Became a Covid Piggy Bank The committee voted 3 to 2 in favor of legislation on Tuesday despite growing opposition to the measure. The bill now moves to the Senate floor, where it faces difficult odds of passing. Read also Olivia Mitchell: “La persistente falta de...

October 27, 2021
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27Oct

Firms Are Shaking Up Benefits To Keep Workers From Quitting. The Retirement Plan Could Be Next.

As resignations soar and the war for talent heats up amid a tight labor market, companies are turning to any tool at their disposal—even the normally staid retirement plan—to attract and retain workers. KPMG, the global accounting and consulting firm, announced to employees on Monday the most significant overhaul to its benefits plan in more than 10 years. The firm said it will reduce the cost of health premiums to employees by 10%, expand its paid family leave and add...

October 27, 2021
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26Oct

El FMI advierte de que la retirada de fondos de pensiones en Chile y Perú rebajarán las tasas de reemplazo

El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) estima que los retiros de los fondos de pensiones privadas aprobados en Perú y Chile como medida de urgencia por la pandemia han supuesto la retirada de más del 20% de los activos totales, lo que implicará el debilitamiento del sistema y una rebaja de las tasas de reemplazo en ambos países. Leer también Afiliados con 10 o más años de aportes en Perú podrán acceder a las pensiones La tasa de reemplazo es la relación...

October 26, 2021
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26Oct

COVID caused more than 3 million Americans to retire early, a new Fed analysis finds

More than 3 million Americans decided to retire earlier than they would have due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis. Miguel Faria E Castro, a senior economist at the St. Louis Fed, compared retirees to the baby-boomer trend to distinguish between “normal” and “excess” retirements. As of August, he found, there were slightly over 3 million excess retirements, which is more than half of the 5.25 million people who have left the labor force since the beginning...

October 26, 2021
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26Oct

Canada. LifeWorks releases the results of its Performance Universe of Pension Managers’ Pooled Funds

LifeWorks (TSX: LWRK) has released the results of its Performance Universe of Pension Managers’ Pooled Funds for the third quarter of 2021. Read also UK. FCA creates LTAF, a new investment fund for pension schemes and specialized investors According to the report, in the third quarter of 2021, diversified pooled fund managers posted a median return of 0.7 per cent before management fees and 8.0 per cent since the beginning of the year. Read also Pandemic Offers This Silver Lining For Retirement...

October 26, 2021
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25Oct

‘We are worried!’ Number of EU citizens claiming benefits doubled during pandemic

The number of EU citizens claiming benefits has doubled during the pandemic, with around 780,000 EU citizens receiving working-age benefits, according to new data from the Department for Work and Pensions. In comparison, the figure stood at just 380,000 in November 2019. Claims from migrants from some nations that acceded into the Brussels bloc in 2004 and 2007 stood even higher than the overall average. Claims from Romania and Bulgaria more than trebled - taking the figure from 66,00 to 190,000 among...

October 25, 2021
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