July 2026

UK. Can CDC solve the retirement income challenge?

Retirement in the UK is starting to feel out of reach for many workers. Not because people do not understand the importance of pensions, nor because they are unwilling to save, but because once the bills are paid, there is little left. The Pensions Commission’s figures tell the story. Around 15 million people are estimated to be under saving for retirement, while projections suggest millions could face pensioner poverty by 2040 if current trends continue. Only around 4 per cent...

Asia’s super-aging societies are sparking a boom in high-end longevity clinics—even if ‘public enthusiasm’ is outpacing the science

A nondescript wooden door in Singapore’s central business district leads to an amiable concierge and a cup of warm tea. Customers at the Rekoop clinic swap their office clothes for scrubs and a pair of bedroom slippers, then are whisked through a series of wellness treatments: red light therapy, lymphatic massages, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and others. Clinics like this are part of a new wave of longevity offerings taking Asia’s luxury hospitality sector by storm. By 2030, one in four Asians...

México, Más de 100 mil jubilados bajo Ley 97 reciben más del 70% de salario

Más de 100 mil trabajadores pensionados bajo la Ley 97 ya obtienen una tasa de reemplazo promedio superior a 70% de su último salario, como resultado de la reforma al sistema de pensiones de 2020, informó la Asociación Mexicana de Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro (Amafore). Luego de que el pasado 1 de julio se llegó al 29 aniversario del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (SAR), el presidente de Amafore, Guillermo Zamarripa, explicó que el incremento gradual de...

Chile. Corte rechaza reclamación de AFP Capital y confirma multa por incumplimientos en la PGU

La Corte de Apelaciones de Santiago rechazó la reclamación de ilegalidad presentada por AFP Capital S.A. en contra de una resolución de la Superintendencia de Pensiones (SP), que le impuso una multa de 300 UF por una serie de incumplimientos en la implementación de la Ley 21.419, que establece la Pensión Garantizada Universal (PGU). En un fallo dividido, la Segunda Sala del tribunal de alzada descartó que existiera falta de fundamentación o desproporción en la sanción aplicada por el organismo fiscalizador. El tribunal concluyó que, si bien la administradora alegó que parte de las observaciones respondían...

República Dominicana. La Procuraduría pone en marcha plan de pensiones complementarias para fiscales

La procuradora general de la República, Yeni Berenice Reynoso, anunció este martes la entrada en vigencia del Reglamento del Plan de Pensiones Complementarias para los miembros de la carrera del Ministerio Público, una iniciativa que permitirá acceder a un retiro complementario a los fiscales que cumplan con los requisitos establecidos. El plan está dirigido a fiscales con 60 años o más de edad y 25 años o más de servicio en la administración pública, y forma parte de un compromiso asumido por Reynoso al iniciar su gestión al...

US. Milliman analysis: Despite June dip, corporate pensions close strong second quarter 109.5% funded

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released its monthly Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. June’s funded ratio is significantly ahead of the 106.1% seen at the start of 2026 The funded status of the Milliman 100 PFI plans fell by $2 billion during June, after 0.42% investment returns caused plan assets to slip to $1.323 trillion as of June 30. Plan liabilities also rose during the...

UK. Gen Z pension investment falls as gold and crypto ownership rises

Gen Z pension investment has fallen over the past six years, despite younger savers increasing their exposure to gold, stocks and crypto, research from GWI has found. The insights company found that gold ownership among Gen Z has increased by 50 per cent over the past six years, while investment in stocks and shares has risen by 45 per cent. Crypto ownership among Gen Z has also increased by 43 per cent over the same period. However, pension investment among the age...

Ghana. A-G uncovers GH¢7.5 million in illegal pension payments to 4 dead pensioners

A report by the Auditor-General (A-G) has found that four deceased pensioners continued to receive pension benefits long after their deaths, resulting in overpayments totalling GH¢7,494,975.34 between February 2019 and March 2026. The findings, contained in the Report of the Auditor‑General on the Public Accounts of Ghana Ministries, Departments and Other Agencies for the year ended 31 December 2025, identified a serious breach of financial regulations. "We noted that four deceased pensioners were paid a total amount of GH¢7,494,975.34 between February...

Act soon to change ‘unsustainable’ direction of UK debt, OBR warns

Policymakers must act to prevent public debt rising unsustainably in coming decades as the population ages and defence spending rises, the government’s independent economic forecaster has said. In a fresh illustration of the challenges facing the prime minister in waiting, Andy Burnham, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said that without government action “debt would move on to what would be an unsustainable, ever-upward path from around the 2040s”. The OBR said defence spending would have to increase by an additional £28bn a...

México. El impuesto a las Afores y a las herencias llegará a la Suprema Corte

La semana pasada, la Suprema Corte discutió si los recursos de las Afores que reciben los familiares de trabajadores fallecidos deben pagar Impuesto sobre la Renta. El proyecto presentado por la ministra Sara Irene Herrerías, que así lo proponía, no alcanzó la mayoría necesaria y el asunto fue returnado al ministro Giovanni Figueroa para la elaboración de una nueva propuesta. Pero, en medio del escándalo mediático, Lenia Batres puso sobre la mesa una discusión que México ha evitado durante décadas:...