Juan Manuel Valle, CEO of Afore Coppel, Mexico’s largest pension fund by affiliates, discusses the opportunities and challenges facing retirement savings in Mexico.* How Afore Coppel became the largest pension fund by affiliates, despite entering the market much later than others.* How different income groups face very different retirement challenges.* Why contribution weeks, formal employment and voluntary savings matter.* How younger customers can follow a longer-term investment strategy, with more exposure to equities and alternatives.* How Afores can help finance Mexico’s infrastructure needs, but only when the economics make sense.Eduardo and Damian first dissect the main business and economic stories of the week:* World Cup protests by the CNTE teachers’ union highlight Mexico’s pension challenge: insufficient funding for current commitments, ony to be made worse by an ageing population.* Fintech is back: Clip launches Mi Clip with Ant, Mastercard and TelevisaUnivision; FEMSA brings QED into OXXO credit.* Betterfly buys Minu; Mercado Libre announces its Mexico US$4.6bn ‘’investment” number.* Trump knocks USMCA as multi-year revisions loom.

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