This article analyses Spanish pension plans, which have had growing trend over the last years. They are considered a complement to the public pensions offered by the social security system, and many companies, especially large ones, set up pension plans for their employees as a measure of corporate social responsibility. The
aim of this paper is to describe the pension plan system in Spain and analyse its profitability. For this purpose, the study has focused on the plans offered by financial institutions listed on the IBEX35 in 2022 since they are the most important and, as they have similar characteristics, we avoid comparative bias. The study covers the 5-year period from 2017 to 2021 and analyses the pension plan profitability from different points of view: according to the category of the plan, the management entity and the analysis of the average profitability of each category of the
different entities. The results show that equities, mixed equities and mixed fixed income plans, in this order, are the most numerous. They are also the ones that have generated the highest profitability in recent years, in general terms.
However, guaranteed income plans are the most stable over time. Moreover, it is observed that results are similar in the different management companies analised.
The civil pension scheme of the Moroccan pension fund is ‘Bismarkian’, contributory and mandatory. This pay-as-you-go system finds its foundation in social justice and intergenerational equity. The evaluation of the sustainability and viability of this scheme can not be carried out solely by the financial component, even if this criterion is essential to ensure the confidence of the affiliates. It also requires consideration of other criteria to ensure its ability to meet its commitments and achieve its objectives. This paper proposes to analyze and evaluate the internal civil regime performance of the Moroccan Pension Fund (CMR) based on the identification and measurement of indicators of three main parameters: generosity, equity, and the inter and intra generational redistribution.
-Key sources of risk in the pay-out phase and retirement products
-Pay-out options and risk trade-offs
-Lump sum payments
-Programmed withdrawals
-Life annuities
-Reverse mortgage as a retirement financing instrument
-The role of public policy interventions
Some arguments are briefly presented about the negative consequences of the deep global economic and financial crisis of 2008 on the economic activity and the social situation in Spain. Reformulation, sustainability and financial viability of social welfare in Spain require a new management through resource efficiency, increasing market presence and initiative of stakeholders as a whole. In this sense, the main credible argument of the welfare social in Spain depends on a new perspective on socialization and generosity of social protection system. Specifically, the solution to the crisis must come through economic growth, increased productivity, employment and competitiveness and not by the way of increasing levels of social protection.
In recent years, retired workers eligible for social security receive their emoluments from the appropriate regulatory agency and this provides more realistic evidence on the better living standard of the aged (retirees) under the scheme. Empirically, this paper examines the impact of social security on economic growth in Ghana using time series secondary (monthly) data ranging from 2000 – 2018. The author answers in two questions: 1) how significant are pensioners benefit payments dependent on economic growth and also, 2) how business environmental policy is contributing to economic performance as far as pensioners well-being are concerned. Using STATA analytical software, the findings show a positive significant relationship between social security and economic growth. The study concludes by outlining appropriate policy measures to help strengthen the current social security scheme in Ghana.
The civil pension scheme of the Moroccan pension fund is ‘Bismarkian’, contributory and mandatory. This pay-as-you-go system finds its foundation in social justice and intergenerational equity. The evaluation of the sustainability and viability of this scheme can not be carried out solely by the financial component, even if this criterion is essential to ensure the confidence of the affiliates. It also requires consideration of other criteria to ensure its ability to meet its commitments and achieve its objectives. This paper proposes to analyze and evaluate the internal civil regime performance of the Moroccan Pension Fund (CMR) based on the identification and measurement of indicators of three main parameters: generosity, equity, and the inter and intra generational redistribution.
-Key sources of risk in the pay-out phase and retirement products
-Pay-out options and risk trade-offs
-Lump sum payments
-Programmed withdrawals
-Life annuities
-Reverse mortgage as a retirement financing instrument
-The role of public policy interventions
Some arguments are briefly presented about the negative consequences of the deep global economic and financial crisis of 2008 on the economic activity and the social situation in Spain. Reformulation, sustainability and financial viability of social welfare in Spain require a new management through resource efficiency, increasing market presence and initiative of stakeholders as a whole. In this sense, the main credible argument of the welfare social in Spain depends on a new perspective on socialization and generosity of social protection system. Specifically, the solution to the crisis must come through economic growth, increased productivity, employment and competitiveness and not by the way of increasing levels of social protection.
In recent years, retired workers eligible for social security receive their emoluments from the appropriate regulatory agency and this provides more realistic evidence on the better living standard of the aged (retirees) under the scheme. Empirically, this paper examines the impact of social security on economic growth in Ghana using time series secondary (monthly) data ranging from 2000 – 2018. The author answers in two questions: 1) how significant are pensioners benefit payments dependent on economic growth and also, 2) how business environmental policy is contributing to economic performance as far as pensioners well-being are concerned. Using STATA analytical software, the findings show a positive significant relationship between social security and economic growth. The study concludes by outlining appropriate policy measures to help strengthen the current social security scheme in Ghana.
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This paper examines the inter-generational financial dimensions and accounting implications of under-funding practices in the public sector. We explain why inter-generational financial disclosure has become such an urgent issue internationally, and discuss a generational accounting framework for calculating the necessary financial information to reveal the inequities and resource allocation problems afflicting public sector organizations. The main limitations, assumptions and applications of a generational approach to analyse the financial sustainability of public sector enterprises are briefly discussed.
