By Dorothy Neufeld America’s population is aging, but the trend looks very different from one state to the next. Using the latest U.S. Census Bureau data via USAFacts, this map shows the share of residents aged 65 and older in every state. These differences have growing implications for healthcare, housing, public services, and the workforce. […]

By Melis Guven  The coverage of pension systems in the Africa region is limited to the small segment of the population in the formal sector. Coverage is thin partly because traditional contributory pension schemes are not responding to the needs of the informal sector. As a result, a large share of the region’s adult population […]

By Janet Helm  When you think about malnutrition, you may picture famine or starving children in developing countries. But in the United States and across the globe, malnutrition among older adults is a quiet epidemic hiding in plain sight. A comprehensive meta-analysis of 98 studies found that about one in five older adults worldwide is […]

Taiwan’s Bureau of Labor Funds has selected five global asset managers for a $3 billion climate transition infrastructure mandate, directing public pension capital toward the energy and digital systems reshaping the global economy. Amundi Asset Management, BNP Paribas Asset Management Europe, Geode Capital Management, Northern Trust Asset Management Australia and State Street Global Advisors Singapore […]

There is currently heightened uncertainty, both geopolitically and closer to home, for UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. The situation in the Middle East remains precarious with a fragile ceasefire and ongoing threats. The war in Ukraine is still ongoing, albeit with some signs that a peace deal may emerge. In the UK, the prime […]

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has urged the federal government to complement its expanding social protection programmes with far-reaching structural reforms, warning that cash transfers and other welfare interventions alone cannot deliver sustainable poverty reduction or inclusive economic growth. In a policy brief on the federal government’s newly launched $3.05 billion […]

Inflation, sequence of returns, unexpected early retirement, and long-term care costs pose serious risks to today’s retirees. At the 2026 Morningstar Investment Conference, I talked about those retirement shocks with Dana Anspach of Sensible Money and Michael Finke of The American College of Financial Services. Today’s excerpt from that panel focuses on inflation and how […]