El sistema financiero esta siendo objeto de un importante ajuste regulatorio que se ha incrementado gradualmente en los ultimos cinco años. Solvencia II y Basilea III son dos de las iniciativas globales mas relevantes que tratan de reformular el escenario futuro de las finanzas. Bajo este...

The financial system is undergoing an important regulatory overhaul, gradually increased during the last five years. Solvency II and Basel III are two of the most relevant global initiatives that try to reformulate the future landscape for finance. Under this scenario the Insurance and Pensions...

The financial system is undergoing an important regulatory overhaul, gradually increased during the last five years. Solvency II and Basel III are two of the most relevant global initiatives that try to reformulate the future landscape for finance. Under this scenario the Insurance and Pensions...

A pesar de que el 97% de la poblacion en Mexico cuenta con al menos un punto de acceso al sistema financiero, solo el 38% tiene algun producto de ahorro o de cedito en instituciones financieras formales. Dichos resultados evidencian la falta de uso del sistema financiero formal y resaltan la...

Los bajos niveles de cotizacion a los sistemas de pensiones en America Latina son un enorme obstaculo que limita la puesta en practica de un sistema de seguridad social generalizado. Las tasas de cotizacion medidas como el indice de cotizantes respecto a la poblacion activa total se mantiene en...

Despite the fact that China is already one of the most important economies in the world, the country has many big tasks to solve, being one of them the implementation of a comprehensive social agenda, including those related with the old-age stage and the consequently diminishing financial...

The reform of the pension system of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in 1997, limited the growing fiscal cost of the previous pay-as-you-go scheme. Sixteen years on from its creation, the Retirement Savings System (SAR) has had favourable macroeconomic effects for Mexico, as it has...

El incremento del riesgo de longevidad viene imponiendo retos importantes en las economias. Las industrias como la de seguros y pensiones, que se encuentran mas directamente relacionadas a la gestion de los riesgos de vejez, han venido experimentando desde hace varios anos efectos directos, lo...

The increase in longevity risk is leading to serious challenges for economies. Industries such as insurance and pensions, which are most closely related to the management of the risks of an aging population, have for a number of years experienced direct effects of this kind. To counterbalance...

Even though 97% of the population in Mexico has at least one access point into the financial system, only 38% has some sort of saving or credit product in a formal financial institution. These figures show the insufficient use of the formal financial system and highlight the importance of...