In the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin said that "Nothing is certain but death and taxes". The 21st-century adaptation of this famous expression could be "nothing is certain but longevity and taxes." Longevity risk is a critical risk for institutions that provide life-long payments such as pension funds, annuity providers and public pension schemes. The amount of unfunded liabilities institutions face will be massive if their beneficiaries live considerably longer than expected. This paper addresses the problem of longevity risk and discusses the ways in which individuals, life assurers, annuity providers and pension plans can manage their exposure to this risk. We discuss whether the traditional insurance mechanism, involving risk transfer and pooling, can deal appropriately with longevity risk. We then review longevity risk management solutions, comprising both traditional insurance and reinsurance techniques and recently developed capital market instruments.
Index
Section 1. Introduction
Section 2. What drives the demand for longevity risk protection?
Section 3. Is longevity an insurable risk?
Section 4. How to manage longevity risk
Section 5. Final Remarks
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PENSION COVERAGE AND INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCESDr Lendy Spires
Introduction Modern pension system can trace their roots back at least to late 19th century in Germany, when the Bismarckian social welfare system was introduced. Nowadays, pensions have spread and established around the globe, including in both developed and developing countries. Though the type of pension system varies, all play an important role in providing necessary income to elderly populations and in alleviating post-retirement poverty among the poorest sectors of society.
However, despite the continued evolution and development of modern pension system over the past century, one issue which is yet to be resolved is how to extend such structured pensions arrangement to informal sector workers. Though the definition of this sector varies by country, informal sector workers are generally those with low incomes or self-employed, working in very small (unregistered) companies or the household sector, often on a part-time basis (and migrant workers) in industries such as agriculture, construction and services.
Compared to workers in the formal sector - who normally join either mandatory or voluntary pension systems, or both - those in the informal sector are typically not covered well (in many cases not at all) by modern, structured pension systems. They do not have access to pension plans organised or run by employers, may lack official registration papers or other documents which could help the relevant authorities target them for other schemes, may change job frequently and often live and work in rural areas which financial infrastructure is poor or non-existent.
These workers may also come from lower income and educated groups, meaning their knowledge and understanding of pension and saving products is limited and their resources for long-term savings scare. Hence gaining access to a structured pension system is a challenge for these workers. This issue is even more severe in developing countries, and indeed a rise in the informal sector has been correlated with economic growth in several regions. The challenge is greater in these countries partly due to logistical difficulties in getting informal sector workers to participate in pension schemes, and partly due to the traditional role of family support in pension provisioning.
Recently both the international community and national governments have realised the increasing importance and urgency of extending the pension system to the informal sector. Indeed, a range of different policy initiatives have been undertaken, aiming to tackle this problem given the country-specific conditions and environments. This paper provides a comparative overview of these policies, and aims to provide practical international experiences to other governments considering such pension reform initiatives. The remaining part of the paper is arranged as follows. Section 2 will give an overview of 1
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Si usted fuere uno de los que duda del impacto que tiene en las sociedades el creciente número de adultos mayores, le pido lea el Capítulo 4. No se va a arrepentir; además, probablemente tome consciencia de lo que nos espera a partir de los años treinta de este siglo si no definimos políticas públicas que contribuyan, no sólo a detener la caída de la fecundidad sino a modificar de raíz nuestros hoy inviables sistemas de pensiones entre otras medidas.
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Spain is faced with high unemployment rates since the 1980s. the country consistently ranks among the highest within the European Union with unemployment rate of 11.6% in the third quarter of 2023, which translates up to 2.77 million individuals , according to Statista. the uemployment rate average of the EU is 6.4%. The World bank indicates that the youth unemployment rate is at a concerning 27%. unemployment rates for individuals under 25 years old were above 50% in 2012, 2013, and 2014 but there has been significant decreases in this rates since 2017 where it was determined to be at around 35% (Verd et al., 2019). This prolonged period of elevated youth unemployment has had profound socio-economic repercussions, affecting not only the individuals directly impacted but also the broader economy and society as a whole.
socio-demographic characteristics and career trajectories contributes to this high unemployment rates in spain.
The aim of this research is to find the impact of return on assets (ROAs), return on equity (ROE), and return on investment (ROI) on the corporate social responsibility index (CSRI) among US-based firms. Research on the correlation between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and key financial metrics, including ROAs, ROE, and earnings per share (EPS), is available. A inadequate of studies also includes the CSRI in their analyses of the 1000 publicly traded US corporations in the Russell 1000 database. The researcher conducted a quantitative study utilizing Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis. The study indicated a statistically significant correlation between CSRI and ROE but no such correlation between CSRI and ROA or ROI. A total of 133 people made up the sample for this investigation. This research study adds to the existing body of knowledge by examining the relationship between CSRI and ROA, ROE, and ROI for US companies. It also helps close a gap in the literature by providing evidence for both statistically significant and nonsignificant relationships.
