Browsing: Pension

Shell’s latest financial statements reveal an anticipated $6.4 billion non-cash accounting loss arising from the transformation of its Dutch pension arrangements. The disclosure raises important questions about pension governance, regulatory oversight and the financial consequences of the transition — but it does not establish that pensioners will suffer corresponding losses.

Fund managers must raise $3 private for every $1 public, and bids close January 2027

Image De Nederlandsche Bank Nv (DNB) located in Amsterdam – Credit: Joeppoulssen / Depositphotos – License: All Rights Reserved Politics European pension funds Volt De Nederlandsche Bank

A Florida widower earning $3,050 a month cannot afford a third of his nursing home bill, yet Medicaid still rejected him because of a gap so small it would barely cover a tank of gas. The legal workaround exists, but…

Countries with larger pension systems have deeper capital markets, see chart below. The US sits at nearly 475% of GDP in pension and household investment assets, and above 200% of GDP in market capitalization. Germany, France, Italy and Spain are all well below on both measures.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in shares of Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 366,320 shares of the CRM provider’s stock, valued at approximately $57,388,000.

Underneath the surface, there are ‘big movements’ happening in the nation’s superannuation and retirement industries.