private retirement savings

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Peru, Chile and Bolivia have allowed early withdrawals from their funds as a source of relief for households and to support recoveries during the pandemic and the global price shock. But these have had negative financial and confidence ramifications, contributing to downgrades of Peru in 2021 and Chile in 2020. Longstanding private pension funds have been important supports for sovereign creditworthiness where they exist in Latin America.
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Peru’s Congress approved a sixth withdrawal from private pension funds in May. Prior rounds due to the pandemic led to withdrawals of USD17.8 billion or 8% of 2021 GDP. In Chile, a fourth withdrawal proposal failed in April 2022, but Chileans have already withdrawn about USD50 billion (16% of 2021 GDP) in 2020-2021. Bolivia allowed early withdrawals once in 2021 for more limited amounts (0.4% of 2021 GDP).

Publication Date: 1 June 2022

Publication Site: Fitch Ratings

Income Sources of Older Households: 2017

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Mary Pat Campbell

Link:https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2022/demo/p70br-177.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

PDF: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2022/demo/p70br-177.pdf

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This report examines older households’ sources of income, the amounts of this income, and how much each source of income contributes to total income. Older households receive income from a variety of sources, including social programs, private retirement savings, and earnings. Estimates from the 2018 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) show that in 2017, lower-income households relied on Social Security to a large degree, while higher-income households received a larger share of their income from private retirement savings and earnings.

Author(s): DANIEL THOMPSON AND MICHAEL D. KING

Publication Date: Feb 2022

Publication Site: U.S. Census

Spain Counts on Citizens to Buy Into Revolution for Pensions

February 20, 2021 Mary Pat Campbell

Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spain-counts-citizens-buy-revolution-050000160.html

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Spain is hoping to entice people to prepare for retirement with a voluntary saving plan as it tries to wean them off relying solely on state pensions.
The aim is to set up a fund run by private investment companies by the end of the year, offering Spaniards an affordable alternative to supplement their public pension. But unlike some other countries, the system will require workers to opt in rather than being automatically enrolled.
“We think there’s a group of middle- and low-income Spaniards who will be interested in a boost to their lifetime savings, which can complement their public pension,” Jose Luis Escriva, the social security minister for Spain’s Socialist-led government, said in an interview.

Author(s): Jeannette Neumann

Publication Date: 19 February 2021

Publication Site: Yahoo Finance