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| China to allow pension fund to invest in stock market for first time | china | The Guardian (23.08.2015) State news agency reports 30% of net assets will be allowed to be invested in domestically listed shares, which could restore investor confidence |
Pensions, Financing | published | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/23/china-to-allow-pension-fund-to-inv… | monitor | ||||
| UK: Pensions — which way now? | united kingdom | FT.com (21.08.2015) George Osborne’s pensions revolution has given millions of retirement savers more choice than ever over how they gain access to their savings — but the chancellor might not stop there. |
Pensions | http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3ec9a72a-44fa-11e5-af2f-4d6e0e5eda22.html#axzz3j… | monitor | |||||
| Indonesia: Foreign workers obliged to join social security system | indonesia | thejakartapost.com (20.08.2015) Foreign employees who have been working for a minimum of six months in Indonesia should register with the country’s social security program. |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, migration, megatrends, published | http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/08/20/foreign-workers-obliged-join-soci… | monitor | ||||
| $267B more needed each year to end hunger by 2030 – UN report | rappler.com (18.08.2015) An additional $267 billion (P12 trillion)* is needed to be invested annually in social protection programs for global hunger to be eliminated by 2030, a recent report by the United Nations (UN) said. |
poverty, published | http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/hunger/102970-united-nations-investment-e… | monitor | ||||||
| UK: Disabled teenagers are easily lost in a welfare state cut to the bone | united kingdom | theguardian.com (18.08.2015) As a 17-year-old deaf youngster living at home, Sanjeev is now not eligible for any benefits – even help to get to job interviews. What chance does he have? |
Disability | published | http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/18/disabled-teenagers-lost-welfare-… | monitor | ||||
| US: Where is the Money Going? - State’s Giant Pension Funds Lost $5.2 Billion in Fossil Fuel Investments | United States | allgov.com (17.08.2015) It has been a 12 months in the market for fossil fuel investors. Oil alone lost around $1.3 trillion. Public institutions that bent to the will of alternative energy supporters clamoring for divestment saved a lot of money. |
Financing, Pensions | published | http://www.allgov.com/usa/ca/news/where-is-the-money-going/states-giant-pension… | monitor | ||||
| [Opinion] Social-protection policies must not wait until a country becomes prosperous | D+C - Development + Cooperation (10.07.2015) Social protection policies prevent poverty, foster pro-poor growth and stabilise political orders. They also serve to reduce inequality. Markus Loewe of the German Development Institute discussed the history and basic concepts of welfare-state… |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | extending coverage, published | http://www.dandc.eu/en/article/social-protection-policies-must-not-wait-until-c… | monitor | |||||
| [Opinion] Pension reforms since the financial crisis could have a serious impact on the future retirement incomes of young Europeans | european union | London School of Economics (11.08.2015) What effect has the financial crisis had on pension systems in EU countries? Aaron G. Grech notes that prior to the crisis there was a significant divergence in pensions across the EU, with some states having relatively generous systems in comparison to… |
Old-age pensions, Pensions, Population ageing | economic crisis, published | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/08/11/pension-reforms-since-the-financia… | monitor | ||||
| Kenya Receives Sh3.2bn Healthcare Loan From Japan | kenya, japan | allAfrica.com (17.08.2015) "The credit will provide general budget support specifically to the health sector with a view to promoting attainment of universal healthcare in the country. This will be achieved through expanding and strengthening essential health services at county hospitals… |
Health, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201508171279.html | monitor | ||||
| France: Compte pénibilité - des simplifications, mais encore des questions et des inquiétudes | france | Le Monde (13.08.2015) Depuis le 1er janvier 2015, le compte personnel de prévention de la pénibilité (C3P) est partiellement entré en vigueur. Usine à gaz pour les uns, avancée sociale majeure pour les autres, ce dispositif, emblématique de la réforme des retraites, a fait l’objet de quelques… |
Disability | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/emploi/article/2015/08/13/compte-penibilite-des-simpli… | monitor | |||||
| France: Médicaments: vers la suppression du taux de remboursement à 15%? | france | lefigaro.fr (13.08.2015) Dominique Polton, conseillère auprès de la direction de la Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie, préconise une remise à plat des taux de remboursement des médicaments. La suppression du taux à 15% et l'instauration d'un taux unique de remboursement sont… |
Health | published | http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2015/08/13/20002-20150813ARTFIG00124-medicam… | monitor | ||||
| Ces technologies qui vont transformer l'assurance | lesechos.fr (13.08.2015) La technologie permet d'analyser presque tous les aspects de la vie d'un consommateur, donc tous les risques qu'il prend au quotidien, même dans sa vie quotidienne, à son domicile. A condition de maîtriser tous les métiers de l'électronique (pour… |
Information and communication technology, Health | published | http://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/cercle/cercle-136885-le-futur-de-lassurance… | monitor | |||||