Since the 1960s, researchers have looked at the correlation between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and bottom-line results. Within the European Union’s (EU’s) trade territory, CSR became a legal obligation. Canadian businesses interested in international expansion would benefit from learning more about the income opportunities presented by investments in strategic, sustainable business models. A quantitative longitudinal correlational strategy was used for the exploratory investigation. Sustainalytics, a prominent environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research agency in the sector, compiled the CSR rankings. The rankings were based on the following four criteria: Overall score, governance, social justice, and environment. All Canadian corporations’ financial data were stored in the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR). To conduct multiple linear regressions on 61 observations spanning fiscal years 2009–2017, secondary data were collected and imported into Microsoft Excel 2013. The designs illustrate the interplay between the Toronto Stock Exchange’s (TSX’s) fundamental industries and how CSR relates to revenues from markets outside of Canada. The results showed a strong correlation between adopting CSR strategies and income from markets outside the country. The research found that their financial performance improved when companies adopted CSR practices. Policymakers and business executives in Canada who are considering the possibility of a free trade agreement with the EU may find this helpful report.
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Felipe Compán Espín and María del Carmen Valls Martínez∗
Economics and Business Department, University of Almería, Spain
∗Corresponding author: mcvalls@ual.es
Abstract. This article analyses Spanish pension plans, which have had growing trend over the last years. They
are considered a complement to the public pensions offered by the social security system, and many companies,
especially large ones, set up pension plans for their employees as a measure of corporate social responsibility. The
aim of this paper is to describe the pension plan system in Spain and analyse its profitability. For this purpose,
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most important and, as they have similar characteristics, we avoid comparative bias. The study covers the 5-year
period from 2017 to 2021 and analyses the pension plan profitability from different points of view: according to
the category of the plan, the management entity and the analysis of the average profitability of each category of the
different entities. The results show that equities, mixed equities and mixed fixed income plans, in this order, are the
most numerous. They are also the ones that have generated the highest profitability in recent years, in general terms.
However, guaranteed income plans are the most stable over time. Moreover, it is observed that results are similar in
the different management companies analised.
Keywords: Pension Plans, Retirement, Profitability, Allowances, Instalments, Spain.
INTRODUCTION
Spain has a so-called “distributive” public pension sys-
tem, which means that the pensions of retired people
are paid out of the social security contributions of active
workers. This fact is different from the “capitalisation”
system, in which a worker’s contributions are invested
and pay for his or her future retirement pension (Etx-
ezarreta and Festic, 2009; Valls Martínez and Abad Segura,
2019).
The viability of the Spanish public pension system is
increasingly questioned by professionals (Díaz-Giménez
and Díaz-Saavedra, 2006), and the media echoes this
problem, which is likely to affect the current generation
of younger workers. In recent decades, supplementary
social provision has been one of the most important con-
cerns of governments since the increase in life expectancy,
which has led to the inversion of the population pyra-
mid, gives rise to a large imbalance between contributors
and pensioners. Indeed, today’s increased longevity due
to advances in living standards and medicine, combined
with the low birth rate, means that more and more people
are retiring, and fewer are at pensionable age active in the
labour market. This fact gives rise to serious doubts regard-
ing the financial viability of Social Security benefits, which
has led to an increase in alternative long-term savings
through Pension Plans (García Padrón and García Boza,
2006; Valls Martínez et al., 2018).
All this, together with times of severe crisis such as the
current one, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic,
make individuals rethink their future welfare, questioning
the income they will receive from the public system (Natali,
2020). Maintaining the standard of living at the end of the
working age seems only possible through private savings,
where pension plans are located.
It should be noted that the sustainability of the public
pension system is not a problem that concerns only the
Spanish state. On the contrary, it extends across a large part
of developed countries (Ferruz Agudo and Alda García,
2010b, 2010a), giving rise to strong concern among the pop-
ulation, politicians and, of course, researchers (Ennis, 2007;
Michailidis and Patxot, 2019).
Although the aim of the public pension system is to
stabilise consumption and ensure the future welfare of
the inhabitants of Spain, in addition to trying to reduce
poverty with this distributive system and to be an insur-
ance for individuals against the risks they face, its main
risk is financial unsustainability and the lack of fair-
ness of the allowances with respect to the instalments,
which discourages work effort and savings. This problem
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2. Pension Plans’ Profitability in Spain 33
goes beyond the economic crises endured in recent years
(Domínguez Martínez, 2012).
In short, private long-term savings systems, such as
pension plans, were created to complement the public
allowances provided by the Social Security system. In this
way, individuals could obtain a benefit that is similar to
the last salary received during their working life through
the public and private systems together.
On the other hand, many companies supplement their
workers’ salaries with contributions to pension plans as
a means of corporate social responsibility. The plans of
the employment system, which companies create for their
workers, are an important part of the Spanish pension sys-
tem, as we will have the opportunity to analyse hereafter.
A large number of studies aim to analyse the behaviour
of investors when selecting a pension plan, intending to
understand the criteria used that are decisive when choos-
ing a pension plan. Therefore, it could be said that "the
return generated by the pension plan could be configured
as one of the relevant factors in the selection process of a
specific pension plan" (Martí Ballester et al., 2008).
In order to calculate the return, it is necessary to know
the net asset value, which is obtained by dividing the total
assets of the plan by the number of holdings.
In addition to this decisive criterion, the selection pro-
cess of the plans is also influenced by their age, size, and
whether the plan is a fixed income plan or, on the contrary,
a mixed or variable income plan. This determines the type
of investor in each of the plans since the most common pro-
file in fixed-income plans is conservative, and “the most
conservative investors seem to have detected persistence
in the results obtained by the plans so that they wish to
make contributions in those plans that have obtained bet-
ter results” (Martí Ballester et al., 2008).
