August 2026

The Most Important Longevity Term You’ve Probably Never Heard of

What if there was a single metric that could capture every aspect of your health — how strong you are, how clear your vision is, how sharply you think? That’s the goal of intrinsic capacity, a holistic measure of what someone’s body and mind are capable of. “It’s not really a sexy term,” but it makes sense from a scientific perspective, said Dr. John Beard, a professor of productive aging at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health who helped...

México. SHCP: tenemos que encontrar formas para que el ahorro interno se use en infraestructura

A diferencia de lo que ocurría hace décadas, México hoy cuenta con ahorro interno, como el acumulado en las Administradoras de Fondos de Ahorro para el Retiro (Afore), por lo que sólo falta encontrar las formas para canalizarlo a la infraestructura que reduzca las desigualdades regionales, manifestó esta tarde Édgar Amador, secretario de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP). “Quizá los que tengamos la edad suficiente, lo recordamos: hace algunas décadas, teníamos proyectos en la planeación, teníamos proyectos, pero no teníamos...

Chile. Reforma de pensiones: cómo funcionará la nueva Cotización con Rentabilidad Protegida que parte en septiembre y permitirá subir pensiones

A medida que avanza la implementación de la reforma de pensiones, se incorporan nuevos mecanismos consignados en la ley. Esta vez, se trata de la Cotización con Rentabilidad Protegida (CRP), un nuevo componente previsional que pagarán los empleadores a partir de septiembre junto con el resto de las cotizaciones. Con este cambio, el aporte previsional adicional de cargo al empleador llega al 3,5% de la remuneración imponible de cada trabajador, y seguirá aumentando de forma gradual hasta alcanzar 8,5% en...

Perú. SBS uniformiza tratamiento contable de pagos para entidades financieras, AFP y seguros

Como parte de su labor permanente de revisión y actualización del marco normativo la Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS) ha establecido un tratamiento contable uniforme para los pagos que realicen las empresas supervisadas en el marco de controversias tributarias. De acuerdo con la Resolución SBS 02104-2026, publicada hoy en el Diario Oficial, se incorporan cuentas contables relacionadas con los pagos efectuados en el marco de controversias tributarias en el rubro de cuentas por cobrar y en el rubro...

Gen Xers fret over the future of Social Security. “I will likely be working in retirement.”

Retirement is biting Generation X. Its oldest members will turn 62 next year, the earliest age at which people can claim Social Security benefits, with many Americans having too little saved to stop working even as the program faces its own funding crisis. Chris Branaman, 53, jokes that his retirement will be spent as a Walmart greeter. "That's my funny way of saying I will likely be working in retirement," said Branaman of Bay City, Michigan, who works in IT and...

Look beyond funded ratios for hidden pension risks

Pension funding risk has evolved into a structural debt obligation — akin to an obligor's bonded indebtedness from a secondary credit consideration — having minimal impact on yield levels. Public pension fund risk assessment stands at the intersection of investment management practices and a municipal credit evaluation process for governments and revenue enterprises that prioritizes funding discipline and fiscal capacity. While funded ratios remain a key barometer of pension funding risk, they do not tell the full story. Beyond simply...

India’s gig economy leaving its women behind, study finds

India’s gig economy, which includes 10-minute food delivery and ride-hailing apps, is creating millions of jobs. Yet, women are largely missing from it, according to a new study. Indian women have achieved near parity with men in access to basic bank accounts, but that progress isn’t carrying over to the digital economy, with women workers underrepresented in jobs at companies such as Uber Technologies, Swiggy and Urban Company, according to report by the International Labour Organization and the National Council...

South Korea’s pension recipients rise 5.6% in 2024

South Korea's pension recipients aged 65 and older rose 5.6 per cent to 9,122,000 in 2024, driven by a rapidly aging population, the Ministry of Data and Statistics said Tuesday (Aug 25). The average monthly pension payout rose 6.0 per cent from a year earlier to 737,000 won (about US$530) in 2024. Men received an average of 957,000 won, while women averaged 546,000 won. Those aged 65-69 received 858,000 won, compared with 577,000 won for people aged 80 and older. Among...

Nigeria. PenCom records 11.18 million pension registrations in Q1

The National Pension Commission has disclosed that cumulative Retirement Savings Account registrations under the Contributory Pension Scheme rose to 11,183,475 at the end of the first quarter of 2026. According to PenCom’s Q1 2026 report released on Monday, cumulative RSA registrations grew by 143,248 accounts during the three months, up from 11,040,227 recorded at the close of the fourth quarter of 2025. Highlighting the momentum in account openings during the period, the commission stated, “The quarterly cadence is materially stronger than...

México. Cepal sugiere nueva reforma de pensiones en México

Las arcas públicas se enfrentan al envejecimiento de la población. Si bien México reformó su sistema de retiro hace seis años, las pensiones continúan ejerciendo una presión importante sobre las finanzas del país, dado que no se elimina el reto central: el envejecimiento de la población, alertó la Comisión Económica para América Latina (Cepal). “Las reformas de pensiones de 2020 y las modificaciones recientes han mejorado diversos aspectos del sistema, pero no eliminan el reto fiscal que representa del envejecimiento...