editor, Author at Pension Policy International

20AprApril 20, 2026

Germany. Lufthansa resumes flights

The German airline “Lufthansa“ (Lufthansa) announced that flights were resumed as scheduled today after a series of strikes during the week, BTA reported. “Everything resumed as planned“, a spokeswoman told DPA after thousands of flights were canceled. Around 650 flights were canceled at Frankfurt Airport, Germany's main aviation hub, on Friday alone, and more than 400 at Munich Airport. Together with the cabin crew union “Ufo“ (Ufo), the pilots' union “Vereinigung Cockpit“ (VC) suspended operations “Lufthansa“, “Lufthansa Cargo“ and “Cityline“ for five...

April 20, 2026

NewsAdequacy, Germany

20AprApril 20, 2026

UK. Chancellor warned against tax raid on pension pots

The boss of Britain's largest pensions firm urged Rachel Reeves to rule out a tax raid on retirement pots, as she faces mounting pressure to boost defence spending. Standard Life chief executive Andy Briggs said savers needed certainty that the pension tax system is not 'going to keep changing' so they can plan properly for later life. 'My view is that pensions need a multi-decade policy approach,' he told the Daily Mail. 'If you get speculation each year, if there's any sort...

April 20, 2026

NewsPension Reform, Taxation, UK

17AprApril 17, 2026

México. Trabajadores retiraron de las afores 10,488 millones de pesos por desempleo en primer trimestre del 2026

Los trabajadores con cuenta afore retiraron por desempleo 10,488 millones de pesos en el primer trimestre del 2026, una cifra récord, según datos de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar). Se trata de un repunte de 26% respecto a lo retirado por ese mismo concepto en el primer trimestre del 2025. Solo en marzo, el monto de los retiros por desempleo ascendió a 4,014 millones de pesos, 31% más que en febrero. Además, en el primer trimestre...

April 17, 2026

NoticiasMexico, Retiro de Fondos

17AprApril 17, 2026

Chile. Reembolso fantasma: AFP Habitat despide a ejecutivo y lo acusa de desviar más de $105 millones

La AFP Habitat despidió y denunció por estafa a uno de sus ejecutivos por urdir un mecanismo que le permitió desviar a sus cuentas personales más de $105 millones desde el patrimonio de la entidad. El apuntado —de acuerdo con el documento judicial al que accedió Bío Bío Investiga— es Víctor Fuentes Ritter. Según el libelo, el querellado se desempeñaba como jefe de administración y, en base a los conocimientos propios de su cargo, habría realizado movimientos defraudatorios durante los últimos...

April 17, 2026

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Chile

17AprApril 17, 2026

US. New York City to Spend $4 Billion From Pension Funds on Affordable Homes

A 33-story mixed-income high-rise in Midtown Manhattan, with rents as low as $1,000 for one-bedroom apartments. A 30-unit apartment building in the Bronx for survivors of domestic violence who have struggled with homelessness. A Brooklyn building for formerly incarcerated women and their families. These are some of the affordable housing projects that have been financed in the past several years with money from New York City’s public pension funds, which provide retirement benefits for the city’s police officers, teachers, firefighters...

April 17, 2026

NewsInvestment, US

17AprApril 17, 2026

India’s Informal Sector and AI: Jobs, Justice, Policy

India’s informal sector is unlikely to disappear in the age of AI, but without deliberate policy interventions, it may become increasingly precarious, unequal, and exclusionary. The central issue is not whether AI will be adopted, but whether India can shape this transition to safeguard and enhance informal livelihoods rather than passively allowing technology to displace them at scale. India’s growth story still rests on informal work: over 90 percent of workers are employed in the informal sector, mostly in tiny, unregistered...

April 17, 2026

NewsAI, India, Informal Sector, Labor Market

17AprApril 17, 2026

Canada. Thousands of federal workers seek early retirement

About 4,600 federal public servants have applied for an early retirement package since the application window opened last month, as the Canadian government moves to reduce the size of its workforce by 2029, according to a government official. Mohammad Kamal, director of communications for Treasury Board president Shafqat Ali, told CTV News Ottawa on Wednesday that applications have been coming in since the process opened on March 27. Public servants have until July 24 to apply for the Early Retirement...

April 17, 2026

NewsCanada, Public Pensions

16AprApril 16, 2026

México. Afores sufrieron minusvalías por 417,321 millones de pesos en marzo; pega volatilidad en mercados

Las Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro (Afores) sufrieron en marzo de 2026 su mayor minusvalía en términos absolutos en la historia, esto debido a la volatilidad generada en los mercados por la guerra entre Estados Unidos e Irán. En marzo de 2026, los ahorros de los trabajadores en las Afores tuvieron minusvalías por 417,321 millones de pesos, con lo que se rompió una racha de 10 meses consecutivos de plusvalías. Con el rendimiento negativo de marzo, el balance del primer trimestre de 2026...

April 16, 2026

NoticiasMexico, Rendimientos

16AprApril 16, 2026

República Dominicana. Reforma de la Seguridad Social: entre el negocio y los derechos

La inminente discusión sobre la modificación de la Ley 87-01 representa una oportunidad histórica para corregir las distorsiones estructurales del Sistema Dominicano de Seguridad Social. Sin embargo, también plantea un riesgo evidente: que se intente maquillar un modelo que, en su esencia, ha demostrado ser incapaz de cumplir con su propósito fundamental. La seguridad social no es, ni debe ser, un negocio. Es, en realidad, la suma de varios derechos fundamentales. Su razón de ser es proteger a las personas...

April 16, 2026

NoticiasReforma de Pensiones, República Dominicana

16AprApril 16, 2026

New Research Points to Lifetime Income as the Missing Link to Global Retirement Security

Today, during the Spring IMF World Bank Meetings, Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) unveiled new global research conducted by the Global Aging Institute (GAI) showing that while retirement savings have grown in many countries, most systems still leave individuals on their own to manage the risk of outspending or outliving their savings. The study concludes that lifetime income can significantly strengthen retirement security, helping people spend more confidently while reducing the overall cost and strain on retirement systems. The Case for Lifetime...

April 16, 2026

NewsRetirement Planning

April 2026