The objective of this work is to analyse the profitability
of Spanish pension plans in recent years in order to estab-
lish the most appropriate pension plan category according
to the age of the beneficiary, as well as to compare the
profitability obtained by the main Spanish management
companies.
The rest of the paper is structured as follows: Sec-
tion “Description of Pension Plans in Spain” describes
pension plans in Spain (nature, elements, modalities,
principles and selection), Section “Sample and Method-
ology” analyses their profitability and, finally, Section
“Results of Pension Plans Profitability” presents the
study’s conclusions.
DESCRIPTION OF PENSION PLANS IN
SPAIN
Nature of Pension Plans and Funds
According to the provisions of article 1 of Royal Legislative
Decree 1/2002, of 22 November, approving the revised text
of the Pension Plans and Funds Regulation Act, "pen-
sion plans define the right of the persons in whose favour
they are set up to receive income or capital for retire-
ment, survival, widowhood, widowerhood, orphanhood
or disability, the obligations to contribute to them and, to
the extent permitted by this Act, the rules for the consti-
tution and operation of the assets to be allocated to the
fulfilment of the rights they recognise" (Royal Legislative
Decree 1/2002, 2002).
Furthermore, this article deals with compulsory Social
Security benefits. Therefore, it clarifies that “They are con-
stituted voluntarily, and their allowances shall not, under
any circumstances, be a substitute for those required by the
corresponding Social Security system, and shall therefore
be private and complementary or not to the former”.
On the other hand, article 2 of Law 1/2002 states, regard-
ing the nature of pension funds, that “pension funds are
assets created for the exclusive purpose of implementing
pension plans, the management, custody and control of
which shall be carried out in accordance with this Law”.
It can be said that pension plans are a contract or pri-
vate instrument with which savings are obtained for the
future of the person making the plan, for retirement or
other situations such as widowhood or disability, among
others described in the legal regulations. “The growth of
this means of provision and savings has been benefited by
a favourable legal and fiscal framework” (Valls Martínez
and Abad Segura, 2019).
In turn, the Pension Funds are the ones that determine
how the money corresponding to a Pension Plan will be
invested. Therefore, each fund may contain one or several
Pension Plans, administered by Management Entities, and
according to the regulations, must be public limited com-
panies or authorised insurance companies.
Their contracting is motivated mainly by the great
uncertainty regarding future social security allowances,
which are guided by a distributive system and financed
by the contributions of current workers. This is why indi-
viduals are opting for this type of income to anticipate the
possibility of public allowances coming to an end at any
time, given that their viability is in question due to the age-
ing of the population and the increase in unemployment.
One of the reasons for questioning the viability of these
allowances is that “in Spain, the replacement rate (pension
income in the first year after retirement expressed as a per-
centage of individual income at the time of retirement, i.e.
the ratio established between the public pension and the
last salary received) in 2016 stood at 86.60%, a very high
figure that puts pressure on the Social Security system”
(Valls Martínez and Abad Segura, 2019).
Individuals have the guarantee of a future pension,
administered by the Social Security, although they are not
sure that this payment will be made, nor the amount in
which it will be made. For this reason, individuals pre-
fer to choose one of the different existing alternatives
in order to prevent the loss of purchasing power in a
3. 34 Felipe Compán Espín and María del Carmen Valls Martínez
situation such as retirement due to the decrease in public
allowances.
Having said this, and given the evident uncertainty
mentioned above regarding the development of Social
Security pensions, Pension Plans are considered to be the
most highly valued private long-term savings contract or
instrument for supplementing public pensions.
Elements and Subjects Involved
The different subjects and elements involved in creating
and operating a Pension Plan will be described as follows.
With regard to the personal elements, we find the con-
stituent subjects and the beneficiaries of the different Pen-
sion Plans:
• Constituent subjects: The promoter of the plan and
the participants. The first is any entity, company or
corporation of any kind involved in the creation or
performance of the plan. The participants are the per-
sons in whose interest the plan is set up, whether or
not they contribute to it.
• Beneficiaries: Individuals entitled to receive benefits,
whether or not they are participants in the plan.
On the other hand, there are the promoter entities,
which are the legal entities involved in the constitution of
the Pension Plan, as dictated by Law 1/2002; and, in addi-
tion, the Pension Plan Control Committee, which is respon-
sible for monitoring the performance and implementation
of each plan, and which is made up of representatives of
the above mentioned personal elements.
Type of Pension Plans
Below is a classification of the different types of pension
plans, according to various criteria, as set out in article 4
of the types of pension plans in Law 1/2002 and the Asso-
ciation of Collective Investment Institutions and Pension
Funds (Asociación de Instituciones de Inversión Colectiva
y Fondos de Pensiones) (INVERCO, 2022). See Table 1.
Depending on the constituent subjects
According to the provisions of Article 4 of Law 1/2002,
we can distinguish between three types of pension plans,
depending on their constituent subjects:
• Individual pension plans: The promoter is one or
more financial institutions, and the participants are
any natural person. They are the most frequent.
• Associated pension plans: The promoter is an asso-
ciation or trade union, and the participant is any
member of that association or trade union.
