editor, Author at Pension Policy International

26MarMarch 26, 2026

UK. Only 14 per cent of people ‘on track’ to retire when they want

Just 14 per cent of people are on track to retire when and how they want, with large gaps between expectation and reality, research by savings platform Flagstone has found. The survey findings revealed that, on average, respondents would like to retire at age 61. However, based on current savings and contribution levels, most will not be able to retire until the age of 83 – revealing a 22-year discrepancy. The findings are broken down by industry, with only 4.7 per cent...

March 26, 2026

NewsRetirement Age, savings, UK

26MarMarch 26, 2026

The World Is Ageing—What Are the Macroeconomic Implications?

Traditionally, economists and policymakers have focused on a fairly fixed set of determinants of economic growth, such as investment, consumption, unemployment and trade. More recently, however, the powerful, long-term theme of population ageing has steadily moved to the forefront of macroeconomic thought. From Japan to the United States, and from Europe to China, birth rates have fallen below replacement levels while life expectancy has continued to rise, leading countries to experience an expanding share of older citizens relative to...

March 26, 2026

NewsAging, Economy, Labor Market

26MarMarch 26, 2026

Why Kenya needs a one-stop pension dashboard now

The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) data shows that 7.5 million Kenyans are actively saving for retirement, with many contributing to multiple pension schemes through employer-sponsored schemes, Government-backed schemes or individual pension schemes. Keeping track of projected benefits, contribution history, and fund performance across different schemes can be challenging for these members. Without a centralised view, managing retirement savings requires navigating different platforms, statements and customer service portals. The global pensions landscape is changing and offering solutions to savers on multiple retirement...

March 26, 2026

NewsEngagement, Kenya, Technology

26MarMarch 26, 2026

Climate risks ‘still mispriced’ despite $1.3trn corporate exposure

Financial markets may still be underestimating the investment impact of extreme weather, despite listed companies facing an estimated $1.3trn (£1trn) in losses over the next year alone, according to a new report from the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI). The report, developed by Marsh Risk along with Impax Asset Management’s Sustainability Centre, argues that physical climate risks are already affecting portfolios through asset damage, supply chain disruption, and impaired company performance – but are not yet being fully reflected in valuations. Its...

March 26, 2026

NewsClimate crisis, Investment, Pension Management, Risk

25MarMarch 25, 2026

México. Limite a “pensiones doradas” avanza en comisiones de la Cámara de Diputados

La Comisión de Puntos Constitucionales de la Cámara de Diputados aprobó la minuta del Senado para limitar las llamadas “pensiones doradas”. Con 26 votos a favor de Morena y sus aliados, los integrantes de esta comisión avalaron reformas al artículo 127 de la Constitución Política, en materia de límite a las jubilaciones y pensiones del personal de confianza a cargo de los organismos descentralizados como CFE, Pemex y Nafin. Durante el análisis de este dictamen, las y los diputados del PAN y...

March 25, 2026

NoticiasMexico, Pensiones Públicas

25MarMarch 25, 2026

Perú. Más de 70 mil trabajadoras del hogar aportan para su pensión

En el marco del Día Nacional de las Trabajadoras y Trabajadores del Hogar, la Oficina de Normalización Previsional (ONP) informó que más de 73 700 trabajadoras del hogar en el país aseguran su futuro mediante su afiliación y aportes al Sistema Nacional de Pensiones (SNP), lo que representa un avance en la protección social de este sector. Según cifras oficiales, la mayoría de aportantes son mujeres (65 047), frente a 8722 hombres, concentradas principalmente entre los 50 y 59 años,...

March 25, 2026

NoticiasCobertura, Perú

25MarMarch 25, 2026

¿Cómo se aborda la desigualdad de género en América Latina a partir de las reformas de pensiones más recientes y cuáles son sus límites estructurales?

Un problema persistente: las pensiones siguen reflejando las brechas del mercado laboral Durante las últimas dos décadas, los sistemas de pensiones en América Latina han incorporado de forma progresiva el enfoque de género como respuesta a brechas históricas en cobertura, densidad de cotización y monto de las prestaciones. Impulsadas por diagnósticos de organismos como la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal) y el Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (Clacso), las reformas más recientes —como las adoptadas en...

March 25, 2026

NoticiasAmérica Latina, Brecha de Género, Cobertura, Sector Informal

25MarMarch 25, 2026

UK. CDC not expected to become ‘mainstream offering’ within the next three years

Two-thirds (67 per cent) of pension professionals do not believe that collective defined contribution (CDC) will be a mainstream workplace pension offering within the next three years, according to a survey of delegates at TPT’s recent Pensions Pathways conference. Meanwhile, a third (33 per cent) of survey respondents believed CDC schemes would be a mainstream workplace pension offering within three years. Speaking at the event, Vidett head of trusteeship, Alison Hatcher, urged the delegates to be “open minded right now”. “There are...

March 25, 2026

NewsCDC, UK

25MarMarch 25, 2026

The surprising reason people in the US are working longer than they used to

Older workers today have more wealth than previous generations but are afraid to use it Workers covered primarily by traditional pensions that paid them a monthly check for life retired at an average age of 62, while those relying on 401(k)-style plans retired closer to 66, a new study found. In the good old days, when my father retired, he had a traditional pension that paid him a monthly check for life. He never had to wonder whether he would outlive...

March 25, 2026

NewsLongevity, Retirement Age, US

25MarMarch 25, 2026

Oil shock opens pension fund checkbooks for Europe’s climate – er, ‘energy security’ – fund managers

While the conflict with Iran has choked off the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, it has opened the tap from European pension funds and other investors looking to capitalize on increased urgency around the continent’s energy security. Clean energy and other infrastructure project developers, along with climate tech fund managers, are finding a suddenly more welcoming reception from institutional investors in Europe, even as dealmaking in the Middle East itself has stalled (see, “Middle East sovereign wealth financed...

March 25, 2026

NewsClimate crisis, Europe, Investment

March 2026