editor, Author at Pension Policy International

04MarMarch 4, 2026

Argentina. Anses confirmó los aumentos de las jubilaciones, pensiones y asignaciones de marzo

La Administración Nacional de Seguridad Social (ANSES) confirmó el incremento del 2,88% para las jubilaciones, pensiones y asignaciones en marzo, junto con la continuidad del bono de $70.000 para quienes perciben el haber mínimo. El organismo informó como quedan los valores de jubilaciones, pensiones y asignaciones en el tercer mes del año, de acuerdo a la actual fórmula de movilidad que establece aumentos mensuales tomando como referencia el último dato disponible del Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC). En este caso, el de...

March 4, 2026

NoticiasArgentina, Suficiencia

04MarMarch 4, 2026

UK. Government urged to withdraw mandation from Pensions Bill

Pensions UK is calling on the Government to withdraw the power that would allow it to direct how pension schemes invest UK workers’ retirement savings from the Pension Schemes Bill. As drafted, the reserve power extends significantly beyond the Government’s stated intention of supporting the Mansion House Accord, a voluntary commitment by 17 of the largest workplace pension providers to invest at least 10% of their defined contribution (DC) default funds in private markets by 2030, with 5% of the...

March 4, 2026

NewsInvestment, Regulation, UK

04MarMarch 4, 2026

How South Korea nudged its birth rate back up – and what Singapore can learn

As Singapore's birth rate hits a historic low, South Korea's modest but notable rebound offers a ray of hope and possible lessons, experts said. Singapore's total fertility rate (TFR) fell to 0.87 in 2025, parliament was told on Thursday (Feb 26), continuing a slide that first pushed the country below 1.0 in 2023. A TFR below one means the average woman has less than one child in her lifetime – far below the 2.1 replacement rate needed to keep the population from...

March 4, 2026

NewsAging, Labor Market, South Korea

04MarMarch 4, 2026

US retirees are trading the 4% rule for the ‘bucket strategy.’

For decades, retirees have followed the guideline to withdraw 4% of their investment portfolio each year in retirement. This maximum withdrawal rate was believed to be a sure-fire method for stretching retirement income for 30 years or more. One of the rule’s big advantages is its simplicity, but simple doesn’t always mean better. Given how unpredictable the economy has become, the so-called 4% rule is seen as outdated, with outfits like Morningstar recommending withdrawal rates between 3.3% and 4% depending...

March 4, 2026

NewsUS, Withdrawals

04MarMarch 4, 2026

Pakistan’s digital banking users top 127 million amid shift to cashless economy

Pakistani officials told Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday the number of digital banking users in the country had surpassed 127 million, the PM Office said, as the government pushes ahead with efforts to promote a cashless economy. Pakistan has witnessed significant growth in digital transactions in recent years. The country’s central bank said last year that its instant digital payment system, Raast, had processed more than 892 million transactions worth Rs20 trillion ($72 billion) since its launch in 2021. During...

March 4, 2026

NewsFintech, Pakistan

03MarMarch 3, 2026

The Typical American’s Retirement Savings Is Shockingly Low—Here’s What To Do About It

Many American workers don't have enough retirement savings. Among American workers aged 21 to 64 with any defined contribution savings, the median balance was $40,000, according to 2023 Census data recently analyzed by the National Institute on Retirement Security.1 When the researchers included workers without retirement savings, the median amount saved in defined contribution plans was a paltry $955. Retirement in the U.S. is often described as a three-legged stool, with people relying on Social Security, pensions, and individual retirement savings. But fewer workers have pensions....

March 3, 2026

Newssavings, US

03MarMarch 3, 2026

Markets Brief: For Iran War Impact on Oil and Other Markets, Longevity and Strait of Hormuz Are Key

With the attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, and Iran’s retaliatory strikes, investors are once again having to navigate a wave of geopolitical uncertainty. Beyond the human toll of the war, for now all eyes in the markets are on oil prices, and more specifically on the Strait of Hormuz. “The main transmission channel of the Iran crisis to the global economy and macro markets is its impact on energy markets, with the combination of severity and expected...

March 3, 2026

NewsInvestment

03MarMarch 3, 2026

Is Kenya ready for Financial Services Regulators Consolidation

Kenya’s financial sector has evolved far beyond the regulatory architecture originally designed to supervise it. What was once a neatly segmented ecosystem where banks are regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), capital markets by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), insurance by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA), retirement benefits by the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA), and deposit-taking Saccos by the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA), has transformed into an interconnected web of financial conglomerates offering multiple products across sectors...

March 3, 2026

NewsKenya, Regulation

03MarMarch 3, 2026

Reform unlocks China’s silver dividend

In a technology park in Shanghai’s Xuhui district, 58-year-old Zhang Wei is fine-tuning a drone used for agricultural inspection. With 35 years of experience as an aircraft mechanic, he remains one of the most reliable technicians in the factory. Under China’s previous retirement framework, however, Zhang would soon be expected to step aside, begin drawing a pension and leave the workforce. But Zhang is not ready to hang up his boots. “This is when experience matters most,” he says. “If...

March 3, 2026

NewsAging, China, Pension Reform, Retirement Age

02MarMarch 2, 2026

La IA abre la puerta a una ola de jubilaciones anticipadas: Moody’s

El desplazamiento laboral por la automatización que genera la inteligencia artificial (IA) puede ocasionar que los trabajadores que están por jubilarse se queden sin fuente de empleo o se pensionen anticipadamente, advirtió la calificadora Moody’s en un reporte. “Esto podría acelerar las demandas a los gobiernos para que otorguen prestaciones por desempleo y seguridad social”, destacó. Expuso que si bien una adopción más amplia de la IA en las empresas podría generar beneficios en productividad que deriven en un mayor crecimiento...

March 2, 2026

NoticiasIA, Mercado Labofal

March 2026