# Dominican pension merger and Colombia pension service tumult > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/dominican-pension-fund-integration > Updated: 2026-07-27T04:44:11.000Z. Sources: 20. Developments: 5. On 30 June 2026 AFP Popular and AFP Romana completed a merger in the Dominican Republic, creating an entity that will serve about 1.6 million affiliates and manage over RD 428 billion in assets. The Superintendence of Pensions said individual accounts and benefits remain protected and that service quality should improve. In Colombia, public pension administrator Colpensiones kept its transfer window open until 16 July 2026 despite rumours of a shutdown. All 81 service points, digital channels and phone lines continued operating while a nine‑month technology modernization proceeded. On 10 July the agency extended the hours of its nationwide Points of Attention, offering continuous service on 11–12 July and longer weekday hours on 14–16 July, stressing that the upgrade is unrelated to the political calendar. Later that day a judge in Marinilla ordered the arrest of Colpensiones president Jaime Dussán Calderón for contempt after the agency failed to correct a citizen’s labor‑history records. Colpensiones denied data‑loss claims, reinforced in‑person service, and said it would appeal. Further updates on 10 July indicated that all 81 offices would operate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday 11 July, Sunday 12 July and Monday 13 July, with senior managers present at the central office. Equipment for the platform was relocated from Bogotá to a site in Tocancipá, with an alternate location in Cali, and the system was expected to stabilise by 10 July. The transfer deadline remains 16 July per the Constitutional Court. By late July, about 9,000 Colpensiones affiliates transferred to private pension‑fund administrators, reversing a recent trend of moves into the public scheme. The shift follows the 2024 pension reform (Law 2381) that created a transition stage and opened a new transfer window for contributors meeting specific criteria. ## Claims - More than 9,000 affiliates transferred from Colpensiones to private pension fund administrators. (corroborated by 4 sources) - The transfers reverse a recent trend of affiliates moving from private pension funds to the public system. (corroborated by 4 sources) - Law 2381 of 2024 created a transition stage that allows certain affiliates to compare regimes and change their pension affiliation. (corroborated by 4 sources) - Private pension funds in Colombia operate under the Regime of Individual Savings with Solidarity (RAIS). (corroborated by 4 sources) - Affiliates cite individual savings, pension expectations, and reform changes as motivations for the transfers (corroborated by 4 sources) ## Timeline ### 2026-07-27: Colombian workers move from Colpensiones to private pension funds Over 9,000 Colombians left Colpensiones for private pension funds, reversing a recent trend. The moves follow Law 2381 of 2024, which opened a transition stage and new transfer options under the RAIS system. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/colombia-sees-over-9000-workers-shift-from-colpensiones-to-private-pension-funds ### 2026-07-10: Colpensiones extends office hours amid platform outages and modernization work Colpensiones attributes platform glitches to a nine‑month modernization, expects stability by July 10 and will keep 81 offices open July 11‑13, 9 am‑4 pm to assist users. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/colpensiones-extends-office-hours-and-rejects-datamanipulation-rumors-amid-tech-upgrade ### 2026-07-10: Colpensiones chief Jaime Dussán ordered arrested for contempt, sparking pension‑system unrest in Colombia Colpensiones president Jaime Dussán was sentenced to five days’ arrest and a fine for contempt over a labor‑history tutela, amid tech glitches and pension‑reform tensions affecting millions of Colombians. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/colombia-orders-arrest-of-colpensiones-head-jaime-dussn-for-contempt-of-court ### 2026-07-02: Colombia's Colpensiones keeps pension transfer window open as Dominican AFP Popular merges with AFP Romana Colpensiones says Colombia’s pension transfer window stays open until July 16, denying system shutdown rumors. Meanwhile, Dominican AFP Popular merges with AFP Romana, combining assets and 1.6 million members. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/colombias-colpensiones-keeps-pension-transfer-window-open-as-dominican-afp-popular-merges-with-afp-r ### 2026-06-30: AFP Popular integrates AFP Romana to strengthen Dominican pension system AFP Popular and AFP Romana merge under SIPEN approval, expanding coverage to 1.6 million members and over RD $428 billion in assets, while preserving individual accounts and improving service efficiency in the 10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/colpensiones-suspension-stalls-colombian-pension-services --- Cite as: Dominican pension merger and Colombia pension service tumult. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/dominican-pension-fund-integration