• Employment pension plans: The promoter is an
entity or company. A company can only set up
an occupational plan, and the participants are its
employees.
Table 1. Types of pension schemes.
Depending on the constituent subjects
• Individual Pension Plan
• Associated Pension Plan
• Employment Pension Plan
Depending on the stipulated obligations
• Defined allowances plans
• Defined instalments plans
• Mixed plans
According to the investment vocation (INVERCO)
• Short-term fixed income
• Long-term fixed income
• Mixed fixed income
• Mixed equities
• Equities
• Guaranteed
Source: Own elaboration according to Law 1/2002 of the BOE
and INVERCO data.
An individual entrepreneur can be both a promoter and
a participant.
Within this type of plans, there are also jointly promoted
pension plans, which are promoted by several companies
or entities, to which the characteristics are adapted, but
always in accordance with the provisions of Law 1/2002.
According to the stipulated obligations
As in the previous criterion, according to the stipulated
obligations, as referred to in Royal Decree 304/2004, of 20
February, which approves the Regulation of pension plans
and funds (Royal Decree 304/2004, 2004), we can distin-
guish:
• Defined allowances plans: The allowances received
by the beneficiaries are predetermined, while the
instalments are variable.
• Defined instalment plans: The allowances are vari-
able, and the promoters’ and participants’ instal-
ments are determined before creating the plan.
• Mixed plans: In this case, instalments and allowances
will be defined simultaneously, taking into account
the existence of maximum contributions, which may
not be exceeded, as any excess could lead to a penalty,
in accordance with the provisions of the article 36.4 of
Law 1/2002.
The Pension Plans of employment and associated sys-
tems can be related to the three types of plans in terms of
the obligations stipulated; on the other hand, in the case of
the individual system plan, it can only be determined in
the defined instalment mode. In any of the different types
of Pension Plans, the instalment of the participants may not
exceed the figure of 8,500 euros.
4. Pension Plans’ Profitability in Spain 35
According to the investment vocation (INVERCO)
In terms of investment vocation, we follow the classifica-
tion of the Association of Collective Investment Institu-
tions and Pension Funds (INVERCO):
• Short-term fixed income: Only fixed income securi-
ties with a maturity of 1 year or less are included in
this type of pension plan. Under no circumstances do
they include variable income securities.
• Long-term fixed income: As in the case of short-term
fixed income, only fixed income securities are taken
into account, but unlike in the case of long-term fixed
income, the duration is longer than one year.
• Mixed fixed income: This type of plan alternates
between fixed income and equities, but with the limit
that they cannot exceed 30% in equities.
• Equity investment: Less than 25% is invested in fixed
income and more than 75% in equities in the equity
plan.
• Mixed equity: In these pension plans, investment in
equities must be between 30% and 75% of the portfo-
lio.
• Guaranteed: Guaranteed pension plans are those in
which there is a third-party guarantee of a certain
return
As in the previous criterion, according to the stipulated
obligations, as referred to in Royal Decree.
Basic Principles of Pension Plans
• Non-discrimination: A pension plan may be taken up
by a participant who guarantees that he/she meets
all the necessary conditions for contracting with the
promoter. More specifically:
– An employment pension plan will not be discrim-
inatory when it accommodates all employed staff
without specific requirements.
– An associated pension plan meets this basic principle
when all partners are allowed to join the plan without
any conditions.
– An individual pension plan will be non-
discriminatory when anyone can join the plan.
• Capitalisation: The allowances of the Pension Plans
are adapted to the calculation made in the capitalisa-
tion financial and actuarial systems.
• Irrevocability of instalments: Instalments shall have
the status of irrevocable. However, the rights of a
pension plan may be transferred to another plan
when it is better considered in terms of risk and man-
agement.
• Attribution of rights: The members’ instalments con-
stitute vested rights on the basis of instalments,
income and expenses, as well as based on the actu-
arial system used.
• Mandatory integration: the instalments will be inte-
grated into a pension plan in accordance with the
provisions of Law 1/2002.
SAMPLE AND METHODOLOGY
As a result of the large number of Pension Plan manage-
ment entities and the variety of different products offered
by entities with different typologies, characteristics and tar-
get participants, the study of the profitability of pension
plans that follows is limited to a small number of enti-
ties and products offered, with the aim of comparing the
profitability of similar plans and, moreover, with a simi-
lar target public. The methodology used will consist of a
descriptive and comparative analysis showing the evolu-
tion during the study period.
Different criteria to determine the cost-effectiveness
study of the plans will be analysed:
1. Depending on the constituent subject
We will focus on the study of individual pension plans,
which are the most common due to the growing concern,
and increasing concern as the years go by due to the eco-
nomic crises of recent years, the capacity to save, and the
lack of confidence of the population, in general towards
future benefits from the Social Security (Rey Paredes et al.,
2013).
In addition, defined contribution plans will be dealt
with, as this is the only modality admitted by Law 1/2002
for individual pension plans.
2. Depending on the investment vocation
Following INVERCO’s classification of pension plan cate-
gories, the six types of pension plans are distinguished in
the performance study.
• Short-term fixed income
• Long-term fixed income
• Mixed fixed income
• Mixed equities
• Equities
• Guaranteed
3. Depending on the plan duration
There is a wide range of plans offered by financial insti-
tutions, some of them recently created, others with a long
duration, others with a shorter term, in addition to those
that have become obsolete or are not in the interest of these
institutions to offer them.
