September 2023
01Sep

US. DOL auditing some multiemployer plans following PBGC aid, attorney says

The Department of Labor has sent investigative letters to several multiemployer pension plans that have received special financial assistance from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. and had previously suspended benefits under a 2014 law, according to an attorney who works with such plans. Investigators with the Labor Department's Employee Benefits Security Administration are seeking information on plan policies and procedures related to special financial assistance as well as the makeup payments to participants and beneficiaries who experienced suspension of their...

September 1, 2023
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June 2023
28Jun

Australia. The positive super and tax changes from July 1

All Aussie employees will receive 0.5% more as their superannuation guarantee lifts to 11% of their salary from July 1, up from 10.5%. The biggest winners will be employees on award wages or enterprise agreements negotiated by a union because the superannuation will be paid on top of their wage. For example, an employee on a wage who is paid $100,000 plus superannuation is currently receiving $10,500 into their superannuation but from July 1, they will be paid $11,000 into...

June 28, 2023
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August 2017

13Aug

An Evaluation of the Electronic Pension Payment System in Tajikistan

By Ruben Barreto & Natalie Chun (Asian Development Bank) Modernizing government-to-person (G2P) pension payments from traditional cash-based to modern electronic-based delivery systems can improve outcomes for pensioners, government entities, and financial services providers. Cash operations, though convenient in some circumstances, involve manual handling procedures in the distribution process that entail large overhead expenses and significant operational risks. These are highly susceptible to fraud and leakages due to difficulties in appropriately reconciling payments. However, experience has shown that implementing electronic-based G2P payments...

August 13, 2017
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