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☆ As Congress works to avoid a shutdown, here's what's next for a bill to increase Social Security benefits for public pensioners
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But the bill, the Social Security Fairness Act, may undergo changes if some Senators' efforts to add amendments are successful. Per the original proposal, the Social Security Fairness Act calls for eliminating Social Security provisions known as the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, and Government Pension Offset, or GPO, that have been in place for decades. The WEP reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who receive pension or disability benefits from employment where they did not pay Social Security payroll taxes. The Social Security Fairness Act was passed by the House with a 327 majority in November. Social Security advocacy groups have pushed for larger comprehensive Social Security reform that would use tax increases to pay for making benefits more generous.

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The same funds averaged a decline of 0.58% in 2021, according to the HSBC data seen by Reuters. HSBC follows eight funds which take long and short positions in Chinese equities. This year, three hit HSBC's global list of the bottom 20 hedge fund performances for the week ending Nov. 4. The $1.9 billion Golden China fund from Greenwoods Asset Management, was down 45% for the year to Oct. 31; the $152 million Zeal China Fund from Zeal Asset Management, was down 38% for the same period; and the $156 million Telligent Greater China fund from Telligent Capital down almost 40%. HFR, another company which tracks hedge fund performance but does not disclose the constituents of its indices, said its index of Chinese hedge funds was down 27% so far this year.

These same funds averaged a 0.58% decline in 2021, according to the HSBC data seen by Reuters. HSBC follows eight funds which take long and short positions in Chinese equities. This year, three hit HSBC's global list of the bottom 20 hedge fund performances for the week ending Nov. 4. Net selling of Chinese equities by international active funds totalled around $30 billion over the past year and global hedge fund allocations in Chinese equities have declined from 15% at the 2020 peak to 8% now, Goldman Sachs estimates. HFR, another company which tracks hedge fund performance but does not disclose the constituents of its indices, said its index of Chinese hedge funds was down 27% so far this year.

☆ PineBridge, Man Group bet on China as reopening hopes fuel markets
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Joice Alves | Karin Strohecker | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON (Reuters) -Asset manager PineBridge Investments’ multi asset team has sharply raised its China equity exposure and rival Man Group expects to expand its presence in the country with expectations that strict COVID rules will be eased. “Europe is going into recession now, the U.S., maybe, sometime next year, but China’s already had a recession ... The next leg is up for Chinese equities, it’s a question of when, and the main driver would be the reopening,” Redha said. China’s economy rebounded faster than anticipated in the third quarter though the revival was challenged by COVID-19 curbs, a prolonged property slump and global recession risks. However, a foreign ministry spokesman later said he was not aware of the report, calling China’s COVID policies consistent and clear.

Those returns would come from "great trading opportunities", including placing long and short bets on Chinese equities, said Man Group CEO Luke Ellis, without giving any details. "I think the alpha opportunities in China are very attractive," Ellis told Reuters on Thursday, referring to the potential to generate returns that are higher than market benchmark gains. "We've been able to generate good alpha in the Chinese market. With China gradually opening up its markets to foreign investors, Ellis sees the potential for Man Group to expand its operations in that country when it relaxes its stringent COVID-induced border controls. Man Group launched a Chinese domestic private fund unit in 2017 that currently runs one fund with a macro strategy.

☆ Rând kilometric la vaccinarea cu Sputnik V la Palatul Republicii din Chişinău
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Deși a fost planificat începerea la ora 7.00, imunizarea a început mai devreme. În primele două ore de la startul Maratonului Vaccinării, aproape jumătate din stocul total de circa 3000 de doze Sputnik V au fost deja administrate. Cei mai mulţi optează pentru Sputnik V. Conform estimărilor, stocul disponibil astăzi de acest vaccin se va epuiza până la prânz. Mai mult de jumătate sunt AstraZeneca, puţin peste 200 de mii - Sputnik VE şi 152 de mii de doze Sinopharm. Sputnik V nu a obţinut deocamdată autorizarea OMS, dar a fost autorizat de Agenţia Naţională a Medicamentului din Moldova în luna februarie.

Persons: OMS Organizations: Sputnik Locations: Capitală, Moldova

☆ Rând kilometric la vaccinarea cu Sputnik V la Palatul Republicii din Chişinău (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Persons: OMS Organizations: Sputnik Locations: Capitală, Moldova

☆ Centrele de vaccinare la nivel național vor activa non-stop, inclusiv în zilele de sâmbătă și duminică
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-16 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Jurnal.mdCentrele de vaccinare la nivel național vor activa non-stop, inclusiv în zilele de sâmbătă și duminicăCentrele de vaccinare la nivel național activează inclusiv în zilele de duminică pentru persoanele eligibile de a se vaccina. Anunțul a fost făcut de Ministerul Sănătății, care îndeamnă cetățenii să se imunizeze împotriva COVID-19. Autoritățile din sănătate îndeamnă cetățenii să se adreseze la medicul de familie, conform adresei de domiciliu sau să se programeze online prin intermediul platformei naționale de imunizare - vaccinare.gov.md. Cei eligibili pentru imunizare, vor introduce datele în secțiunea programare, iar cei care nu sunt incluși la această etapă, se vor înregistra în lista de așteptare. Amintim că la finele acestei săptămâni, Ambasada Republicii Moldova la Vilnius a anunțat o donație din partea Lituaniei de 11 mii doze de AstraZeneca.

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