We will focus on studying pension plans that are not
a novelty for the management company. Therefore, newly
offered plans will not be examined, as they would distort
our comparison with the different types of plans. Con-
sequently, they will only be mentioned to know of their
existence.
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On the other hand, a more detailed study of the different
pension plans offered by one of the most important man-
aging entities at the national level will be carried out later.
In this study, unlike the one we will carry out below, all the
different plans will be taken into account, without exclud-
ing the new products.
4. Depending on the managing entity
We will focus on the plans offered by the financial insti-
tutions listed on the IBEX35 in 2022, as they have similar
characteristics. This will help us not distort the study of the
different returns. The study covers the 5-year period from
2017 to 2021.
Listed entities include the following:
• Banco Sabadell
• Banco Santander
• Bankinter
• BBVA
• CaixaBank
• Mapfre
According to the above criteria, Appendix shows the 82
pension plans that make up this sample, as well as their
category and management entity.
RESULTS OF PENSION PLANS
PROFITABILITY
Pension Plan Selection
When the time comes for an individual to choose the best
pension plan that best suits his or her characteristics, the
most important thing is information about the different
plans that exist. Therefore, if you are an outsider in eco-
nomic terms, the most prudent thing to do is seek advice
from a professional in the field.
One of the points to consider when selecting the type
of pension plan is the profitability that it generates for the
investor. Another aspect would be the tax burden since,
when the plan is created, contributions are made that
cannot be recovered until retirement. This should be com-
pensated for in some way, such as a tax incentive.
Therefore, prospective participants are advised to select
the plan according to their age. Indeed, age is the key
aspect concerning the time horizon of the investment until
retirement.
Table 2 shows the average annual returns of the total
Spanish pension plans by term (25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 3 and 1
year), corresponding to data from the 4th quarter of the
year 2021.
Based on these results, the distribution of the unitholder
over the portfolio of investment assets can be divided into:
• An individual who has recently started his or her
working life. Therefore, a unitholder in his or her 20s
and 30s, which means that the study will be carried
out at 25 years of age. The ideal plan for this type of
individual would be a variable income plan since the
period until retirement is long. Therefore, they can
afford to assume greater risk, which will lead them
to obtain a higher return (4.92%).
• An individual who is in the middle of his or her
professional life. Thus, the study would be around
15 years. This type of saver is advised to choose a
variable income pension plan, as it helps them to
obtain a higher percentage of profitability, although
this entails a high risk. After this type of pension
plan, the guaranteed one would follow, as it provides
a high return (5.93%) and, in addition, this type of
portfolio allows them to have a guarantee from third
parties.
• An individual close to retirement age. The ideal for
these participants would be to take out a fixed-
income pension plan and, depending on their specific
age, to carry it out in the long or short term. This
type of plan is selected because the time horizon
until retirement is short. Therefore, a fixed-income
investment would help them to have a low risk, and,
although they obtain a lower return than with other
types of income, they have a lower risk, at least in
principle. In spite of this, according to the data pro-
vided by INVERCO, we can see how the highest
return, between 5 years and 1 year, continues to be in
equities, which in some specific cases reach a return
of up to 23.42%.
That said, for a recent university graduate, who is going
to start his or her professional career in a company, if he
or she decides to invest in a pension plan, theoretically,
the most suitable option would be to opt for a variable
income plan (or mixed variable), which will allow him or
her to obtain a higher return. At present, there is an average
annual return of more than 4%, although this also means
taking on more risk.
Profitability by Category of the Plan and
Management Entity
Figure 1 shows the categories of pension plans offered by
each of the six fund managers analysed.
Bankinter offers a wide range of plans, although the four
different savings instruments in the mixed fixed-income
category stand out, which, as was studied in the pension
plan category, have a maximum limit of 30% of variable
income. With reference to BBVA, whose wide range of
products on offer will be discussed in more detail, we
see that the most widely offered products are those in
the mixed equity category, in which the equity must be
between 30% and 75%. At CaixaBank and Santander, the
most widely offered products are equity products, with
6. Pension Plans’ Profitability in Spain 37
Table 2. Average annual returns of the Pension Plans at 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 3 and 1 year.
25 years 20 years 15 years 10 years 5 years 3 years 1 year
Short fixed income 1.34 0.88 0.82 0.63 −0.35 −0.07 −0.64
Long fixed income 2.03 1.80 1.85 1.85 0.06 0.84 −1.59
Mixed fixed income 2.46 1.82 1.22 2.29 1.45 3.28 4.25
Mixed equity 4.30 3.11 2.65 5.26 4.23 7.78 11.91
Variable income 4.92 4.19 4.87 10.50 9.90 17.34 23.42
Guaranteed 3.79 2.65 5.93 1.97 2.67 −0.70
Source: Own elaboration based on INVERCO data.
Figure 1. Category and management entity of pension plans.
Source: Own elaboration based on data from the managing bodies.
more than 75% invested in equities, with up to eight pen-
sion plans of this type. CaixaBank also offers up to six
different pension plans in the guaranteed category. As can
be seen in the graph, this category is only offered by Mapfre
and Santander, both of which have only one plan of this
type, in addition to CaixaBank.
