"Individual capitalization systems arrived in Latin America 28 years ago, looking to replace generic systems. These systems are now considering what their next evolutionary step is. Some progress has been seen in Chile and Peru, were multiple pension plans are available for workers.
Individual capitalization systems won't be capable of assuring an adequate retirement, so there is a need to migrate to the life-cycle portfolios model".

An article in Capitales.com lists the main considerations of this model by World Bank expert Heinz Rudolph.

Source: Capitales.com

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