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29JanJanuary 29, 2026

Goodbye to Retirement at 60 in the South Africa

South Africa has officially moved away from the traditional default retirement age of 60, with new pension regulations taking effect from early January 2026, reshaping retirement planning for millions of workers. This shift addresses rising life expectancy, pension fund sustainability, and economic pressures, allowing retirement ages to be set by employment contracts and fund rules rather than a fixed benchmark. South Africa Pension Reforms 2026 Overview The abolition of the automatic retirement age at 60 marks a pivotal change in South Africa’s...

January 29, 2026

NewsRetirement Age, South Africa

29JanJanuary 29, 2026

Vietnam. When society ages faster than its capacity to care

Vietnam is undergoing a profound demographic transition that remains surprisingly underdiscussed: rapid population aging. According to assessments by the United Nations and the World Health Organization, Vietnam is among the fastest-aging countries in Asia. What makes this shift particularly challenging is that it is happening before the country becomes wealthy and before a comprehensive system of long-term elderly care has been fully established. Within just a few decades, the proportion of people aged 60 and above has risen sharply. At the same...

January 29, 2026

NewsAging, Vietnam

29JanJanuary 29, 2026

6 Retirement Must-Knows for 2026

In 2026, you can contribute $7,500 to an IRA if you’re under age 50 and $8,600 if you’re over 50, and contribute $24,500 to a company retirement plan if you’re under age 50 and $32,500 if you’re 50 and above. The super catch-up contribution limit has increased to $35,750 for 2026. For 2025, they found 3.9% to be the starting safe withdrawal rate, but you can get closer to 6% if you’re willing to use a strategy that’s...

January 29, 2026

NewsRetirement Planning, US

29JanJanuary 29, 2026

JPMorgan (JPM) Buys UK Pensions Platform WealthOS

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is one of the 11 Most Profitable Cheap Stocks to Invest In Now. On January 22, Reuters reported that JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) has completed a deal to acquire WealthOS, a UK-based pensions technology platform. This information comes from an internal memo seen by Reuters. This transaction is expected to strengthen JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s (NYSE:JPM) presence in the pensions industry and position the company to benefit from the growing demand for retirement planning products...

January 29, 2026

NewsPension Management, UK

28JanJanuary 28, 2026

México. Mejores afores en atención a usuarios en 2025, según Condusef

La Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros (Condusef) publicó los resultados del Índice de Desempeño de Atención a Usuarios (IDATU) sobre las Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro (Afores), correspondientes al tercer trimestre de 2025.¿Cuáles son las mejores? El principal objetivo de este índice es evaluar la atención que brindan las administradoras ante reclamaciones concluidas por los usuarios, en procesos donde interviene la autoridad financiera. Según el reporte, el sector de las afores alcanzó una calificación...

January 28, 2026

NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Mexico

28JanJanuary 28, 2026

Colombia. Procurador confirma cambios en borrador de decreto para repatriar billones de pensiones a Colombia

El procurador general de la Nación, Gregorio Eljach, se pronunció acerca del proyecto de decreto del Ministerio de Hacienda, que busca poner un techo a las inversiones que se pueden hacer en el exterior con los recursos del ahorro pensional de los colombianos. Una de las primeras menciones del funcionario tuvo que ver con las mesas técnicas para conciliar las diferencias entre los fondos de pensiones (AFP) y el Gobierno. Eljach afirmó que estas reuniones “ya comenzaron, ya hemos dos mesas...

January 28, 2026

NoticiasColombia, Inversión, Regulación

28JanJanuary 28, 2026

México. Recursos del Fondo de Pensiones para el Bienestar han crecido 21%

Los recursos con los que cuenta el Fondo de Pensiones para el Bienestar (FBP) han crecido 21% o 9,455 millones de pesos en su primer año y medio de operación. Y es que al concluir septiembre, el Fondo contaba con 54,349 millones de pesos, de acuerdo con la información más actualizada dada a conocer por su comité técnico. En su arranque de operaciones el gobierno federal había informado que el Fondo contaba con recursos por 44,894 millones de pesos. El crecimiento en...

January 28, 2026

NoticiasArgentina, Regulación

28JanJanuary 28, 2026

República Dominicana. CMD denuncia retraso en aumento salarial de médicos pensionados

El Colegio Médico Dominicano (CMD) externó su preocupación ante el retraso en la aplicación del aumento salarial que afecta a la gran mayoría de los médicos pensionados del país, en incumplimiento de los plazos acordados con el Poder Ejecutivo. El presidente del CMD, doctor Luis Peña Núñez, recordó que el 2 de octubre de 2025 se firmó un acuerdo en el Palacio Nacional entre el presidente de la República, Luis Abinader, y el gremio. En este convenio se estableció que, a partir de enero de 2026, se ejecutaría una nivelación...

January 28, 2026

NoticiasIngreso, República Dominicana

28JanJanuary 28, 2026

US. When Texas messes with pensions, firefighters, teachers and cops get burned

Twenty years ago, I entered the service feeling like most rookie firemen: invincible. The furthest thing from any new recruit’s mind is retirement, but before long, the high stress, heavy lifting, hazardous conditions and 24-hour shifts begin to catch up with even the strongest among us. For all our emergency preparedness training, the fire academy does not teach financial management, leaving most firefighters ill-equipped to plan for retirement. And with the average firefighter retiring in their fifties — significantly before the average...

January 28, 2026

NewsRetirement Planning, US

28JanJanuary 28, 2026

UK. Calls for free pension health checks to prevent ‘retirement under-savings crisis’

Pension savers should be offered free retirement funds “health checks” to help avert a potential retirement under-savings crisis, a think tank is urging. The Social Market Foundation (SMF), along with savings and investment firm M&G, is calling for health checks to be integrated directly into pensions dashboards, so that on viewing their pension information, savers would be offered the option of a free, personalised guidance session. Plans are already in place for pensions dashboards, which will allow people to see all...

January 28, 2026

NewsRegulation, UK