| Philipines: Aquino administration first to put forward social protection and welfare of kasambahay | philippines, the | gov.ph (10.08.2015) One of the biggest accomplishments of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s administration was to provide kasambahay with welfare and social protection |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.gov.ph/2015/08/10/aquino-administration-first-to-put-forward-social-… | monitor | ||||
| UK: Pensions should operate like ISAs, say savers | united kingdom | The Actuary (10.08.2015) Savers would prefer pensions to be taxed when they put money into them rather than when they withdraw it, according to a PwC survey. |
Pensions | published | http://www.theactuary.com/news/2015/08/pensions-should-operate-like-isas-say-sa… | monitor | ||||
| France: En 2014, les maladies professionnelles repartent à la hausse dans le BTP | france | Le Moniteur (10.08.2015) En 2014, le nombre de maladies professionnelles comptabilisées dans le secteur de la construction a augmenté de 6,1% par rapport à 2013. Mais le BTP enregistre une baisse de 3,8% sur le front des accidents du travail et de 7,8% sur celui des accidents de trajet |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://www.lemoniteur.fr/article/en-2014-les-maladies-professionnelles-reparten… | monitor | ||||
| Polynésie française: Réformer la protection sociale généralisée pour la sauvegarder | france | polynésie 1ère (06.08.2015) La ministre du Travail et de la solidarité a présenté les prémices de la réforme de la protection sociale généralisée. Parmi les mesures envisagées, l’allongement de l’âge de départ à la retraite. |
Social policies & programmes | managing reforms, published | http://polynesie.la1ere.fr/2015/08/06/reformer-la-protection-sociale-generalise… | monitor | ||||
| Le déploiement du SSO « France Connect » officiellement autorisé par arrêté | france | nextinpact.com (06.08.2015) Le gouvernement vient de publier l’arrêté autorisant la mise en œuvre du dispositif « France Connect », développé depuis l’année dernière sous l’égide de la Direction interministérielle des systèmes d’information de l’État (DISIC). En passe d’être expérimentée, cette… |
Information and communication technology | published | http://www.nextinpact.com/news/96092-le-deploiement-sso-france-connect-officiel… | monitor | ||||
| CNaPS – Fier-Mada : De la protection sociale pour les paysans! | madagascar | midi-madagasikara.mg (08.08.2015) Même si les paysans représentent 80 % des Malgaches, ils font encore partie de ceux qui n’ont jamais bénéficié d’aucune protection sociale, alors que cela fait pleinement partie de leurs droits fondamentaux. C’est pour cela en quelque sorte que désormais, ces… |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published, rural world | http://www.midi-madagasikara.mg/societe/2015/08/08/cnaps-fier-mada-de-la-protec… | monitor | ||||
| Convenios Internacionales de Seguridad Social en beneficio de migrantes | peru | RPP Noticias (06.08.2015) La Oficina de Normalización Previsional ( ONP) viene informando a los peruanos en el extranjero sobre los beneficios de los regímenes previsionales que los asisten en cinco países. El convenio permite que los aportes realizados por el afiliado en el Perú y en el… |
Migration, International agreements | migration, published | http://www.rpp.com.pe/2015-08-06-convenios-internacionales-de-seguridad-social-… | monitor | ||||
| Anger erupts over proposals for Swedish pension reform | sweden | Financlal Times (04.08.2015) The Swedish government’s plan to overhaul the country’s pension system has prompted condemnation from senior officials who fear the proposal will put the entire retirement framework at risk. |
Old-age pensions, Pensions, Financing | managing reforms, published | http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f53ab6a-3d0c-11e5-bbd1-b37bc06f590c.html#axzz3iOsHwK… | monitor | ||||
| Pakistan: Improving maternal health - 5 million families to benefit from conditional cash transfers | pakistan | The Express Tribune (14.07.2015) Federal health authorities and the anti-poverty scheme named after former prime minister Benazir Bhutto have joined forces to introduce conditional cash transfers (CCT) for maternal and child health improvement. |
Family benefits | poverty, published | http://tribune.com.pk/story/920377/improving-maternal-health-5-million-families… | monitor | ||||
| US: Nearly 80, Social Security not wearing its age well | United States | The Dallas Mornong News (10.07.2015) As Social Security approaches its 80th birthday Friday, the federal government’s largest benefit program stands at a pivotal point in its history. |
published | http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20150809-nearly-80-social-security-no… | monitor | |||||
| Fiji: Ministry and unicef launch the “child sensitive social protection report" | fiji | thejetnewspaper.com (06.08.2015) A new report has found that Fiji is at forefront in the Pacific with social protection programmes, in particular the Care and Protection allowance that reaches out to at least 5,000 vulnerable children throughout Fiji. |
Family benefits | published | http://www.thejetnewspaper.com/2015/08/06/ministry-and-unicef-launch-the-child-… | monitor | ||||
| Tanzania: Over 70,000 Register in NSSF Health Insurance | tanzania | allAfrica.com (07.08.2015) The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) special scheme on health insurance for members in the informal sector has shown positive impacts after registering over 70,000 members since its establishment. |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published, rural world | http://allafrica.com/stories/201508070326.html | monitor | ||||
| France: Allocations familiales - la baisse, c'est aujourd'hui pour 500.000 familles | france | TF1 (05.08.2015) Elles sont versées le 5 de chaque mois. Les allocations familiales de 505 000 foyers français ont baissé. La mesure, entrée en vigueur depuis le 1er juillet, est réellement appliquée aujourd'hui. Pour les couples gagnant plus de 6000 euros par mois, ces allocations sont… |
Family benefits | managing reforms, published | http://lci.tf1.fr/economie/consommation/allocations-familiales-la-baisse-c-est-… | monitor |