Profitability by Category of the Plan
A study is made of the pension plans’ profitability corre-
sponding to the individual system and taking into account
only the category to which the plan belongs, without tak-
ing into account the management entity.
Figure 2 shows that in both 2021 and 2019, equity pen-
sion plans generated much higher returns than the rest, as
the only one that came close to the levels of this category
were the mixed equity plans, albeit much lower at 9.20%
(2021) and 9.76 (2019), i.e. more than 10 points difference
between the two plans. On the other hand, we see how
in 2020, they hardly made any return due to the COVID-
19 crisis. In 2018 there was a big drop, followed by the
mixed equity plans, caused by the changes of the Span-
ish government regarding the Pension Plans Law, as the
measure was approved in which the owners of the plans
could redeem their contributions with more than 10 years
of seniority. This measure caused many doubts among par-
ticipants, as managers had to prepare for the possibility
that, in 2025, there would be a massive withdrawal of
money by investors. On the other hand, we can see how
Figure 2. Annual performance taking into account the category of
the scheme.
Source: Own elaboration.
Figure 3. Annual performance taking into account management
company.
Source: Own elaboration.
the guaranteed option is the most stable due to its evolu-
tion in the years analysed, with 2019 being the only year
with falls in its yields.
Profitability by Management Company
The results shown in Figure 3 are obtained by studying the
overall performance of all categories of pension plans, tak-
ing into account the plan’s management company.
As can be seen in Figure 3, the returns obtained are very
similar among the different institutions during the years
analysed.
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Santander reaches the highest peak in terms of prof-
itability with a percentage close to 12%, although in 2020,
it obtains the biggest drop of that year. In 2021, this entity
was the second best option, with similar figures to Mapfre
and below Bankinter, which obtains its highest return in
this year with around 11%. By contrast, in 2018, it obtained
the worst figure of the five years analysed, with a negative
return (−6.56%).
On the other hand, BBVA is the company with the least
falls, with its worst result in 2018; however, this year, it
achieved the best results (−2.14), far behind its competi-
tors. Despite this, it has not obtained the best positive
figures in any year, always less than 8%.
CONCLUSIONS
As a summary of this study of pension plans and the analy-
sis of these plans depending on different issues, we see the
great importance of contracting this type of private system
in Spain, as there is great uncertainty with the public Social
Security system due to the fact that the population is get-
ting older and older. For this reason, the amount received
from public pensions is decreasing over the years, making
it even more important for individuals to take out private
pension plans as an alternative to public pensions, in order
to obtain an income in line with the salary received during
their working years.
As we have been analysing, the money invested in pen-
sion plans can be recovered when the retirement age is
reached or due to major causes (death, severe disability
or permanent disability). However, as a novelty in the
last decade, serious illness of the holder, spouse, ascen-
dant or descendant, unemployment for more than one
year and contributions for more than 10 years have also
been added, in order to help and protect participants,
with the aim of encouraging them to take out pension
plans.
The investor in a pension plan must choose the selection
criterion that he/she believes to be the most suitable for
his/her risk profile, taking into account the time horizon.
On the other hand, participants can opt for the historical
profitability of pension plans, although in order to do so,
they must be aware of the alternatives offered by each man-
agement company.
In this work, we can see how equity and mixed equity
plans are the most numerous, and guaranteed income
plans are the most stable, as they have not changed much
in the years analysed and do not obtain large losses. We can
also observe how returns stabilise as the term increases,
although this increases risk.
This study has practical implications for pension plan
contracting parties. Let us remember that a plan can be
contracted either by the beneficiary himself or by the com-
pany in favour of his employee. Therefore, knowing the
recent historical performance of the different options helps
to make the right decision according to the risk level of
the decision-maker. However, it should be noted that the
future is uncertain and may differ from the past trend.
Nevertheless, although information does not guarantee
success, it certainly helps to make the best possible choice.
On the other hand, one way of encouraging the contract-
ing of private pension plans is to grant tax benefits to the
participants of the pension plans, which have a maximum
deduction limit for personal income tax of 2,000 euros per
year from 2021, as until 2020 the limit was 8,000 euros.
However, in the case of pension plans in the employment
system, the employer may contribute a further 8,000 euros
per year, so that together with the deduction limit, in this
specific case, would be at 10,000 euros. In 2022, the max-
imum limit was set at the lower of 1,500 euros or 30% of
income from work and/or income from economic activi-
ties in the personal income tax deduction.
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS
FCE elaborated this study as part of his undergraduate
thesis under the supervision and with the assistance of
MCVM.
