June 2026
11Jun

La CNTE anuncia que mantendrá plantón en el Zócalo y movilizaciones continuarán este jueves; planean marchar al Estadio CDMX

La Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) anunció que no se llegó a un acuerdo con la Secretaría de Gobernación, por lo que anunciaron que el plantón en el Zócalo se mantendrá vigente y anunciaron marchas para este jueves 11 de junio. El magisterio anunció que algunas demandas fueron atendidas, pero no se derogó la ley del ISSSTE del 2007, por lo que se acordó convocar a una movilización en dirección al estadio CDMX a tan solo horas...

June 11, 2026
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May 2026
29May

Belgium approves controversial wage index reform and pension changes

Belgium’s federal parliament has approved a controversial package of budget measures, including the new “centenindex” system that will limit automatic wage and benefit increases for some workers and pensioners. The measures were passed late on Thursday night after months of political debate and delays. The government says the reforms are needed to reduce Belgium’s budget deficit and keep pensions affordable in the long term. For many expats and newcomers to Belgium, the most important change is the centenindex. Belgium normally links...

May 29, 2026
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29May

Jamie Fiveash appointed as Pensions UK chair

Pensions UK has appointed Smart UK chief executive, Jamie Fiveash, as the new chair of the association. Fiveash will start a three-year term on 1 July 2026. He succeeds Emma Douglas, who is stepping down to take up her new position as chair of The Pensions Regulator. Fiveash has over 30 years of experience across financial services and over 15 years of c-suite and board-level leadership. As chief executive of Smart UK, Fiveash leads the £9.5bn Smart Pension master trust with two...

May 29, 2026
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29May

Global Pensions at a Glance

The availability of pension fund income to retirees in a country is one indicator of how much people can spend in retirement. Countries dominated by defined contribution plan retirement systems continue to work on how best to convert retirement savings into retirement income and research shows that when people are not confident about income in retirement, spending slows. In a global consumption-based economy, the amount consumers can spend will drive economic activity and demographics will determine how many consumers are...

May 29, 2026
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March 2026
19Mar

Banking and Financial Unions Challenge Joaquín Cortez’s Appointment as Superintendent of Pensions

Union organizations asserted that Joaquín Cortez's education at the Pontifical Catholic University and the University of Chicago "is not an anecdotal detail but a clear signal of his ideological imprint, the same one that shaped the individual capitalization system imposed during the dictatorship and turned pensions into a business rather than a right." In a public statement, the Confederation of Banking and Financial Unions expressed concerns over the appointment of Joaquín Cortez (featured in the photo) as Superintendent of Pensions,...

March 19, 2026
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19Mar

UK. Pensions and savings hammered as threat of ‘full-scale economic war’ sends shares tumbling

More than £50billion was wiped off the value of the London stock market today – taking losses since the start of the war on Iran to £225billion. On a brutal day for savers with money tied up in shares through their pensions, ISAs and other investments, the FTSE 100 index tumbled more than 200 points or 2 per cent in early trading. The wider FTSE All-share – which includes smaller companies on the London stock market as well as the 100 blue chips...

March 19, 2026
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19Mar

Risks, returns and realism: Mapping the future of pension investment

By Nicolas Firzli and Nick Sherry  Former Australian pensions minister Nick Sherry and World Pensions Forum director M Nicolas J Firzli explain their new model for visualising the future of asset allocation as interest in private markets and productive finance increases. We are living in the Age of Geo-Economics – defined by the second Trump presidency, the accelerating Sino-American technological rivalry, and the weaponisation of trade, finance and central banking – shaping the Fifth Industrial Revolution – bringing us artificial intelligence, advanced...

March 19, 2026
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02Mar

Japan’s births hit record low for 10th year as demographic crisis outpaces government forecasts

Japan’s demographic crisis accelerated to a historic velocity last year as the number of births fell for the 10th consecutive year, reaching a record low that threatens the structural integrity of the nation’s social security framework. Data released Thursday by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare revealed that births in 2025 declined 2.1% from the previous year to 705,809. This figure, which includes foreign nationals residing in Japan, represents the lowest level since record-keeping began in 1899 and marks...

March 2, 2026
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February 2026
20Feb

México. Reducir la inequidad en las pensiones

La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo anunció ayer que enviará al Senado una iniciativa de reforma constitucional para eliminar pensiones millonarias de ex funcionarios de organismos descentralizados, empresas públicas del Estado, fideicomisos públicos, empresas de participación estatal y banca de desarrollo. En todos los casos, se limitarán únicamente las jubilaciones de personal de confianza, no de trabajadores que hayan contado con contratos colectivos y cuyos retiros están contemplados en las condiciones generales de trabajo. Asimismo, la reducción surtiría efecto una...

February 20, 2026
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20Feb

Colombia. “Ahorro necesario para pensión de salario mínimo saltó de $350 a $550 millones”: presidente de Protección

Juan David Correa, presidente de Protección, revela que el alza del salario mínimo encareció la jubilación un 50%. Además, advierte riesgos fiscales en la reforma y defiende la rentabilidad de las inversiones de los fondos en el extranjero. El sistema pensional colombiano enfrenta un momento de cambios profundos tras el agresivo ajuste del salario mínimo y el limbo en el que se encuentra la reforma del Gobierno Petro. Juan David Correa, presidente de Protección, analiza cómo producto de los nuevos...

February 20, 2026
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