editor, Author at Pension Policy International

23JanJanuary 23, 2026

Canada Pension Plan’s investment arm criticized over funding for Elon Musk’s xAI, maker of Grok

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is facing criticism for having provided $300 million US for the funding of infrastructure for Elon Musk's xAI, the company behind the controversial Grok artificial intelligence chatbot tool. Musk's xAI has been at the centre of controversy in recent months, after it was discovered that Grok made it possible for people to create sexualized and nonconsensual images of others — including minors. Amid widespread backlash, xAI put some restrictions in place on the...

January 23, 2026

NewsAI, Canada, Investment

23JanJanuary 23, 2026

India. Central Government approves wage and pension hikes for PSGICs, NABARD and RBI

The Central Government has officially approved wage and pension revisions for employees and retirees of Public Sector General Insurance Companies (PSGICs), the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This decision is expected to benefit approximately 46,322 employees and over 46,000 pensioners and family pensioners across these institutions. According to the government, the move 'reflects Government's continued commitment and emphasis on social security and financial well-being of employees and pensioners.' For those working...

January 23, 2026

NewsAdequacy, Income, India

23JanJanuary 23, 2026

UK. Pensions system fails many women, university report finds

A new report from the University of Edinburgh says the UK pensions system and financial advice sector must be redesigned to address a widening gap between men’s and women’s pension wealth. According to the analysis, women approaching age 60 hold 75% less in private pension savings than men of the same age. The report, supported by wealth manager Evelyn Partners, finds that women’s lower accumulations are largely driven by structural and social factors rather than a lack of confidence. Nearly 15 million people...

January 23, 2026

NewsGender Gap, savings, UK

22JanJanuary 22, 2026

Fondo danés AkademikerPension planea salir de bonos del Tesoro de EE.UU.

El fondo de pensiones danés AkademikerPension planea salir de los bonos del Tesoro de Estados Unidos antes de que termine el mes, ante la preocupación de que las políticas del presidente Donald Trump hayan creado riesgos crediticios demasiado grandes como para ignorarlos. “Estados Unidos básicamente no es un buen crédito y, a largo plazo, las finanzas del gobierno de Estados Unidos no son sostenibles”, dijo a Bloomberg el martes Anders Schelde, director ejecutivo de inversiones de AkademikerPension. AkademikerPension, que administra alrededor...

January 22, 2026

NoticiasDinamarca, Inversión, US

22JanJanuary 22, 2026

¿Por qué al gobierno Petro le urge repatriar más de $100 billones en ahorros de pensiones de colombianos en fondos privados?

Con la publicación del proyecto de decreto que busca traer a Colombia billones de ahorros de los trabajadores, en inversiones extranjeras, de fondos de pensiones privados, el gobierno Petro dio a conocer algunas de las justificaciones de la medida. En el documento, se lee, hay un sustento en los principios y finalidades del Sistema General de Pensiones, conforme a lo dispuesto en la Ley 100 de 1993. La justificación tiene en cuenta que los recursos administrados por las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones tienen la naturaleza...

January 22, 2026

NoticiasColombia, Inversión, Regulación

22JanJanuary 22, 2026

República Dominicana. Patrimonio administrado por los fondos de pensiones alcanzó RD$1.6 billones

Al cierre del pasado año, el patrimonio administrado por los fondos de pensiones alcanzó RD$1.6 billones, equivalente a más del 20% del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB). Dicho volumen posiciona el ahorro previsional como uno de los principales motores de inversión del país. Dichos recursos son gestionados por las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP), que desarrollan estrategias de inversión orientadas a la rentabilidad a largo plazo, la seguridad del capital y la diversificación de las inversiones, resaltó el superintendente de...

January 22, 2026

NoticiasAhorro, República Dominicana

22JanJanuary 22, 2026

Exposure to US assets ‘increasingly uncomfortable’ for pension trustees

UK pension schemes’ exposure to US assets has become an “increasingly uncomfortable contradiction” for trustees, Isio chief investment officer, Barry Jones, has said. In a statement marking the anniversary of President, Donald Trump’s, second inauguration, Jones noted that the US market represented the majority of global equity market opportunity and continued to deliver strong returns. However, aspects of the political and regulatory direction of the US administration over the past year were sitting uneasily with the environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...

January 22, 2026

NewsInvestment, US

22JanJanuary 22, 2026

Nigeria. ‘Only 215,914 informal workers enrolled in personal pensions as 92m remain uncovered’

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has disclosed that just 215,914 Nigerians in the informal sector are enrolled in the Personal Pension Plan (PPP), leaving about 91.88 million workers without any form of pension cover out of an estimated 92.1 million informal-sector workforce. The pension regulator, in its third-quarter 2025 report, said the figures highlight the enormous untapped potential within the informal sector and underscore the need for a more deliberate and coordinated industry-wide strategy to deepen micro-pension adoption. PenCom noted that...

January 22, 2026

NewsCoverage, Informal Sector, Nigeria

22JanJanuary 22, 2026

Extinguishing ESG: US House Approves Prohibitive Bill for Pension Funds

A bill which would prohibit ESG factors being considered by pension fund managers and in pension plans has been narrowly approved by the US House of Representatives. The Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act – also referred to as HR 2988 – seeks to amend the 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to specify requirements regarding the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors. It proposes to add limitations on consideration of non-pecuniary factors by fiduciaries, including ESG factors,...

January 22, 2026

NewsESG, Regulation, US

22JanJanuary 22, 2026

UK. Pension Protection Fund names new chief risk officer

He has taken over risk functions from Dana Grey, the PPF’s chief governance, risk and legal officer. Lee joins the PPF from HSBC where he worked for more than 11 years, latterly as global head of pension and insurance traded risk, based in Hong Kong. He was primarily responsible for overseeing the financial services giant’s global insurance business and its employee pension plans. He also worked for more than a decade for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, and previously worked...

January 22, 2026

NewsRegulation, UK

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