May 2026

OIM destaca rol fundamental de migrantes ante envejecimiento poblacional de América Latina

Dentro de "muy poco" las personas mayores de 65 años serán más que aquellas en edad laboral en América Latina, y en este contexto los migrantes juegan un "rol fundamental" para sostener la productividad y los sistemas de pensiones de los países de acogida, destacó el director regional de la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM), Diego Beltrand. Según la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal), se proyecta que para el 2036, por primera vez en la...

New HMRC tax rules coming for DWP state pension after Labour update

New tax rules are coming on the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) state pension from 2028, it has been warned. Labour Party minister Torsten Bell has confirmed the shake-up as he responded to a question in the Commons. Mr Bell responded to fears the state pension - which is already dangerously close to breaching the personal tax-free allowance - could rise further with the Triple Lock next year, taking it over the threshold. Euan Stainbank reached out "to ask the Chancellor of...

Kazakhstan’s Population Is Aging Rapidly as Demographic Pressures Mount

Kazakhstan’s population is aging rapidly, with the number of elderly citizens growing significantly faster than the child population as birth rates continue to decline. According to a study by analysts at Energyprom.kz, the country’s aging index has been steadily rising. In 2021, Kazakhstan had 26.7 elderly people for every 100 children under the age of 15. By 2025, that figure had increased to 32.9. The data suggests Kazakhstan is gradually entering a demographic phase in which the proportion of elderly citizens is growing much faster...

Moldova. Six out of ten agricultural workers work informally and are deprived of social protection

He said about six out of ten people employed in agriculture work without official registration, without labor contracts and without social protection, being paid for temporary work such as harvesting or tending crops. “By comparison, the rate in non-agricultural sectors is six times lower – one in ten. What is informal employment? These are people who accept day jobs because they need money for bread, medicine, bills or debts at the store. More often than not, they don’t even ask...

US. Retirement Savings Fall Far Short of Longevity Expectations

The current life expectancy is 79 years old, but on average U.S. adults surveyed by Pew Research hope to live until 91, according to the 2026 Mind, Body and Wallet report by the Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, a provider of workforce benefits, retirement and wealth solutions.  The wish for longer life, however, did not align with Guardian respondents’ preparedness for a longer retirement. Compared with the previous 15 years that Guardian published its Mind, Body and Wallet report, 2026 results showed persistently low levels of overall wellbeing and financial health. For the third consecutive...

UK. TPR outlines vision for megafunds and simplified pensions market by 2036

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) chief executive, Nausicaa Delfas, has said the UK workplace pensions market could look “very different” by 2036, with a smaller number of large pension megafunds, greater consolidation and more scheme-led retirement solutions becoming the norm. Speaking at the Eversheds Sutherland UK Pensions Conference, Delfas said the pensions market was currently undergoing “the biggest changes in pensions since the introduction of auto-enrolment”. Setting out her vision for the future of the UK pensions system, Delfas said she expected to...

Geopolitical conflict wipes out R200 billion in South African pension funds

The war in Iran revealed that South African pension funds are over-exposed to geopolitical events, which is forcing some of the country’s biggest funds to rethink their investment strategy. This is the feedback from Frans Baleni, chair of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), who noted that the fund took a major hit from the war in the Middle East. Speaking in an interview with Moneyweb Radio, Baleni said the GEPF had built a strong track record of protecting public servants’ retirement...

Canadian DB pension plans return 0.4% in Q1 2026 amid geopolitical tensions: report

The typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan posted a median return of 0.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report by RBC Investor Services. It found Canadian equity allocations returned 3.9 per cent in the quarter, matching the TSX composite index. Energy led sector gains with a 30.1 per cent surge following the Strait of Hormuz closure, while materials rose strongly early in the period, pulled back significantly in March and finished with a...

México. Regresaron las plusvalías: afores reportaron 347,500 millones de pesos en abril

Luego de las minusvalías reportadas en marzo pasado ante la volatilidad en los mercados, las administradoras de fondos para el retiro (afores) reportaron 347,500 millones de pesos de plusvalías en abril, informó la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar). "En abril del 2026, tal como se esperaba, hubo un repunte respecto a lo observado el mes pasado, por lo que el SAR registró plusvalías por 347,500 millones de pesos, las más importantes en la historia del SAR para un...

Colombia. Cifras clave sobre pensiones, programa BEPS y Ley Pensional, durante marzo de 2026

Colpensiones pone a disposición de la ciudadanía el boletín con las cifras más relevantes sobre la administración del Régimen de Prima Media (RPM), el programa de Beneficios Económicos de Colpensiones (BEPS) y la implementación de la Ley Pensional 2381 de 2024. El documento completo está disponible para ser descargado o visualizado en línea, en formato PDF. El principal objetivo es que estos datos sean de utilidad para la divulgación, consulta y análisis con fines informativos, académicos e investigativos; así...