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Title | Abstract | Tags | Topics | Regions / Country | |
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Hedge Funds Leave U.S. Pensions With Little to Show for the Fees | monitor | Bloomberg (09.12.2015) Here’s what U.S. state and city pension funds are getting this year for the hundreds of millions of dollars in fees they’re forking over to hedge funds: almost nothing. |
published | Pensions, Financing | |
Minsk anticipates receiving IMF loan by curtailing social protection policy | monitor | belarusinfocus.info (08.12.2015) The Belarusian authorities see no benefits from reforming the existing socio-economic model, while they see the costs and possible negative political effects from such a reform. In order to receive the IMF loan, the leadership will only cut social guarantees to the population and will preserve the existing social and economic model in somewhat abbreviated format. In the mid-term (5 years), the Belarusian authorities are planning to revise the social contract with the population and adopt unpopular measures anyway, regardless of the external financing. |
published | ||
México: Aprueban diputados reforma a la Ley de pensiones del ISSSTE | monitor | Noventa Grados (08.12.2015) Con 343 votos a favor, 116 en contra y 2 abstenciones, el Pleno de la Cámara de Diputados aprobó el dictamen que reforma la Ley del Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE) en materia de pensiones. |
managing reforms, published | Old-age pensions, Pensions, Governance and administration, Social policies & programmes | mexico |
España: La última ayuda a parados de larga duración, muy lejos de su objetivo | monitor | El Pais (09.12.2015) Empleo estimó en 270.000 los beneficiarios potenciales en enero y hasta septiembre apenas han percibido el subsidio unos 71.000 desempleados |
published | Unemployment | spain |
Austrian pension reform back to square one after commission dissolved | monitor | IPE News (04.12.2015) The commission advising the Austrian government on the reform of the pension system is to be “restructured”, with entirely new members being selected in the coming months. |
managing reforms, published | Pensions, Governance and administration | austria |
Qatar: 30 trained in occupational health | monitor | The Peninsula Qatar (06.12.2015) In a new initiative, the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has trained 30 general practitioners and speciality physicians in basic occupational and environmental health services. |
published | Occupational accidents and diseases | qatar |
US: “Unsexy Plumbing,” Integrated Data And The Future Of The Healthcare System | monitor | techcrunch.com (07.12.2015) Healthcare, like so many other sectors of the economy, is being transformed by technology. The changes are most obvious at the front end of healthcare. But just as important is what’s happening behind the scenes, in the healthcare system’s back-end infrastructure. This “unsexy plumbing,” as it has been called, makes the front-end advances possible. |
published | Information and communication technology | United States |
France: Les TMS représentent 87 % des maladies professionnelles | monitor | Le Quotidien du Médecin (12.11.2015) En 2014, 1,1 million de sinistres (accidents du travail, de trajet et maladies professionnelles) ont été reconnus et pris en charge, dont plus de 750 000 ayant entraîné un arrêt de travail ou une incapacité permanente, selon le bilan annuel de la branche accidents du travail et maladies professionnelles (AT-MP) de la CNAM. |
published | Occupational accidents and diseases | france |
Togo: Adoption de la Politique nationale de la protection sociale: Une urgence ! | monitor | Lomé Infos (06.12.2015) La Caisse de Retraite du Togo (CRT) et la Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) se portent de moins en moins bien. Les deux structures de couverture sociale au Togo font face à d’importantes difficultés financières, qui menacent sérieusement leur survie. Et si rien n’est fait, le déficit annuel de la CRT se verra gonfler de 70 milliards de F CFA d’ici 2050, soit 1,5% du PIB. Quant à la CNSS, le déficit 2050 sera de 50 milliards de F CFA, selon des études actuarielles sur les deux institutions, réalisées respectivement en 2010 et en 2011. |
published | Governance and administration, Financing | togo |
Social protection one of major priorities in Bulgaria govt’s programme: Deputy PM | monitor | Focus Information Agency (04.12.2015) “Social protection is one of the major priorities in the programme of the Bulgarian government,” Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for Demographic and Social Policies and Minister of Labour and Social Policy Ivaylo Kalfin said at the opening of the 5th annual meeting of labour and employment ministers of member states along the Europe – Asia ASEM-LEMC dialogue, |
published | bulgaria | |
World Bank Group to Strengthen Rwanda's Social Protection System | monitor | AllAfrica (02.12.2015) The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a $95 million International Development Association (IDA) * credit for the Rwanda Social Protection System (SPS-2). This is the second in a series of Development Policy Operations (DPO) supporting the Government's efforts to improve the efficiency and accountability of Rwanda's social protection system, as well as expand safety net coverage of the poor and the vulnerable. |
published | rwanda | |
