editor2, Author at Pension Policy International

12AugAugust 12, 2026

UK. Retirement adequacy increasingly a business planning risk

In its latest paper, Retirement adequacy: identifying future risks in your workforce, the firm highlights how financial stress, changing retirement behaviours and an ageing workforce can affect employee productivity, absenteeism and workforce planning. The paper argues that retirement adequacy is no longer just a pensions issue, but a business challenge that employers need to understand and actively manage. Employers need to understand where adequacy risks exist within their workforce and take action now, before those challenges become harder and...

August 12, 2026

NewsAdequacy, UK

12AugAugust 12, 2026

US. NYC Aging Releases “What the Data Demands” Report on Affordability, Highlighting Economic Challenges Facing Older New Yorkers

The NYC Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) today released What the Data Demands: Findings from Older New Yorkers’ Financial Security, the latest issue paper in a series building on findings from The State of Older New Yorkers, which provides an in-depth examination of the affordability challenges confronting older New Yorkers, including financial insecurity, food insecurity, housing instability, and employment barriers. Drawing on responses from nearly 9,000 older New Yorkers who participated in the City's comprehensive Service Needs Assessment, the...

August 12, 2026

NewsAdequacy, Labor Market, US

12AugAugust 12, 2026

Ghana. GH¢35.5 Billion in SSNIT Assets: What Does It Mean to the Pensioner?

Assets Under Management Do Not Pay the Bills In financial terminology, Assets Under Management (AUM) represents the total market value of the equities, government securities, real estate, and commercial holdings that an institution manages. It measures organizational scale, balance-sheet footprint, and capital accumulation. But an impressive AUM is a measure of portfolio size, not a measure of social protection. For the vast majority of SSNIT’s roughly 240,000 pensioners, around 80% of whom receive monthly payouts hovering around GH¢1,000, and thousands more...

August 12, 2026

NewsFinancial Literacy, South Korea

12AugAugust 12, 2026

European Commission approves non-binding guidelines for supplementary retirement savings

Set out in Recommendation (EU) 2025/2384, approved in November 2025 as part of the Savings and Investment Union initiative led by Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque, these measures aim to boost future retirement income. However, under Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, these recommendations are non-binding; the decision on whether and how to implement them at the national level rests entirely with each Member State. Free national service A key proposal from Brussels is the creation of...

August 12, 2026

NewsEurope, Regulation, savings

11AugAugust 11, 2026

México. Profuturo es reconocido como el mejor fondo de pensiones de México por octavo año consecutivo

Profuturo ha sido reconocido por octavo año consecutivo como el Mejor Fondo de Pensiones de México por International Finance, uno de los referentes internacionales más relevantes del sector financiero. Este reconocimiento distingue a las instituciones que se destacan por su desempeño, innovación, fortaleza operativa y liderazgo. [1] La distinción refrenda la solidez de la estrategia de largo plazo de Profuturo, basada en una gestión disciplinada de inversiones, una robusta administración de riesgos y un compromiso permanente con la protección y...

August 11, 2026

Noticias, NoticiasAdministración de Pensiones, Mexico

11AugAugust 11, 2026

UK. DB scheme surplus rises to £271.3bn; funding ratio hits three-year high

The aggregate surplus of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the UK increased by £7.3bn during July to £271.3bn, as falling liabilities outweighed a decline in asset values, the latest figures from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have shown. The PPF’s 7800 Index showed that the aggregate funding ratio rose by 1.9 percentage points from 131.1 per cent in June to 133 per cent, the highest level recorded since July 2023. Total scheme assets fell by 1.7 per cent during the month, from £1.113trn...

August 11, 2026

NewsDefined Benefit, Funding, UK

11AugAugust 11, 2026

Which nature investments pay off? Here’s what a decade of data says

This piece was originally published as a Forum Story under Nature and Biodiversity for World Economic Forum on August 5, 2026. Private capital investments in nature projects have increased roughly five-fold over the last decade, reaching $14 billion in 2025. Recent research shows institutional investors are backing a broader range of nature investments as the market matures. Four investment trends show how institutional investors’ approach to nature has evolved over the past decade. A decade ago, $2.8 billion in private capital flowed into...

August 11, 2026

NewsClimate crisis, Investment

11AugAugust 11, 2026

South Korea’s National Pension Service Grapples with Worsening Talent Shortage; Only 18 Hires for 26 Openings

The National Pension Service (NPS) Fund Management Division's experienced hire recruitment drive, which began in April, concluded last month, falling significantly short of its hiring targets. The division aimed to recruit 26 professionals but ultimately hired only 18. This outcome has intensified concerns over a worsening talent shortage at the division, which requires highly specialized personnel. According to ALIO, South Korea's public institution management information system, on the 11th, the NPS selected a total of 18 final candidates in its...

August 11, 2026

NewsFinancial Literacy, South Korea

11AugAugust 11, 2026

Ontario Teachers’ delivers 9.5% total-fund net return in first half of 2026

As of January 1, 2026, the plan was fully funded with a $31.2 billion preliminary funding surplus, underscoring its long-term financial health and sustainability. The plan’s co-sponsors, the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) and the Government of Ontario, have elected to file the preliminary valuation with appropriate regulatory authorities. Corporate News Cathy Cranston was appointed Board Chair of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, effective January 1, 2027. Ms. Cranston, who has served on the board since 2019, was appointed by the Government of...

August 11, 2026

NewsCanada, Investment

10AugAugust 10, 2026

México. Tras casi 17 años de la extinción de LyFC, reducen de hasta 1.9 millones a 56 mil pesos las pensiones de exfuncionarios tras la reforma

Casi 17 años después de que el Gobierno federal extinguió Luz y Fuerza del Centro (LyFC), los pagos de algunos de sus antiguos funcionarios que habían permanecido entre las pensiones más altas financiadas con recursos públicos fueron reducidos. Nuevos registros de obligaciones de transparencia, con corte a junio de 2026, ubican en 56 mil 362 pesos mensuales las pensiones de Jorge Evodio Chapa de la Torre, Edgar Velázquez Butrón y Kenneth Sydney Smith Jacobo, quienes meses antes aparecieron con...

August 10, 2026

Noticias, NoticiasMexico, Pensiones Públicas

August 2026