editor, Author at Pension Policy International

03JunJune 3, 2026

Pensions UK backs action on adequacy as retirement living costs increase

The latest Retirement Living Standards (RLS) update from Pensions UK has highlighted the scale of the retirement savings challenge facing UK workers, as the Pensions Commission considers whether minimum automatic enrolment contribution rates should rise in future. The annual standards, calculated by the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, show that a minimum retirement lifestyle now costs £13,900 (€16,000) a year for a single-person household and £22,500 for a two-person household. A ‘moderate’ lifestyle costs £32,700 and...

June 3, 2026

NewsAdequacy, UK

03JunJune 3, 2026

Canada. Pension funds creating social infrastructure, but measurement of impact is required: ICPM

Pension funds can enhance society in a way that doesn’t have to interfere with their fiduciary integrity and financial sustainability, according to a new report from the International Centre for Pension Management. After working on a social infrastructure paper and a roundtable discussion, what at first seemed as a one-and-done presentation became an international working group at the ICPM, according to Gareth Gibbins, a pension and policy expert who co-authored the report and is a member of the working group. Social...

June 3, 2026

NewsCanada, ESG

03JunJune 3, 2026

How to turn retirement savings into reliable income

Retirement planning ultimately comes down to one question: How can you turn your savings into income that supports the life you want? The challenge isn’t just saving enough—it’s whether those savings can provide reliable income tailored to your needs and priorities while accounting for the risks of unpredictable markets and life events. Why turning retirement savings into income can be difficult Retirement planning is inherently personal, such that no two retirements look exactly alike. Two investors with similar account balances may...

June 3, 2026

NewsIncome, Retirement Planning

03JunJune 3, 2026

Germany’s 2027 pension shake-up: who wins and who loses?

Germany’s life insurance sector is facing its most significant competitive disruption in a generation, according to financial analytics firm Kidbrooke. With landmark pension reform legislation now confirmed, incumbent insurers have a narrowing window to modernise their digital infrastructure or risk being outpaced by nimbler rivals on day one of the new market. The reform centres on the Altersvorsorgedepot, a new state-subsidised private pension savings account passed by the Bundestag in March 2026 and approved by the Bundesrat on 8 May 2026,...

June 3, 2026

NewsFintech, Germany

02JunJune 2, 2026

US. Company Pension Funds Stuffed With Bonds Ease Up on Debt Buying

A key source of demand for corporate bonds may be fading now that managers of company pension funds have more than enough money on hand to pay their retirees. Company-sponsored plans that had struggled in past years to keep up with their obligations in an era of low interest rates have gotten a boost from a decade of strong equity returns. Many plowed those gains into bonds in more recent years as yields rose. The trade allowed managers to lock...

June 2, 2026

NewsPension Management, US

01JunJune 1, 2026

México. “SAR, uno de los pilares del sistema financiero”

La subsecretaria de Hacienda y Crédito Público, María del Carmen Bonilla, aseguró que el Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (SAR), se ha consolidado como “uno de los pilares del sistema financiero nacional”, al administrar más de 8.7 billones de pesos, lo que equivale a casi una cuarta parte del PIB nacional. Durante la inauguración de la Feria de las Afores Puebla 2026, la funcionaria recordó que el año pasado el SAR logró plusvalías históricas superiores al billón de pesos,...

June 1, 2026

NoticiasAhorro, Mexico

01JunJune 1, 2026

Chile. Mujeres están postergando su edad de jubilación para acceder a más beneficios de la reforma previsional

Desde que se creó el sistema de capitalización individual en Chile en los años 80, no han existido cambios en la edad de jubilación. Esto, pese a que la expectativa de vida de las personas ha ido aumentando, por lo que la mayoría de los países de la Ocde sí han hecho modificaciones en ese sentido. De todas maneras, en el último tiempo las mujeres han ido postergando la edad a la que se pensionan para poder obtener los mayores...

June 1, 2026

NoticiasChile, Edad de retiro

01JunJune 1, 2026

Puerto Rico. “El romanticismo de descansar y no hacer nada no existe”: Inflación erosiona los ahorros para el retiro

Mientras algunos visualizan el retiro como una etapa para descansar, viajar o dedicarse a nuevas actividades, otros se enfrentan con la dura realidad de que el dinero con el que cuentan no es suficiente debido al impacto que tiene la inflación en el poder adquisitivo. “El romanticismo del retiro sobre tirarme en la cama a descansar y no hacer nada, ya no existe”, dijo José R. Acarón, el director estatal de AARP, organización que representa a los adultos mayores, en...

June 1, 2026

NoticiasInflación, Puerto Rico, Suficiencia

01JunJune 1, 2026

UK. Around one in eight young adults feel pension engagement is ‘pointless’

Around one in eight (12 per cent) young adults, equivalent to approximately 2.2 million people, feel engaging with their pension is pointless because they will never be able to retire, research from People’s Pension has shown. It described this group as ‘Nerds’ – the Never Ever Retiring Demographic – and warned the industry was failing to connect with them. The research found that 47 per cent of young adults aged 18 to 27 were not engaged with their pension, and 12...

June 1, 2026

NewsBehavioral Science, Engagement, UK

01JunJune 1, 2026

Thailand pilots strategic compliance planning to strengthen protection for domestic workers

Labour inspection in private homes presents unique challenges. Unlike a factory or a construction site, domestic workers are dispersed across thousands of households, worker locations may not be readily available, and access may be restricted in private residences. For the roughly 125,000 registered migrant domestic workers in Thailand, largely women from Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Myanmar, and many more in irregular status — these barriers can leave them vulnerable and difficult to reach through conventional labour inspection methods. That...

June 1, 2026

NewsSocial Protection, Social Security, Thailand

June 2026