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30JunJune 30, 2026

Hong Kong Elderly Poverty Rises, 65 Retirement Age Questioned

Hong Kong elderly poverty is expected to worsen over the next few decades, while the long-held assumption that people should stop working at 65 is being questioned. In a piece examining the issue, longer lifespans and uneven retirement savings are said to make old age more fragile if policy stays unchanged. The question is simple, but the stakes are high: does 65 still make sense as the age to stop working if life expectancy has climbed to 85 or more?...

June 30, 2026

News2026, Adequacy, Aging, Hong Kong, Poverty

29JunJune 29, 2026

Las jubilaciones privadas toman fuerza en Europa: las empresas podrán invertir en acciones para complementar las pensiones de sus empleados

El modelo de pensiones privadas está cerca de ver la luz en la Unión Europea, donde algunos de los Veintisiete afrontan problemas a corto, medio y largo plazo para cubrir las prestaciones de sus ciudadanos jubilados, así como para incorporar mano de obra al mercado laboral, creando un desbalance entre trabajadores contribuyentes y beneficiarios de pensiones. Este viernes, los embajadores de los Estados miembros alcanzaron una cuerdo para actualizar la normativa sobre los fondos de pensiones de empleo, con los que las empresas podrán complementar las...

June 29, 2026

NoticiasCobertura, EU

29JunJune 29, 2026

México. SAT puede retener impuestos a retiros de Afore en ciertos casos

El Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) puede aplicar una retención del Impuesto sobre la Renta (ISR) a los trabajadores que retiren recursos de su cuenta Afore, pero únicamente en casos específicos definidos por la ley. La facultad del SAT está respaldada por el artículo 93 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre la Renta, que exenta del cobro de este impuesto a jubilaciones, pensiones y otras formas de retiro siempre que no excedan de 15 veces el salario mínimo diario en la zona geográfica del contribuyente. De acuerdo con la ley, si...

June 29, 2026

NoticiasImpuestos, Mexico

29JunJune 29, 2026

South Korean Lawmaker Proposes Counting Crypto, Overseas Assets in Basic Pension Eligibility

A bill has been proposed in South Korea to include virtual assets, or cryptocurrencies, and overseas financial assets in property assessments used to determine eligibility for the basic pension. Pinpoint News reported on June 29 that Rep. Seo Young-seok of the Democratic Party, a member of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee, introduced an amendment to the Basic Pension Act. The bill would add cryptocurrencies and overseas financial assets above a set threshold to the assets used in calculating...

June 29, 2026

NewsCryptocurrencies, Investment, South Korea

29JunJune 29, 2026

Nigeria. PenCom’s pension expansion drive targets nine million transport workers

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has rolled out a fresh drive to extend pension coverage to about nine million transport workers under the Personal Pension Plan (PPP). The plan is expected to deepen financial inclusion and expand social security for the informal sector operators. The initiative, being developed in partnership with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), is expected to increase retirement savings among workers in one of Nigeria’s largest informal-sector groups while creating a framework for structured financing of mass-transit vehicles...

June 29, 2026

NewsCoverage, Nigeria

29JunJune 29, 2026

US. State ponders commission as step to solving direct care worker shortage

Ohio lawmakers are eyeing a statewide approach to strengthening the direct care workforce as the state’s older adult population grows and the demand for aging services increases. Sponsored by state Reps. Darnell Brewer (D-Cleveland) and Jodi Salvo (R-Bolivar), HB 530 would establish a commission tasked with examining Ohio’s direct care workforce shortage and recommending solutions to lawmakers. Specifically, the bill would establish the Long-Term Care Workforce Study Commission to examine: Current and future demand for direct care workers Statewide recruitment campaigns Career ladders...

June 29, 2026

NewsAging, US

29JunJune 29, 2026

Brussels forces open Dutch pensions fortress – but will anyone enter?

The European Commission has persuaded the Netherlands to dismantle a long-standing barrier in one of Europe’s largest pension markets. In theory, the move could open access to more than €1.3 trillion in retirement assets. Yet in practice, the impact of this apparent victory for the EU single market may be very limited. In late May, Dutch Social Affairs Minister Hans Vijlbrief told parliament that the government would change pension legislation after the Commission concluded that current rules unfairly restrict EU...

June 29, 2026

NewsCoverage, EU, Pension design

26JunJune 26, 2026

México. Afore XXI Banorte es el mejor fondo de pensiones de México: World Finance

Afore XXI Banorte fue reconocida por la publicación internacional World Finance como el Mejor Fondo de Pensiones de México, distinción que posiciona a la Administradora entre las instituciones más sólidas y competitivas del sistema pensionario a nivel mundial. El reconocimiento, otorgado por la revista británica especializada en mercados financieros e inversión, evalúa aspectos como fortaleza institucional, desempeño financiero, estrategias de inversión responsable, innovación y capacidad para generar valor de largo plazo para los ahorradores. Dicha distinción cobra especial relevancia en un entorno donde la industria...

June 26, 2026

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Inversión, Mexico

26JunJune 26, 2026

España. Las prejubilaciones masivas abren una nueva era de salidas en la gran banca con cientos de ajustes en las plantillas

La sombra de las reestructuraciones de plantilla vuelve a la gran banca, aunque esta vez no en forma de los ERE multitudinarios que se cobraron miles de puestos de trabajo en el pasado, sino en forma de prejubilaciones colectivas derivadas del envejecimiento de los trabajadores y la necesidad de renovación de habilidades al compás de la tecnología y la IA. Varias de las grandes entidades bancarias del país prevén cerrar en los próximos meses procesos de prejubilaciones masivas entre sus...

June 26, 2026

NoticiasEspaña, Reforma de Pensiones

26JunJune 26, 2026

UK. Health improvements could affect DB liabilities, trustees advised

The majority of defined benefit (DB) pension scheme trustees have not yet been able to factor in how breakthrough health treatments could affect liabilities, despite their potential to reshape future mortality trends, according to Standard Life. The insurer’s analysis, published this week, found 88% of DB trustees have not yet assessed the impact of this uncertainty on scheme liabilities. With 75% of DB schemes in surplus on a low-dependence basis, these positions may come under pressure if mortality improves faster than...

June 26, 2026

NewsDefined Benefit, Longevity, UK

June 2026