October 2026

Gen Z adults ‘risk creating retirement shortfalls amid living costs squeeze’

More than half (53%) of Gen Z adults aged 18 to 29 could be at risk of reducing their pension contributions over the next year or may have already stopped them, a survey indicates. The research, commissioned by pensions-finding platform Raindrop, found that younger adults indicated they were particularly at risk of sacrificing their longer term savings to get by in the short term. More than a third (35%) of Millennials aged 30 to 45, 19% of Gen X...

China’s Retirement Wave Is Here. The Pension Math Is Brutal

In 2022, people born in 1962 began turning 60. That was the start. Since then, more than 20 million people a year reach retirement age in China. On an average day, about 60,000 people stop working and start collecting a pension. This will continue for more than a decade. Between 1962 and 1975, China averaged 25.83 million births a year, about 320 million people total. In 1963 alone, 29.34 million babies were born, the highest number in nearly 70 years....

Kazakhstanis’ pension savings reached 28.35 trillion tenge

As of August 1, 2026, the pension savings of Kazakhstanis amounted to 28.35 trillion tenge, an increase of 3.50 trillion tenge (or 14.1%) over the past 12 months. The bulk of pension savings come from compulsory pension contributions (CPCs). As of August 1, 2026, their volume reached 26.31 trillion tenge, an increase of 2.69 trillion tenge (or 11.4%) over the past 12 months. The volume of pension savings formed through compulsory occupational pension contributions (COPCs) exceeded 751.56 billion tenge. This figure...

The impact of pension on the health behavior of elderly rural residents: evidence from China

By Rui Li, Duanyang Gao & Yuying Yang Background Unhealthy behavior is an important factor threatening the health of older rural residents in China. We examine the effects of receiving pension on elderly rural residents’ health behavior (namely conscious control of sugar, salt, and edible oil intake, as well as learning health or wellness knowledge), also including effect heterogeneity by income level and gender. Methods Using China Rural Revitalization Survey (CRRS) in 2020, we used the policy rule of the...

Retirement Security in the US Is Stuck in the Past

By Catherine Thurtle Open a retirement statement today, and the numbers look a little better than in 2020. Open the news, and the ground looks a lot less steady. That gap sums up where retirement security stands in 2026. Fewer than six in 10 US residents (59%) agree they’re currently building, or have already built, a big enough retirement nest egg. That’s according to Life and Money: Retirement Security in the USA, new research fielded by The Harris Poll on behalf...

2026 Global Climate Investing Survey

By Lucian Peppelenbos Investor support for prioritizing climate change is rising again, as concerns around energy security accelerate the renewable energy transition, and as the physical effects of global warming are increasingly felt, the Robeco Global Climate Investing Survey 2026 shows. The sixth annual survey of 300 investors shows they are realistic about climate targets, with most forecasting a ‘too little, too late’ scenario that cannot achieve the Paris goals. Yet there is also resilience, as most investors are still prepared...

México. Pago de pensiones son de alta prioridad para el Estado: SHCP

Aunque es ingenuo no reconocer que hay un debate acerca del tamaño del pasivo pensionario en México, Héctor Santana, titular de la Unidad de Seguros, Pensiones y Seguridad Social de la Secretaría de Hacienda, garantizó que todos los trabajadores del país tienen asegurado el pago de sus pensiones. “Los trabajadores del sector privado, afiliados al IMSS, del sector público, afiliados al Issste, de las Fuerzas Armadas de México, que forman parte del ISSFAM, y quienes reciben un haber de retiro...

Colombia. Fondos de pensiones: ¿invertir más en el exterior puede mejorar la rentabilidad de su ahorro?

Para millones de colombianos, el dinero que cada mes se descuenta de su salario para pensión representa una apuesta de largo plazo: ahorrar hoy para tener ingresos durante la vejez. Por eso, cualquier cambio en las reglas que determinan dónde pueden invertirse esos recursos puede terminar teniendo consecuencias sobre la forma en que se administra ese ahorro. Una de las modificaciones más recientes está relacionada con las inversiones de los fondos de pensiones en el exterior. El Gobierno De la...

La crisis de deuda y pensiones en Francia son una advertencia para México: análisis de Banamex

La crisis financiera que enfrenta Francia por el crecimiento de su deuda, las presiones por las jubilaciones y los menores recursos presupuestarios, en medio de manifestaciones y represión a civiles, es “una advertencia para México”, consideró el área de Estudios Económicos de Banamex. De acuerdo con un análisis de Banamex, lo que está ocurriendo en Francia deja una lección para el gobierno de Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, pues mantener gastos elevados sin suficientes ingresos para cubrirlos puede terminar por reducir la...

UK pensions regulator presses DC schemes on value and DB trustees on surplus

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has urged pension trustees to determine the long-term future of defined benefit (DB) schemes and prepare for new requirements on value for money and retirement income in defined contribution (DC) schemes. Speaking at an industry event, TPR chief executive officer Nausicaa Delfas said the regulator wanted to see fewer, larger, well-run pension funds delivering security and value in a pensions system geared towards providing a sustainable income in retirement. To achieve this, she urged trustees to make...