October 2025
27Oct

Life expectancy must not be only factor to determine state pension age

Life expectancy should not be the only factor when setting the state pension age, experts have warned. Providers shared their concerns as part of the call for evidence for the Third State Pension Age Review, warning any age changes should not deepen inequalities. The review into the state pension age is exploring how changes in life expectancy, along with other factors should be reflected in future changes to the state pension age. The state pension age is increasing to 67 by 2028, with...

October 27, 2025
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27Oct

Aussie pension funds chasing greater investments in Europe, richer returns in US market

Australian pension funds are growing so much they are now investing in the US, UK and Europe energy, transport and infrastructure projects. Pension funds are keen to double their investment in Europe (with the UK) in 10 years as the US remains the most lucrative market, the Super Members Council (SMC) says. A new SMC report on Australian investment in Europe predicts that more than $660 billion will be invested there by 2025 while it is likely to hit the $1.5 trillion mark...

October 27, 2025
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24Oct

México. Consar alista cambios en el régimen de inversión de las Afores, busca elevar rendimientos

La Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar) anunció cambios en el régimen de inversión de las Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro (Afores), con el objetivo de optimizar sus esquemas de inversión y elevar los rendimientos. En el marco de su participación en la “Semana Nacional de Educación Financiera”, el presidente de la comisión, Julio César Cervantes, apuntó que estos cambios se publicarán en el Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF), el próximo mes. “Las modificaciones que...

October 24, 2025
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24Oct

Colombia. Ahorro pensional caería 31% si se limitan inversiones en el exterior de fondos privados

Mientras se define el futuro de la reforma pensional en la Corte Constitucional ante los intentos de declaratoria de inexequibilidad, el Gobierno estaría alistando un proyecto de decreto para limitar las inversiones de las administradoras de fondos pensionales en el exterior. De acuerdo con Asofondos, la limitación de las inversiones de las AFP, que hoy benefician a 19 millones de personas, pondría en riesgo $370 billones de rendimientos acumulados en inversiones que representan 71% del ahorro actual en los fondos...

October 24, 2025
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24Oct

What’s making pension funds bet big on bitcoin?

Digital assets are no longer just a playground for early adopters — big institutions are now stepping in. From pension funds to multi-strategy hedge funds, investors are increasingly looking for crypto exposure. Yahoo Finance Future Focus caught up with Anatoly Crachilov, CEO of Nickel Digital, to find out which institutions are leading the charge and what’s driving their interest. Crachilov traced the evolution of crypto investors over Nickel Digital’s six-and-a-half-year history. Initially, demand came from family offices, but today, larger...

October 24, 2025
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24Oct

European pension providers back calls for governments to stop deforestation

Institutional investors, including European pension providers, have urged global governments to adopt strong policies to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation by 2030 and to prevent further loss of natural ecosystems. The Belém Investor Statement on Rainforests highlighted investor concerns about the financial risks posed by tropical deforestation and nature loss, warning that exposure to commodities produced on deforested land creates material vulnerabilities across global investment and lending portfolios. It also said that the degradation of forests threatens the ecosystem...

October 24, 2025
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24Oct

Kenya’s pension paradox: Growth amid low coverage

The third edition of the East African Pensions Conference and Expo opened in Nairobi on Thursday with a call to widen Kenyan’s pension coverage and curb old age poverty. Hosted by the Nation Media Group (NMG), the annual event has become the region’s platform for policy shifts to increase the number of East Africans saving for a pension and boost the value of payouts at retirement. Official data show more than 80 percent of senior citizens work for basic items, raising...

October 24, 2025
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24Oct

US. AIC Celebrates National Retirement Security Week 2025

The American Investment Council (AIC) today proudly joins in celebrating National Retirement Security Week (October 19–25) by highlighting how private equity investments strengthen retirement security for millions of Americans across the country. “Retirement systems and public pension funds nationwide continue to rely on private equity because it has outperformed every major asset class over the long term, offering steady, diversified, and robust returns,” said Will Dunham, President and CEO of the American Investment Council. “The recent Executive Order democratizing retirement...

October 24, 2025
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23Oct

Millennials en EE.UU.: entre el sueño de la casa propia y una jubilación segura

Los millennials estadunidenses están viviendo una encrucijada financiera que define su futuro: elegir entre comprar una vivienda o asegurar una jubilación estable. Un estudio de Advisor Authority, respaldado por el Nationwide Retirement Institute, revela que 58% de los inversionistas millennials siente que debe decidir entre ser propietario y ahorrar para su retiro. Con precios de vivienda que crecen más rápido que los salarios, esta generación enfrenta un entorno económico muy distinto al de sus padres, en el que la casa...

October 23, 2025
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23Oct

Chile. A cuánto suben las pensiones de las mujeres con la Compensación por Diferencia de Expectativas de Vida

Una de las aristas de la Reforma Previsional, aprobada este año, es la Compensación por Diferencia de Expectativas de Vida, que mejora las pensiones que reciben las mujeres. Cuando las personas se jubilan en Chile, sus ahorros se dividen según la proyección de años que vivirán. Considerando que la expectativa de vida de las mujeres es mayor a la de los hombres, y se jubilan antes, sus fondos se fraccionan en más partes, haciendo que sus pensiones sean más bajas. En ese sentido, este beneficio...

October 23, 2025
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