Pensions

Canada: Quebec Pension Plan enhancement approved and consultations announced in federal budget

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newswire (12.03.2018) Morneau Shepell released the March 2018 issue of its monthly newsletter, News & Viewsin which the Company looked at a number of topics including: the Act to enhance the Quebec Pension Plan and amend various retirement-related provisions, relevant announcements in the 2018 federal budget, healthcare funding in British Columbia and provincial sales tax in Saskatchewan

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Dans quels pays les femmes peuvent-elles prendre leur retraite avant les hommes ?

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lemonde.fr ( 26.03.2018) Un Argentin est soupçonné d’avoir changé de sexe pour pouvoir cesser le travail plus tôt, car les femmes peuvent bénéficier de la retraite avant les hommes. L’âge de départ dépend du genre dans de nombreux pays.

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Expertos del gobierno chileno trabajan en una reforma al sistema de pensiones

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larepublica (15.03.2018) El eje central de la propuesta previsional de este gobierno es el aumento en cuatro puntos de la cotización con cargo al empleador. También se plantea abrir la competencia a las AFP, donde se está analizando la idea de que las cajas de compensación y las compañías de seguros entren a la industria de la administración de fondos de pensiones.

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chile
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Pensions
Financing

The scary facts behind the gender pension gap

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World Economic Forum (07.03.2018) It is widely accepted that a gender gap exists. The World Economic Forum’s 2017 Gender Gap report reveals that it will take 217 years to completely remove the disparity between the sexes around the world.

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Suisse: Vers la retraite à 65 ans pour tous et une forte hausse de la TVA pour l'AVS

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rts.ch (03.02.2018) Alain Berset devrait présenter vendredi au Conseil fédéral plusieurs variantes pour réformer l'AVS, a appris la RTS. Au menu: la retraite à 65 ans pour les femmes et une forte hausse de la TVA.

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switzerland
Global challenges
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[Interview] Vietnam: Retirement age must increase

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Vietnam News (07.02.2018) The average Vietnamese lives to 73.4 years - 70.8 for men and 76.1 for women. However, the average retirement age for both men and women is only 54.2 years old, 55.6 for men and 52.6 for women. Generally speaking, the years of participating in social-insurance for men is 28 years and 23 years for women while their years of enjoying the retirement pension is 18.1 years for men and 24.5 years for women.

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vietnam
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Pensions
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FMI insiste en que Nicaragua debe aumentar edad de jubilación

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Revista Estrategia & Negocios (18.02.2018) El año pasado el FMI planteó al Gobierno aumentar la edad de jubilación y el número de cotizaciones de los trabajadores como medida para salvar al INSS.

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nicaragua
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UK: Technology to manage pension 'like bank account’ launched

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FTAdviser (15.02.2018) Pension switching platform PensionBee has teamed up with a bank to allow savers to manage their pension "like a bank account".As part of a deal with Starling Bank, the platform will be integrated into the bank's app, allowing savers to see their live pension alongside their current account balance. 

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united kingdom
Global challenges
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Pensions
Information and communication technology
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Digital Platforms
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