By Pension Trusts Enhanced Data Management and Predictive Analytics Central to the operations of DB pensions is the handling of extensive and diverse data sets. AI can significantly improve the way data is managed through advanced data processing abilities. With machine learning algorithms, there’s the potential to dissect decades of pension data. This could help […]

By Scottish Widows  While Pride celebrations carried on around the UK, the reality is that ‘pink finances’ remain in dire straits. It was a common trope not that long ago that this cohort of society was more likely to be more affluent than average. But the reality is very different. In fact, the challenges facing […]

By Jaquiline Amani This qualitative study explored prospective teacher retirees’ perceived fears about retirement and identified key drivers of retirement anxiety. Data were collected through focus group discussions with 22 teachers from two regions of Tanzania. The participants were purposively selected from public schools and had ten years or less remaining before reaching voluntary or […]

The majority of defined benefit (DB) pension scheme trustees have not yet been able to factor in how breakthrough health treatments could affect liabilities, despite their potential to reshape future mortality trends, according to Standard Life. The insurer’s analysis, published this week, found 88% of DB trustees have not yet assessed the impact of this […]

Catron County, New Mexico, may be seeing the future of an aging population today. It has beautiful landscapes that draw retirees who fall in love with the area and want to stay among soaring rock formations and bright stars in dark skies. But it’s a tough place to get even minimal medical care. And employees […]

There must be a fundamental shift in global anti-poverty strategies, moving beyond the notion that economic “growth” is the only path to eradicating poverty, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Elena Díaz Galán said today, presenting the Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth to the Human Rights Council. “What matters to people living in […]

Over the past century, finance has become increasingly disconnected from the physical world it depends on. Every day, trillions of dollars move through financial markets as stocks, bonds and derivatives. Much of that money never reaches the businesses, infrastructure and systems that power the real economy. The scale of this shift is striking. In 2024, […]