October 2026
20Oct

US. Retirement confidence gaps widen for homeowners approaching 65

A new national survey from Longbridge Financial finds that retirement confidence among US homeowners ages 55 to 64 lags behind every other age group examined. Where a household holds its wealth — not just how much it holds — is the sharpest driver of that divide. Published as “The Retirement Confidence Divide,” the second volume of the 2026 Longbridge Financial Home Equity Confidence Index draws on responses from 2,021 US homeowners age 55 and older, surveyed by Morning Consult between...

October 20, 2026
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20Oct

Care systems around the world are being put to the test by aging populations

Governments must guarantee older people timely care, value care workers, and keep technology accountable as populations age, according to Dr. Omer Shahab Khan, founder and CEO of Australian aged-care organization OSAN Ability. "An assessed care need should create a service guarantee, not a place in a queue," Khan said. Khan noted that by 2030, 1 in 6 people worldwide will be 60 or older, and that public spending on long-term care in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries is projected...

October 20, 2026
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20Oct

Jamaica. Senator urges Gov’t to pursue indexation reform to protect purchasing power of pensioners

Opposition Senator Ramon Small-Ferguson is urging the Government to pursue “properly designed indexation reform” to protect the purchasing power of pensioners over time. Small-Ferguson said that in doing so, careful attention should be paid to sustainability, and without presuming any particular formula or guaranteed increase. He made the comments in the Senate on Friday while contributing to the debate on the Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) (Investment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026. He said it was time to move from investment diversification...

October 20, 2026
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19Oct

México. Por desempleo, retiraron 37,414 millones de pesos de sus afores 1.66 millones de personas

Durante los primeros tres trimestres del 2026, un total de 1.66 millones de trabajadores retiraron por desempleo de sus afores 36,414 millones de pesos (mdp), cifras récord para un periodo similar en ambos casos. El monto retirado representa un crecimiento de 30% anual. Mientras que el número de retiros realizados creció 18% respecto al 2025. El retiro promedio en en los primeros nueves meses del 2026 fue de 21,876.65 pesos, 10% más alto que el año anterior, según cifras de la...

October 19, 2026
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19Oct

España. Por qué la próxima legislatura sí habrá que reformar las pensiones

Mientras los políticos discuten sobre si son sostenibles o no, los expertos avisan de que será inevitable para el próximo gobierno realizar ajustes en el sistema ante las proyecciones de gasto. Las pensiones vuelven a formar parte de una campaña electoral, demostrando que el Pacto de Toledo solo se respeta cuando no hay elecciones. La propuesta de Vox de transitar hacia un modelo de capitalización privada para hacer sostenible el sistema choca de frente con la defensa del Gobierno de...

October 19, 2026
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19Oct

Chile. Exigen explicaciones por pérdidas de fondos E de las AFP y pide sesión especial en la Cámara

El diputado Diego Schalper solicitó a la Superintendencia de Pensiones y a la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero (CMF) entregar antecedentes sobre las rentabilidades negativas registradas por los fondos E de las AFP, con especial preocupación por sus efectos en los afiliados próximos a jubilar. A través de un oficio, el parlamentario pidió esclarecer las causas de las pérdidas, las medidas de supervisión adoptadas por los organismos reguladores y la eventual existencia de responsabilidades por parte de las administradoras. En el...

October 19, 2026
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19Oct

US. We’re Living Longer. But Are We Living Healthier?

Experts say that if you want to age healthily, you should plan for it. That's what I've tried to do: I played in a soccer league well into my 60s, and I was a regular runner. Those activities kept me fit and active at the time. Now, in my 70s, I hope they continue to pay dividends. Healthy aging is something the Milken Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, has long focused on. Ten years ago, it published a series of essays...

October 19, 2026
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19Oct

China. Beijing’s population expected to become super-aged by 2035

The Chinese capital Beijing is expected to become "super-aged" by 2035, with around one-third ​of its population aged 60 and above, ‌the official Beijing Daily reported. Chinese policymakers have made population planning a key part of the country's economic strategy, and ​this year the government faces a ​total potential cost of around 180 billion yuan ($26.92 ⁠billion) to boost births, according to Reuters ​estimates. One in every three residents of the Chinese ​capital will be aged 60 or above by 2035,...

October 19, 2026
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19Oct

South Korea. People Power Party Condemns 182 Trillion Pension Fund Stock Market Gamble

The People Power Party criticized on the 19th that the National Pension Service’s domestic stock valuation dropped by over 182 trillion Korean won in about 100 days amid a domestic stock market crash, calling it a “dangerous gamble ‘pension fund casino’ using the people’s retirement funds as collateral by the Lee Jae Myung government.” The party demanded, “Minister of Health and Welfare Jeong Eun-kyeong should take responsibility for leading efforts to prop up the stock market for local elections...

October 19, 2026
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19Oct

Vietnam. Amendments to the Social Insurance Law increase the number of pensioners and expand social security

The new regulations are gradually coming into effect. The Social Insurance Law 2024 officially came into effect on July 1, 2025, and includes many new and groundbreaking provisions compared to the Social Insurance Law 2014. These include expanding the coverage of compulsory social insurance to several groups, including business owners, enterprise and cooperative managers, part-time workers, non-specialized officials at the grassroots level, and permanent militia members. The 2024 Social Insurance Law also reduces the required social insurance contribution period to qualify...

October 19, 2026
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