May 2026
11May

Hong Kong may broaden at-risk elderly support after recent deaths, minister says

Hong Kong authorities may widen support to cover more younger elderly residents to bolster protection, the welfare minister has said, calling current efforts to identify at-risk seniors “just the beginning” as the city reels from two tragedies in a week. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han told the South China Morning Post that the government was mobilising all available resources to strengthen support for the elderly, but he noted the process would take time given the city’s large...

May 11, 2026
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08May

México. Las pensiones absorben 25 de cada 100 pesos del gasto total de Hacienda

El pago orientado exclusivamente para cubrir pensiones contributivas —aquellas que dependen de las cotizaciones realizadas por el trabajador— representó, por primera vez para un primer trimestre, 25 de cada 100 pesos del gasto total programable del gobierno federal. De acuerdo con cifras de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP), de enero a marzo de 2026 se destinaron 424,059.2 millones de pesos (mdp) para este tipo de programas sociales. Dicha cifra, además de ser la más alta para un primer trimestre en los archivos de...

May 8, 2026
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08May

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...

May 8, 2026
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08May

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...

May 8, 2026
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08May

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...

May 8, 2026
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08May

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...

May 8, 2026
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07May

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...

May 7, 2026
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07May

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...

May 7, 2026
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07May

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...

May 7, 2026
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07May

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...

May 7, 2026
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