August 2025
05Aug

Argentina. Milei vetoes pension increases in bid for fiscal balance

President Javier Milei on Monday vetoed a law approved by Congress to increase pensions for the elderly and the disabled, arguing it undermined his attempts to balance Argentina's budget. It was the second time since August 2024 that Milei – a self-declared "anarcho-capitalist" – has prevented a pension increase. In a notice published in the government's Official Gazette, Milei also scrapped a provision that had temporarily allowed pensions for people who had not contributed to the system for the required 30 years. More than...

August 5, 2025
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05Aug

China’s GDP could slow by more than half in the next 30 years due to population shrinking

China’s long-term economic growth is at risk owing to a shrinking labor force and rapidly aging population, according to Oxford Economics. The country’s potential output growth could fall below 2% by the 2050s, as low birth rates and a rising dependency ratio strain productivity and public finances. While developed nations like the U.S. may buffer this with immigration, China and others face tougher challenges in sustaining growth and managing social support systems. China may be the only nation that could rival...

August 5, 2025
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05Aug

UK. Workplace Pension Stats Show Case to Boost “Invisible Worker” Pensions : PensionBee

UK’s online pension provider PensionBee noted that the Department for Work and Pensions has this morning published annual statistics on workplace pension participation and savings trends: 2009 to 2024. PensionBee also mentioned that the statistics showed that rates of “participation in Auto Enrolment have remained stable in recent years, along with stopping savings levels and contribution levels.” Nine-in-ten eligible employees, “21.7 million people, are saving into a workplace scheme, according to the DWP, while eight-in-ten of all employees are saving into a scheme, or 23.3 million workers.” The freezing...

August 5, 2025
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05Aug

US. Republicans want to give Uber workers benefits. There’s a catch.

Should independent contractors get employment benefits? The question has fueled decades of legal and political battles — and it might finally be coming to an end for the roughly 58 million people who currently work as freelancers, contractors and gig workers across America. Three Republican senators — led by Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who chairs the chamber’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee — have introduced bills to expand benefits like health insurance and retirement savings for contractors. The legislation...

August 5, 2025
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04Aug

México. Ahorro voluntario en Afores figura como operación de alto riesgo para lavado de dinero; preparan cambios tras 21 años de no hacerlo

La Secretaría de Hacienda, la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro y la Asociación Mexicana de Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro trabajan en modificar las normas antilavado del Sistema del Ahorro para el Retiro, tras publicarse hace más de 21 años La Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP), así como la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (CONSAR), inauguraron la Feria de las Afores 2025 con la noticia de que reforzarán la Prevención contra Lavado de Dinero...

August 4, 2025
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04Aug

Proyecto de ley en Colombia propone pensión especial para trabajadores en ocupaciones de alto riesgo

El Congreso de Colombia estudia un proyecto de ley que propone garantizar una pensión especial de vejez para los trabajadores expuestos a condiciones laborales de alto riesgo para la salud. La iniciativa establece criterios claros para el reconocimiento del beneficio, al tiempo que refuerza las obligaciones de empleadores y entidades del sistema de seguridad social. El proyecto de ley, respaldado por legisladores de diferentes bancadas, contempla el reconocimiento de una pensión especial a trabajadores cuya labor reduzca su expectativa de vida saludable o implique...

August 4, 2025
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04Aug

El 75% de los jubilados rechaza compatibilizar trabajo y pensión, según Mapfre

El 75% de los trabajadores jubilados no estaría a favor de compatibilizar el trabajo y la pensión de jubilación, según se desprende del 'V Barómetro del Consumidor Sénior', elaborado por Centro de Investigación Ageingnomics de Fundación Mapfre. Asimismo, de los trabajadores que todavía están en activo, solamente el 38% estaría de acuerdo en poder compatibilizar trabajo y pensión de jubilación. El estudio se ha realizado con una muestra de 2.259 personas mayores de 55 años y residentes en España. Algo menos...

August 4, 2025
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04Aug

US. The Silver Dividend: Navigating Longevity Risk in a Rapidly Aging World

The global demographic shift toward an aging population is no longer a distant forecast—it is a present-day reality reshaping economies, financial systems, and investment landscapes. By 2025, the number of people aged 65 and older has surpassed 61.2 million in the U.S. alone, while the U.S. median age has climbed to 39. Globally, 63 countries have already seen their population peak, and by 2080, the number of individuals over 65 is projected to reach 2.2 billion. This unprecedented aging...

August 4, 2025
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04Aug

UK. Over half of baby boomers not on track for retirement goals

Just over half (51 per cent) of UK baby boomers are on track to meet their retirement goals, with the rest expected to fall short of the income needed to maintain their current lifestyle or achieve a moderate standard of living in retirement, research from Vanguard has found. The Vanguard Retirement Outlook report revealed wide variation in retirement readiness across income groups and depending on the spending goals used. When assessing retirement preparedness relative to income, a U-shaped pattern emerged: both low- and...

August 4, 2025
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04Aug

This Bezos-Backed Real Estate Startup Is Quietly Disrupting the 401(k)

For decades, the 401(k) has been the gold standard of retirement planning in the U.S.—a slow-and-steady way to build wealth by investing in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through your employer. But while that model has worked for millions, it's also left a lot to be desired: limited control, unpredictable returns, and almost no cash flow until you’re well into your 60s. That's why a new real estate investing platform backed by Jeff Bezos is turning heads—and quietly offering...

August 4, 2025
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