editor, Author at Pension Policy International

19JanJanuary 19, 2026

Colombia. Tras el ajuste de 23 %, ¿qué va a pasar con los pensionados que recibían un poco más que el salario mínimo?

Aunque la mitad de los 2,2 millones de pensionados que hay en el país reciben una mesada de un salario mínimo, hay otro grupo importante que está un poco por encima de ese valor y que ahora, con el ajuste decretado por el Gobierno para 2026, quedarían en el nivel más bajo. Como en el país no es posible tener pensiones inferiores al salario mínimo (para este año 1.750.905 pesos), la ley establece que a todos los jubilados que están en ese rango, tanto en...

January 19, 2026

NoticiasColombia, Pago de Pensiones

19JanJanuary 19, 2026

México. Jubilaciones del Poder Judicial elevan 3% el gasto en pensiones

Derivado de la inconformidad con la reciente reforma judicial a nivel nacional, decenas de trabajadores del Poder Judicial en Aguascalientes solicitaron su jubilación, lo que generó un incremento aproximado del 3% en el monto destinado al pago de pensiones por parte del Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales para los Servidores Públicos del Estado de Aguascalientes (ISSSSPEA). No obstante, el titular del organismo, Mario Álvarez Michaus, aseguró que existe solvencia financiera suficiente para cubrir estas pensiones, así como las del resto de los servidores públicos jubilados, tanto...

January 19, 2026

NoticiasMexico, Pensiones Públicas

19JanJanuary 19, 2026

Asia is entering the longevity era. How can we rethink wealth in a 100-year life?

For Asian countries in an aged-society stage, this demographic shift brings profound implications for how people are supported through longer lifespans. Just as a CFO manages risk and plans strategically, individuals must take a more active role in building financial resilience. The true success of a 100-year society lies not only in extending lifespan but in extending dignity, contribution and meaning. Across Asia, populations are ageing at a pace the world has never seen. Countries like Japan, the Republic of Korea and...

January 19, 2026

NewsAging, Asia, Longevity

19JanJanuary 19, 2026

UK. DWP says thousands missing out on extra £80 per week

Recent figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal that almost a million pensioner households may be failing to claim an average of £4,300 a year - or around £80 a week - in benefit income to which they are entitled. As many as 910,000 households eligible for Pension Credit failed to claim the benefit, resulting in approximately £2.5 billion remaining unclaimed. In an effort to help more individuals above State Pension age obtain additional financial assistance in the...

January 19, 2026

NewsRegulation, UK

19JanJanuary 19, 2026

China’s birth rate hits record low as population continues to shrink

China's birth rates sunk to a record low in 2025, despite the government rolling out a spate of incentives to boost it, as the country's population fell for the fourth straight year. Government data on Monday showed that the country's birth rate fell to 5.63 per 1,000 people – a record low since the Communist Party took power in 1949 – while its death rate rose to 8.04 per 1,000 people, the highest since 1968. Its population fell 3.39 million to...

January 19, 2026

NewsAging, China

19JanJanuary 19, 2026

Swiss Life Holding AG: How a 165-Year Incumbent Is Rebuilding Wealth and Retirement for a Volatile Age

The New Urgency of Swiss Life Holding AG Retirement planning used to be boring. Then zero interest rates, inflation spikes, housing crises, and fragmented work lives turned it into a high?stakes puzzle that most people are failing to solve. In Europe, where demographic aging is accelerating and public pension systems are under strain, that puzzle is now an existential problem for households and a structural challenge for governments. Swiss Life Holding AG sits right at the center of that storm. Officially,...

January 19, 2026

NewsInvestment, Switzerland

16JanJanuary 16, 2026

South Korea. National Pension Fund Surpasses 1,500 Trillion Won Mark

The National Pension Fund, which surpassed 1,400 trillion won at the end of last year, is understood to have broken through 1,500 trillion won in just two weeks, riding on KOSPI’s rally, which broke all-time highs for 10 consecutive trading days. According to investment banking (IB) industry sources on Jan. 15, the National Pension Fund’s asset management scale recently exceeded 1,500 trillion won. This represents an increase of nearly 30 trillion won this year from the provisional figure of approximately...

January 16, 2026

NewsPension Management, South Korea

16JanJanuary 16, 2026

UK. Most self-employed and freelancers failing to save for retirement, Aviva research finds

New research from Aviva reveals a worrying gap in retirement planning among the UK’s self-employed, freelancers, and digital nomads - groups that are increasingly shaping and driving the modern workforce. Just over a third (34%) of digital nomads – those who use technology to work remotely while travelling and living in various locations, rather than being in a single office – are actively saving into a pension or retirement plan. The picture is only slightly better for the self-employed (38%)...

January 16, 2026

NewsRetirement Planning, UK

16JanJanuary 16, 2026

How our fear of aging is speeding it up

After I turned 60 last October, I became consumed with thoughts of mortality. I worried that I was now on a fast track toward ill health, retirement blues and forgetful conversations filled with non-sequiturs. It’s not hard to see why. In 2023, the American Psychological Association wrote that “ageism is one of the last socially acceptable prejudices” in American culture. From shelves lined with anti-aging products, to punchlines about getting older to workplace bias, the message is clear: entering...

January 16, 2026

NewsChina, Pension Reform

15JanJanuary 15, 2026

México. El SAR tuvo su mejor año en 2025, pero 2026 traerá más volatilidad para las Afores: experto

Durante 2025, el Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (SAR) registró plusvalías acumuladas por MXN$ 1.1 billones , un monto 105.1% superior al observado en 2024, lo que convirtió al año en el mejor de la historia del sistema; sin embargo, para 2026 se anticipó un escenario de mayor volatilidad que impediría repetir esos resultados, advirtió Gerardo López Jiménez, experto en pensiones. De acuerdo con cifras de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), en diciembre de 2025 el SAR reportó plusvalías por MXN$...

January 15, 2026

NoticiasMexico, Rendimientos

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