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26MayMay 26, 2026

China now home to more people over 65 than children, official survey finds

For the first time in records dating back to 1949, China is now home to more people aged 65 and above than children, the latest official data showed, underscoring the country’s deepening demographic pressure. By November last year, 15.87 per cent of China’s roughly 1.4 billion-strong population was aged at least 65, compared with 15.25 per cent aged between 0 to 14, according to the results of a nationwide sample survey released late last week. That meant China’s traditional family-based model...

May 26, 2026

NewsAging, China, Labor Market

26MayMay 26, 2026

Spain. Pension spending marks a new high of 14,366 million in May, 6.1% more year-on-year

Social Security has allocated in this month of May a historic disbursement of 14,365.8 million euros to pay the ordinary payroll of contributory pensions, which represents an increase of 6.1% compared to the same period in 2025, as communicated this Tuesday by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations. This payroll incorporates the revaluation of pensions approved by the Government for 2026. In general, the increase applied is 2.7%, in line with the average CPI recorded between December 2024...

May 26, 2026

NewsPension Reform, Public spending, Social Security, Spain

26MayMay 26, 2026

Lithuania’s Second-Pillar Exits Expose Pension Saving Gap

About 40 percent of participants in Lithuania’s second-pillar pension saving system left the scheme in the first quarter of 2026. The figure does not by itself show that residents have given up on preparing for retirement, but it raises a practical question: will the returned money become part of a long-term plan, or be absorbed into short-term spending? This international adaptation is based on a BNS-published comment by Giedrius Rimša, president of the Lithuanian Life Insurance Companies Association, and survey...

May 26, 2026

NewsLithuania, Pension Reform, savings

25MayMay 25, 2026

México. La reforma de Claudia Sheinbaum que cambió las reglas del ISSSTE: cuántos años necesitas para jubilarte en 2026

La reforma del ISSSTE impulsada por Claudia Sheinbaum en 2026 estableció nuevas reglas para la jubilación anticipada de los trabajadores al servicio del Estado en México. El cambio más relevante es la reducción escalonada de la edad mínima para acceder a la pensión bajo el régimen Décimo Transitorio, con un beneficio directo para quienes permanecieron en ese esquema previo a la reforma de 2007. El decreto presidencial, publicado en el Diario Oficial de la Federación, confirmó que las trabajadoras podrán jubilarse a partir de los 56...

May 25, 2026

NoticiasMexico, Reforma de Pensiones

25MayMay 25, 2026

Perú. ¿Nuevo retiro de la AFP?: Afiliados al sistema privado de pensiones podrían acceder a cobrar hasta S/22.000

El Congreso de la República del Perú analiza un nuevo proyecto de ley que busca autorizar un retiro extraordinario y voluntario de hasta 4 Unidades Impositivas Tributarias (UIT) de los fondos de las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP), equivalentes a S/22.000. La propuesta ingresó el 21 de mayo y plantea este mecanismo como alternativa para aliviar la economía de los hogares, cubrir deudas y atender emergencias en un contexto de recesión e inestabilidad. El proyecto, presentado por el congresista José Bernardo Pazo Nunura del partido Somos Perú, contempla que los afiliados del Sistema Privado...

May 25, 2026

NoticiasPerú, Retiro de Fondos

25MayMay 25, 2026

Chile. Estudio revela que FFAA reciben en promedio jubilaciones tres veces mayores que cotizantes AFP: “Pensiones por la Fuerza” de Fundación Sol

La versión 2026 del estudio “Pensiones por la Fuerza”, elaborado por la Fundación SOL, volvió a instalar el debate sobre las profundas desigualdades del sistema previsional chileno. El informe sostiene que mientras millones de trabajadores civiles dependen de pensiones AFP y subsidios estatales, las Fuerzas Armadas y de Orden continúan accediendo a sistemas especiales con montos considerablemente superiores. Según el documento, a diciembre de 2025 la Caja de Previsión de la Defensa Nacional, CAPREDENA, pagó 103.409 pensiones con un promedio...

May 25, 2026

NoticiasChile, Igualdad, Pensiones Públicas

25MayMay 25, 2026

US. Aging in place comes with major financial hurdles

More than 75% of older Americans say they want to “age in place,” or live in their home for as long as possible. Sounds reasonable. But 40% have doubts about whether that's possible, according to a survey by AARP. For many, financial constraints will force them to downsize, relocate to a less expensive city or state or move in with family or into an independent retirement or assisted living community. Money issues such as the cost of age-proofing a home, the...

May 25, 2026

NewsAging, Income, Inflation, US

25MayMay 25, 2026

Allianz Retiree Study Puts Longevity Fears And Inflation At Center Stage

Find winning stocks in any market cycle. Join 7 million investors using Simply Wall St's investing ideas for FREE. Allianz (XTRA:ALV) has released new research on retiree financial well-being. The study finds many retirees are more worried about outliving their savings than about mortality. Inflation and rising healthcare costs are highlighted as key drivers of growing financial anxiety. For you as an investor, this research speaks directly to Allianz's core business in insurance and retirement solutions. The findings spotlight how inflation...

May 25, 2026

NewsInvestment, Retirement Planning

25MayMay 25, 2026

UK Pensioners Suffer Heavy Tax Losses as 462,000 Rush to Withdraw Savings

Hundreds of thousands of British retirees are inadvertently surrendering significant portions of their life savings to HM Revenue and Customs, as an unprecedented rush to withdraw pension cash exposes catastrophic flaws in national retirement guidance. Startling data published annually by the Financial Conduct Authority reveals a 29 percent surge in the number of individuals cashing out their entire pension pots. Driven by unrelenting cost-of-living pressures and highly restrictive legacy financial products, retirees are triggering massive, entirely avoidable tax liabilities that...

May 25, 2026

NewsTaxation, UK, Withdrawals

25MayMay 25, 2026

Germany. GOVT reportedly mulls change to retirement age

claims it saw a draft proposal by the government to increase the age of retirement by three years Chancellor Merz has proposed that Ukraine become an 'associate' member of the European Union Politicians have been reacting to a report from German tabloid Bild that the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz is planning to raise the age of retirement from 67 to 70 years old. According to the report, the age will be raised to 68 in the 2040s, 69 in the 2050s, before...

May 25, 2026

NewsGermany, Retirement Age

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