Climate warming scenarios could hit pension fund returns by up to 30%
Warming of around 2°C to 3°C by 2100 could reduce long-term pension fund returns by approximately 10% to 30% r ...
Global Aging Could Bring the Most Significant Social Transformation of the Century
Across the world, the population is getting older and it’s happening quickly. By 2050, the number of people ag ...
Teachers strike in Paraguay to demand pension fund protections following bank’s collapse
Public schoolteachers went on strike in Paraguay Monday and took to the streets of several cities following th ...
Australia. Longevity risk now intensifying
New research from the Challenger Institute for Lifetime Income has recognised longevity risk could become more ...
Vanguard and Fidelity have a warning for retirement savers
Fidelity and Vanguard recently released long-term forecasts for stock market returns, and both companies deliv ...
Asia’s ageing population needs investment, not alarm
Across Asia, people are living longer than ever before. This is one of the region’s greatest development succe ...
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How Valuable Is Liquidity in Private Retirement Plans? Evidence From Increases in the Minimum Access Age
By Marc Chan, Cain Polidano, Lan Tong, Ha Vu, Roger Wilkins & Son Nguyen A key design issue for private retirement plans is their liquidity before retirement age. We estimate the effects of an Australian policy reform that reduced private pension liquidity through increases in the minimum access age by birthdate. Using administrative data and […]
Brazil’s Demographic Transition and the Future of Social Protection: Rethinking Pension Policy for an Ageing Society
By Valter Manuel Gomes Neto Brazil’s rapid demographic transition presents growing challenges for the sustainability, coverage, and adequacy of its pension system. Although the 2019 pension reform improved fiscal sustainability, population ageing and persistent labour informality continue to place pressure on pension financing and old-age income security. Drawing on existing research and policy evidence, this […]
Challenges In Weathering The Storm: The Mismatch Between Climate-Health Burdens And Social Protection Policies
By Vijay S. Limaye, Jaime Madrigano, Kim Knowlton, Shubhayu Saha, Chihuu Nguyen, & John Balbus Climate change adaptation has historically been defined narrowly, emphasizing actions such as built environment and early warning system improvements. The integration of social protection policies into climate change adaptation policies has the potential to reduce climate-health risks, but no prior […]
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Climate warming scenarios could hit pension fund returns by up to 30%
Warming of around 2°C to 3°C by 2100 could reduce long-term pension fund returns by approximately 10% to 30% relative to current expectations, a report from Ortec Finance shows. The report – A changing climate, a changing risk landscape: The 2026 global pension fund perspective – analysed 180 pension fund portfolios in the UK, US, […]
Global Aging Could Bring the Most Significant Social Transformation of the Century
Across the world, the population is getting older and it’s happening quickly. By 2050, the number of people ages 60 and older is expected to double. This could be the most significant social transformation of our century. And it could have broad impacts globally—from world economics to national security. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at our […]
Teachers strike in Paraguay to demand pension fund protections following bank’s collapse
Public schoolteachers went on strike in Paraguay Monday and took to the streets of several cities following the collapse of a major bank that resulted in the removal of the nation’s president last week. Silvio Piris, the president of the Federation of Paraguayan Educators, said that teachers in Paraguay are concerned over the fate of […]
Australia. Longevity risk now intensifying
New research from the Challenger Institute for Lifetime Income has recognised longevity risk could become more severe as it revealed a growing gap between the time Australians leave the workforce and the remaining years of their lives, meaning they are likely to spend a longer time in retirement. “[From the study], if we look at […]