editor, Author at Pension Policy International

05DecDecember 5, 2025

Colombia. Nuevo decreto pensional obligaría a aportar hasta 30 % más para acceder a una renta vitalicia

El gremio asegurador Fasecolda y Asofondos —que agrupa a las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP)— alertaron sobre el proyecto de decreto con el que el Gobierno busca cambiar las reglas de juego para el pago de pensiones en Colombia. Así como lo reveló en primicia Valora Analitik semanas atrás, la nueva reglamentación comprometería la cobertura del seguro previsional frente a los riesgos de invalidez y sobrevivencia, dejando sin protección a millones de trabajadores y pensionados. La medida modificaría las reglas del...

December 5, 2025

NoticiasColombia, Reforma de Pensiones, Regulación

05DecDecember 5, 2025

Trump said he’s looking into an Australian-style retirement program for the U.S.

The Trump administration is looking Down Under for inspiration on how to improve the United States’ retirement savings system. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said at the White House that his administration is looking into an Australian-style retirement program. “We’re looking at it very seriously,” Trump said. “It’s a good plan. It’s worked out very well.” Australia’s primary retirement savings program — known as “superannuation” — might have caught the attention of Washington officials. How superannuation works Superannuation, or “super” for short, is Australia’s...

December 5, 2025

NewsAging, Political economy

05DecDecember 5, 2025

Nigeria to extend social protections to 60 million in the informal sector

The minister made this disclosure in Abuja during a two-day national dialogue on expanding social protection to informal workers. He said the Federal Government is taking concrete steps to address decades of exclusion affecting millions of Nigerians who earn a living in markets, farms, workshops, roadside enterprises and other informal settings. “Today, we write a new chapter in our collective journey to give dignity, inclusion, and protection to the over 60 million Nigerians who make up our informal economy,” the minister...

December 5, 2025

NewsInformal Sector, Nigeria, Social Protection

05DecDecember 5, 2025

UK. Industry stresses need to communicate ‘the whole truth’ on retirement CDC

Industry bodies have warned that benefit illustrations for retirement collective defined contribution (CDC) plans must be accurate and not misleading, as concerns grow about the final details of the regime. The government recently launched a consultation retirement CDC, which would allow people who have saved into a defined contribution (DC) scheme to transfer their pension pot into a CDC scheme at retirement. Industry experts have warned that the framework must dovetail with the forthcoming guided retirement duty and avoid creating default pathways before retirement CDC...

December 5, 2025

NewsCDC, UK

04DecDecember 4, 2025

Chile. OCDE y reforma previsional chilena

Durante más de una década el país buscó aprobar una reforma que se hiciera cargo de aquellos desafíos impostergables en materia de pensiones: aumentar la tasa de cotización, como condición indispensable para mejorar el monto de las futuras jubilaciones; cerrar gradualmente la brecha entre las pensiones que reciben hombres y mujeres, y lograr un mejoramiento de las actuales pensiones. Pese al amplio consenso en torno a estos objetivos, las fuertes diferencias entre los principales bloques políticos respecto de cómo...

December 4, 2025

NoticiasChile, Reforma de Pensiones

04DecDecember 4, 2025

Colombia. Directora de Regulación Financiera renuncia en medio de una supuesta controversia por decreto que obligaría a fondos a invertir más en activos locales

La directora de regulación financiera del Ministerio de Hacienda, Mónica Higuera, ha dimitido alegando diferencias de opinión con el Gobierno. “Comparto plenamente la visión del proyecto que lidera el señor presidente”, dijo Higuera. “No obstante, se han tomado decisiones que no comparto, y esto hace que no pueda continuar en el cargo”. Higuera dimitió en medio de una controversia sobre un proyecto de decreto que obligaría a los fondos de pensiones privados a invertir más en activos locales, según una persona familiarizada con...

December 4, 2025

NoticiasColombia, Inversión

04DecDecember 4, 2025

Is the world ageing out of interest rates?

From global rate hikes to political pressures, central banks can’t stay out of the news these days. But these headlines overlook a growing challenge for central banks: With the share of the population aged 65 or over set to nearly double by 2054, their policy tools may become less effective. Interest rates have long been a key instrument of monetary policy, used much like car pedals, with cuts made to accelerate economic activity and hikes to slow it down. Historically,...

December 4, 2025

NewsAging, Political economy

04DecDecember 4, 2025

The German far left grants last-minute approval to pension reform

The opposition party Die Linke announced on Wednesday that it would abstain from Friday's vote on pension reform, thus allowing Friedrich Merz's government to avoid a potentially destabilizing parliamentary defeat. This abstention effectively guarantees the passage of the highly contested bill and offers the chancellor a respite after several weeks of political tension. The bill aims to maintain current levels of state pensions until 2031, a measure presented as a key pillar of the coalition agreement between the conservative Merz...

December 4, 2025

NewsGermany, Pension Reform

04DecDecember 4, 2025

Most Kenyans think their expenses will decrease in retirement. Is this true?

A new survey on retirement expectations shows that most working Kenyans believe their expenses will reduce once they leave active employment. The findings, published in the Driving Innovation in the Pension Sector in Kenya report by ICEA Group and released on November 20, 2025, offer a glimpse into how the workforce is preparing—mentally and financially—for life after work. According to the report, 57 per cent of the respondents expect their spending to be lower in retirement than it is today. This...

December 4, 2025

NewsKenya, Retirement Planning

04DecDecember 4, 2025

UK. Securing our future: Climate risk and the Pension Schemes Bill

The government is undertaking a once-in-a-generation review of the UK pensions system. It is much needed, and they have made some welcome proposals. However, they are missing the single biggest threat to long-term retirement security: climate change and the accelerating destruction of nature. By refusing to confront this reality, they are letting down pension savers and the pensions industry alike. UK pension schemes continue to hold substantial investments in fossil fuels, including new coal, oil and gas projects. These investments drive...

December 4, 2025

NewsClimate crisis, Regulation, UK

December 2025