APPENDIX
Pension schemes in the sample
Average
Entity Name Type Profitability
Bankinter BK Mixed 10 FP Mixed Fixed
Income
1,30%
Bankinter Short-term fixed
income
Fixed income C/P −0,88%
Bankinter Investment
Monetary PF
Fixed income C/P −0,95%
Bankinter Retirement 2030
VET
Mixed Fixed
Income
3,00%
Bankinter Bk Mixed 20 FP Mixed Fixed
Income
0,43%
Bankinter Long-Term Fixed
Income
Fixed income L/P −0,28%
Bankinter BK Sustainable
Mixed
Mixed Equity 14,40%
Bankinter Mixed 50 Bag Mixed Equity 10,88%
Bankinter Mixed 75 Bag Mixed Equity 3,90%
Bankinter Retirement 2040
VET
Mixed Fixed 5,15%
Bankinter BK Variable
America FP
Equities 14,38%
Bankinter BK Variable
International FP
Equities 12,63%
Bankinter Pension Dividend Equities 5,78%
BBVA International
flexible fixed
income 0-
Fixed income L/P −0,28%
BBVA Retirement
destination
Mixed Fixed
Income
−0,08%
(Continued)
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Continued
Average
Entity Name Type Profitability
BBVA Sustainable
retirement 2025
Mixed Equity 1,50%
BBVA Conservative
Multi-Asset
Mixed Fixed
Income
0,39%
BBVA Flexible
international fixed
income
Fixed income L/P 0,38%
BBVA Sustainable
retirement 2030
Mixed Equity 5,08%
BBVA Sustainable
retirement 2040
Mixed Fixed
Income
6,47%
BBVA Moderate
Multi-Asset
Mixed Equity 3,15%
BBVA Sustainable
moderate ISR
Equities Mixed 4,58%
BBVA Multi-asset decided Mixed Equity 6,76%
BBVA Best ideas Equities 18,78%
CaixaBank CABK RV USA Equities 14,65%
CaixaBank CABK Growth Mixed Equity 3,25%
CaixaBank CABK Equilibrium Mixed Fixed
Income
1,71%
CaixaBank CABK Monetary Fixed income C/P −0,78%
CaixaBank CABK SI impact
30/60
Mixed Equity −6,10%
CaixaBank CABK Emerging
Market Equity
Equities 7,99%
CaixaBank CABK Opportunity Equities Mixed 7,19%
CaixaBank CABK Cauto. PP Mixed Fixed
Income
0,54%
CaixaBank CABK Retirement Mixed Fixed
Income
0,55%
CaixaBank CABK Fixed
Income C/P
Fixed income C/P −0,48%
CaixaBank CABK Trends Equities 13,02%
CaixaBank CABK Selection Equities 7,52%
CaixaBank CABK Absolute
return
Mixed Fixed
Income
0,65%
CaixaBank CABK National RV Equities 1,24%
CaixaBank CABK Sustainable
Future Selection
Equities 14,16%
CaixaBank CABK RV
International
Equities 15,89%
CaixaBank CABK RV Euro Equities 7,94%
CaixaBank CABK Fixed
Income L/P
Fixed income L/P 0,03%
CaixaBank CABK Destination
2050
Guaranteed 8,00%
CaixaBank CABK Destination
2040
Guaranteed 7,37%
CaixaBank CABK Destination
2030
Guaranteed 2,42%
CaixaBank CABK Destination
2026
Guaranteed 4,77%
CaixaBank CABK Destination
2035
Guaranteed −1,25%
CaixaBank CABK Destination
2060
Guaranteed 2,96%
Mapfre Mapfre America Equities 11,93%
Mapfre Responsible Capital
FP
Mixed Fixed
Income
4,48%
(Continued)
Continued
Average
Entity Name Type Profitability
Mapfre PP Growth Equities Mixed 5,10%
Mapfre Mapfre Europe Equities 8,46%
Mapfre Mapfre Active
Retirement
Mixed Equity 1,22%
Mapfre Mapfre Mixed Mixed Fixed
Income
1,64%
Mapfre Guaranteed Bridge Guaranteed 4,07%
Mapfre Mapfre Renta Fixed income C/P −0,65%
Sabadell BS Monetary Plan Fixed income C/P −1,08%
Sabadell BS Fixed Income
Plan
Fixed income L/P 0,12%
Sabadell BS Plan 15 Mixed Fixed
Income
0,21%
Sabadell BS Ethical and
Solidarity Plan
Mixed Fixed
Income
0,21%
Sabadell BS Pentapension Mixed Fixed
Income
1,23%
Sabadell BS Pension 60 Mixed Equity 4,12%
Sabadell BS Variable Income
Plan
Equities 7,74%
Santander ASG Short-Term
Fixed Income
Fixed income C/P −
Santander Santander
Monetary
Fixed income C/P −
Santander ASG Fixed Income Fixed income L/P 0,11%
Santander Sustainable Fixed
Income 1-3
Fixed income L/P −
Santander My Sustainable
Santander Smart
Project
Equities 5,28%
Santander My Sustainable
Santander Project
2040
Equities Mixed 4,48%
Santander My Sustainable
Santander Project
2035
Equities Mixed 3,37%
Santander My Sustainable
Santander 2030
Project
Mixed Equity 1,64%
Santander My Sustainable
Santander Project
2025
Mixed Fixed
Income
0,58%
Santander ASG Spanish shares Equities 1,24%
Santander ASG Equities
Europe
Equities 6,78%
Santander Santander Dividend Equities 3,65%
Santander Sustainable Global
Equities
Equities 7,47%
Santander ASG Equities North
America
Equities 14,88%
Santander Future Wealth Equities 6,98%
Santander My Santander
Growth Plan
Mixed Fixed
Income
0,24%
Santander My Santander
Moderate Plan
Mixed Fixed
Income
2,67%
Santander My Santander Plan
Decided
Equities 7,90%
Santander Inflation Exchange 1 Guaranteed −1,58%
Source: Own elaboration.
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