Le désinvestissement dans les énergies fossiles prend de l'ampleur | monitor | lesechos.fr (03.12.2015) La barre des 3.400 milliards de dollars désinvestis est franchie. |
published | Financing, Governance and administration | |
Greeks strike again over pensions in test for Tsipras reforms | monitor | Reuters (03.12.2015) PM faces resistance to reforms at home. Nationwide strike is second in three weeks. |
published | Pensions | greece |
La OCDE avisa del negro futuro de las pensiones y pide reformas | monitor | ABC (01.12.2015) España dedicó en 2014 a las pensiones el 10,5% de su PIB, frente al 7,5% de la media de países |
published | Financing | spain |
L'OCDE inquiète de la viabilité sociale des systèmes de retraite | monitor | Capital (01.12.2015) Les pays de l'OCDE ont commencé à prendre la mesure du défi financier du vieillissement de leur population pour leurs systèmes de retraite mais il leur reste à relever celui de la viabilité sociale de ceux-ci. |
published | Financing, Old-age pensions | |
France: Avec la loi Macron, l’obligation d’emploi des handicapés est devenue moins contraignante | monitor | Le Monde (16.11.2015) Il a fallu passer par des quotas pour inciter les employeurs à embaucher des travailleurs handicapés. Depuis 1987, la loi impose aux entreprises de plus de 20 salariés de compter au moins 6 % de travailleurs handicapés dans leurs effectifs. Les sanctions financières ont été durcies par la loi handicap de 2005. La loi Macron pour la croissance, l’activité et l’égalité des chances ouvre discrètement de nouvelles possibilités pour les entreprises de s’acquitter de leur obligation. Des mesures saluées par les entreprises, mais qui sont loin de faire l’unanimité parmi les associations de personnes handicapées. |
published | Disability, Employment | france |
Japon : le plus gros fonds de pension du monde perd 60 milliards d'euros en Bourse | monitor | latribune.fr (01.12.2015) Les récentes turbulences boursières ont occasionné des pertes de 7.890 milliards de yens au deuxième trimestre de l'exercice 2015-2016. Une mésaventure qui soulève des questions sur la stratégie du GPIF, qui gère la partie publique des retraites des salariés nippons. |
published | Pensions, Financing | japan |
Réforme des retraites : la France peut mieux faire, selon l’OCDE | monitor | lemonde.fr (01.12.2015) Dans son panorama annuel sur les pensions publié mardi 1er décembre, l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) fait le bilan du système de retraites français. L’organisme salue les réformes menées ces vingt dernières années, culminant avec le relèvement à 62 ans de l’âge de départ en retraite en 2011. Pourtant, l’OCDE souligne une série de problèmes qui persistent. |
published | Pensions | france |
British workers will have worst pensions of any major economy | monitor | The Guardian (01.12.2015) Workers in the UK will have the worst pensions of any major economy and the oldest official retirement age of any country, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. |
poverty, published | ||
Österreicher früh und lange in Pension | monitor | News.ORF (01.12.2015) Die Österreicher gehen im Vergleich der Industrienationen früh in Pension und genießen den Ruhestand besonders lange. Das geht aus der OECD-Studie „Renten auf einen Blick“ hervor, die am Dienstag präsentiert wurde. Vor allem Frauen sind hierzulande mit 25,4 zu erwartenden Jahren sehr lange in Pension - ein Wert, der nur von Frankreich (27,2) und Belgien (25,8) übertroffen wird. |
published | austria | |
Indonesia: Employing disabled people beneficial for companies: Expert | monitor | The Jakarta Post (01.12.2015) Companies should strive to employ people with disabilities as they have the right to employment and the skills that can benefit companies, says experts. |
published | Disability, Employment | indonesia |
[Report] Further reforms needed to tackle growing risk of pensioner poverty - OECD | monitor | oecd.org (01.12.2015) Recent reforms have made pension systems more financially sustainable and pensioners have higher living standards than ever before. But future generations are likely to find their pension entitlements much less generous than today’s and many may face a serious risk of pensioner poverty, according to a new OECD report. |
published | Pensions | |
Financial crisis damage still being felt by pension systems worldwide | monitor | CBC News (01.12.2015) Pension systems remain under strain in many countries amid slow economic growth and moves by governments to shore up financial stability in the wake of the global financial crisis, a new report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development suggests. |
economic crisis, published | Old-age pensions, Pensions | |
Uganda's social security fund seeks stake in planned refinery | monitor | Reuters (30.11.2015) Uganda's state-run National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the country's sole pensions firm, intends to buy a stake in a planned $2.5 billion refinery to process the country's crude, the fund's top official told Reuters on Monday. |
published | Financing, Pensions | uganda |
Deutschland: Gesundheitssystem stärker für Migranten öffnen | monitor | Bundesregierung Artikel (17.11.2015) Zuwanderer sollen einen besseren Zugang zum Gesundheitssystem erhalten. Das betonte die Kanzlerin beim Integrationsgipfel im Kanzleramt. Merkel ging auch auf die Anschläge in Paris ein und bekräftigte, es müsse alles getan werden, die Verbrechen aufzuklären. |
extending coverage, migration, megatrends, published | Health insurance, Extension of coverage | germany |