March 2026
30Mar

US. Private-Credit Wobbles Could Prove Perilous for Trump

At a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council this month, Trump administration officials moved ahead with plans to scale back scrutiny of hedge funds, encouraged financial firms to experiment with artificial intelligence and lamented the burden of onerous regulation. What wasn’t discussed during the public session was the segment of the financial system that has Washington and Wall Street most on edge: private credit. The once-booming corner of lending markets has been showing signs of shakiness recently, raising alarm...

March 30, 2026
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30Mar

Iran war forces Asian economies to confront sliding currencies and surging oil

Policymakers in the Asia-Pacific region are facing their toughest test since the Covid-19 pandemic, with few easy options, as they race to cushion their economies from an energy shock that is hitting harder and sooner than elsewhere. Asia buys about 80 per cent of the oil that is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz and, according to JPMorgan commodity analysts, it faces shortages that will worsen through April and May – meaning authorities will need to respond swiftly. In Manila, drivers...

March 30, 2026
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30Mar

India. PFRDA expands pool of pension agents to widen NPS distribution

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has expanded the pool of entities eligible to act as pension agents, allowing Points of Presence (PoPs) to engage a wider set of intermediaries to distribute pension schemes, including the National Pension System (NPS). In a circular, the regulator permitted PoPs to onboard additional categories of individuals and institutions under the “any other person” clause of the PFRDA (Point of Presence) Regulations, 2018. The move builds on earlier clarifications issued in September and...

March 30, 2026
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30Mar

Smartphones taking over the lives of Singapore’s seniors

It has happened several times over the past year. Hilda, 32, has found her 77-year-old father nodding off at the dining table, his smartphone propped upright, the same short video looping endlessly in front of him. The clips, usually Facebook Reels or TikTok videos narrated by an artificial voice, range from slapstick gags to condensed movie plots. When he wakes, he instinctively swipes the tabletop, as if the screen were still there. “He spends most of his free time at home, glued...

March 30, 2026
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27Mar

México. Generación Z en México enfrenta deuda creciente y solo 3 de cada 10 ahorra para el retiro, lo que eleva el riesgo de crisis financiera futura

La situación financiera de los jóvenes en México muestra señales de alerta que pueden afectar su estabilidad en el corto y largo plazo. El acceso al crédito ha crecido, pero también lo han hecho las deudas, los retrasos en pagos y la falta de ahorro para el retiro. Este panorama no solo impacta su presente, también condiciona su futuro económico. De acuerdo con datos de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro y la Comisión Nacional para la Protección y...

March 27, 2026
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27Mar

Chile. Diputada Jiles (PDG) presentó dos proyectos de retiro de fondos de AFP: Uno es un 10% y el otro es total para migrantes

La diputada Pamela Jiles (PDG) informó en su cuenta de X que presentó dos proyectos de retiro de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP), donde uno corresponde a un 10% de los ahorros previsionales, mientras que el otro es un retiro toral dirigido a los migrantes que quieran retornar a sus países de origen. La congresista hizo el anuncio en una sesión de la Comisión de Constitución de la Cámara, en el contexto del alza histórica de los combustibles que ya comenzó a regir y fue anunciada por el Gobierno...

March 27, 2026
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27Mar

UK. Pension investment in affordable housing constrained by ‘practical barriers’

Pension investment in affordable housing is being constrained by a series of practical barriers, rather than a lack of capital or willingness to invest, a report from Nest Insight has shown. Its research, which explored whether money from pension funds could help build more social and affordable homes, highlighted two ‘parallel crises’ in the UK housing system. These were a crisis of home ownership for those who cannot afford to buy a house, and a crisis of options for people living...

March 27, 2026
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27Mar

How a Healthy Mind-Set Influences Longevity

Nan Niland, 72, volunteers about 15 hours a week at a home goods pantry. “I needed to feel like I was doing something other than pleasing myself,” Ms. Niland said.Tony Luong For The New York Times A few qualities, including a sense of purpose, seem to have real benefits — especially as you age. Nan Niland, 72, worked as a dentist for 40 years. “It really was my self-definition,” she said. “Probably too much.” When she retired in 2020, she settled into...

March 27, 2026
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27Mar

US. How to Recession-Proof Your Retirement Income Before 2026 Ends

Will a recession hit in 2026? At this point, that's anyone's guess. But between the oversees conflict, tariff policies, and general uncertainty, it's easy to see why some people may be worried about the economy taking a serious turn for the worse. Recessions can hit workers harder than retirees because they often lead to an uptick in lost jobs. If you're retired and aren't working, you at least don't have to worry about losing your job. And even if you're working...

March 27, 2026
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26Mar

México. Diputados aprueban en lo general reforma para eliminar las ‘pensiones doradas’

Por unanimidad, la Cámara de Diputados aprobó este miércoles en lo general la reforma al artículo 127 de la Constitución, para eliminar las llamadas pensiones doradas, cuyo propósito es evitar que ex servidores públicos de confianza de empresas del Estado y de la banca de desarrollo reciban pensiones de retiro más de 70 mil pesos mensuales. Mientras se llevaba a cabo la discusión en el pleno de San Lázaro, un grupo de jubilados de la Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), y...

March 26, 2026
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