August 2026

Esto pasará con Colpensiones si la reforma pensional definitivamente no se aplica

Desde hace un año fue suspendida la reforma pensional, que modificaba sustancialmente la operación de Colpensiones, así como el papel de los fondos privados de jubilación. De acuerdo con la normativa, que sigue sin aplicarse, la idea es eliminar la competencia entre las dos opciones de jubilación, aunque hay sectores que mantienen serios reparos sobre lo avalado, sobre todo con foco en las garantías financieras. Colpensiones, en ese sentido, pasaría a ser el fondo más importante del país toda vez que...

El Gobierno francés plantea congelar las pensiones más altas para contener el déficit

El Gobierno francés, que afronta una situación muy delicada por sus cuentas públicas, con una fuerte presión de los mercados sobre los tipos de su deuda, baraja la posibilidad de congelar las pensiones más altas en 2027 o al menos no revalorizarlas al nivel de la inflación para contener el déficit. "La contribución a la recuperación nacional de los pensionistas más acomodados, por ejemplo mediante una indexación más moderada de sus pensiones, es una cuestión que merece plantearse", escribió este...

Reform proposes ban on most benefits for foreign nationals in UK

Foreign nationals would be excluded from most benefits under a Reform UK government, the party has said. The ban, part of a proposed overhaul of Britain's benefits system, would include European Union (EU) nationals with settled status in the UK, meaning a renegotiation of the UK's Brexit deal with the EU. In a speech on Monday, the party's economy spokesman, Robert Jenrick, said: "The British taxpayer is acting as the welfare state for the world. That's unfair, we all know it." Reform...

Malaysia’s pension fund investment income jumps 48 pct in H1

Malaysia's state-owned pension fund, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), recorded investment income of 57.50 billion ringgit (14.16 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, up 48 percent from a year earlier, helped by strong global equity markets, the fund said Monday. Investment income for the second quarter also rose 44 percent year-on-year to 29.77 billion ringgit, the retirement fund said in a statement. EPF Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn said the fund benefited from strong global equity markets...

UK. ​Single pensioners drive rise in retirement poverty, LCP finds

The consultancy said the overall pensioner poverty rate, measured on a consistent basis, rose from 15.7% in 2012-13 to 18.6% in 2023-24. Poverty among pensioner couples has remained relatively flat over the period, but rates have climbed sharply among single pensioners, particularly those who are divorced or have never married. More recent corrected figures from the Department for Work and Pensions, which are not yet available as a long-term series, put the poverty rate among single pensioners at 19.8% in...

Restoring dignity: How pension reforms are reviving Zimbabwe’s retirement system

Every month-end, Mr Mxolisi Dube (72) from Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo arrives at his local bank before sunrise. Long before the doors open, he joins dozens of fellow pensioners waiting patiently to collect what should be the reward for a lifetime of hard work and sacrifice. Clutching a worn leather wallet, the retired foundry worker waits with quiet hope that this month’s pension will stretch a little further than the last. For years, however, opening that wallet brought more despair than...

US. Milliman analysis: Multiemployer pensions’ aggregate funding level reaches 106% at midyear 2026, highest in study history

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the midyear 2026 results of its Multiemployer Pension Funding Study (MPFS), an interim update to its annual study, which analyzes the funded status of all U.S. multiemployer defined benefit pension plans based on assumptions and data in the latest Form 5500 filings. As of June 30, 2026, Milliman estimates that the aggregate funded percentage of all multiemployer plans has reached 106%, up from 103% at year-end 2025. This is...

Japan’s inflation paradox is creating winners and losers. Pensioners are the second

In the coastal city of Murakami, the 72-year-old widow relies on a monthly pension of ¥110,000 ($671). In April kerosene costs alone ate up more than a third of her budget, because of the Iran war. “When I don’t have money, I just have to put up with it because I have no other choice,” she says. With many senior citizens facing a similar situation in her community, Murakami passed a petition in December, urging Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to...

Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean: inclusion and rights of older persons

By NU & CEPAL In Latin America and the Caribbean, population ageing —a demographic phenomenon that is characterized by an increase in the proportion of older persons and the lengthening of the life cycle— presents both opportunities and challenges for public policy. This document presents the report of Latin America and the Caribbean for the fourth review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002. The report analyses the current situation of ageing in the region and...

Expanding Social Protection and Addressing Informality in Latin America

By Jens Matthias Arnold, Aida Caldera & Elizabeth Friesen Informality remains a defining feature of Latin America’s labour markets, with around half of workers employed outside formal arrangements. While rates have slowly declined in some countries, progress is uneven and fragile. The many faces of informality — from self-employed vendors to domestic workers and employees in small firms — highlight the diverse realities of those without contracts, secure incomes, or access to social protection. The COVID-19 pandemic was a wake-up...