Investments and Business

Raise pension years for women: why it would be advisable |  jubilation |  my finances

Raise pension years for women: why it would be advisable | jubilation | my finances

On June 6, 2023 the constitutional court declared unconstitutional article 9 of Law 797 and will extend that women will no longer have to contribute 1,300 weeks to retire, but that it would be reduced to 1,000 weeks. (See: Women will no longer have to contribute 1,300 weeks to retire). With this decision it It supposes that now the Congress of the Republic should take advantage of the ruling to legislate considering the gender approach raised by the Court. For this, the Legislature will have until December 31, 2025.(See: What should Congress do after ruling on women's pension). In this…
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Pension reform: the criticisms that revolve around the contributory pillar |  jubilation |  my finances

Pension reform: the criticisms that revolve around the contributory pillar | jubilation | my finances

After two days of debate in Commission VII of the Senate, The Government's pension reform project has already passed one of its tests before Congress with the approval of the text in its first debate.The Legislature gave the green light to the document of 94 articles with few adjustments, among which it stands out that the pillar system, one of the bases of the pension initiative, remains in force. In this way, the Comprehensive Social Protection System for Old Age contemplates a four-pillar model: solidarity, semi-contributory, voluntary and contributory savingsthe latter being the one that has generated the most concern.(See:…
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They announce reductions in housing prices in Antioquia to “cope with inflation” |  housing |  my finances

They announce reductions in housing prices in Antioquia to “cope with inflation” | housing | my finances

Contexthousing construction company, announced the reduction in the price of homes in their real estate projects in the department of antioch. According to the company, this strategy aims to cope with inflation that the national economy currently has, as well as helping to boost the real estate market in the country at the interest rate currently in force in Colombia.(Municipalities near Bogotá where buying housing is cheaper)."To face the inflation registered in the last months and encourage the national real estate market in the midst of high interest rates, the Antioquia construction company, Contex, announced a price reduction for the…
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Pensions: this is how you can know how to earn weeks you have quoted |  jubilation |  my finances

Pensions: this is how you can know how to earn weeks you have quoted | jubilation | my finances

The work history is an instrument that allows monitoring of the contributions made to the pension, as well as the quoted weeks both in the public regime and in the Pension Fund Administrators (AFP).This document reflects in an orderly manner the mandatory periodic contributions made in the pension system by affiliates based on the salary they earned.(It may interest you: These are the requirements to inherit a pension in Colombia). In other words, through this report you can consult the monthly contributions, the salary reports, the companies in which the user worked and the total number of weeks contributed.Its importance…
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