Pension funds face crisis of low returns

Mexico

       
Vicente Corta

Historically low interest rates are a boon for borrowers. Yet for Mexico’s pension fund administrators they have become a headache. Four years or so ago, Mexico’s pension fund managers had merely to invest in government bonds, sit back and watch real returns of 13% roll in. Those were the days of interest rates at 25%.

Today, as in the 1990s, 89% of pension funds in Mexico are invested in government bonds. But with economic stability now a central part of president Vicente Fox’s policy agenda, interest rates have reached 30-year lows of around 7%.

Access intelligence that drives action

To unlock this research, enter your email to log in or enquire about access