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11FebFebruary 11, 2026

US. People Now Have Much More Money in IRAs than 401(k)s. Why That Leaves Workers More Vulnerable.

The most extraordinary development in the U.S. private sector retirement system is not the shift away from old-fashioned defined benefit plans, which began around 1980 and is virtually complete today, but rather the movement away from 401(k) plans, which replaced the defined benefit plans, to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Total IRA assets now exceed the money in 401(k)s by $7 trillion (see Figure 1). The shift from 401(k)s to IRAs moves the employees’ money to a different regulatory environment. 401(k)...

February 11, 2026

Newssavings, US

11FebFebruary 11, 2026

Nigeria Turns to Fintech Model to Fix Informal Sector Pension

For six years, Nigeria’s “Micro Pension Plan” (MPP) has been inactive. It was launched in 2019 by the Buhari administration to include millions of traders, artisans, and gig workers in the pension system. However, progress has stalled. As of Q3 2024, only about 164,000 out of a target of roughly 75 million informal workers had registered. Of these, only about 12,000 had funded accounts. This means coverage is effectively zero. On Monday, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) made a significant change....

February 11, 2026

NewsFintech, Informal Sector, Nigeria

11FebFebruary 11, 2026

Germany. Tens Of Thousands Of Passengers Set To Be Stranded As Lufthansa Pilots Announce Strike in Pension Dispute

Tens of thousands of passengers who are set to travel with German flag carrier Lufthansa this week could be left stranded after the airline’s pilots’ union announced a one-day strike that will take place on Thursday in a dispute over pensions. The Vereinigung Cockpit union announced that the strike will start at 12:01 am on February 12 and conclude at 11:59 pm after seven rounds of tense pension negotiations failed to resolve a deadlock. “We would have liked to avoid an...

February 11, 2026

NewsGermany, Occupational Pensions

10FebFebruary 10, 2026

U.S. public pension and trust fund investment in digital assets

As Bitcoin, regulated stablecoins, and crypto-linked equities have gained legitimacy in institutional finance through recent federal actions, a handful of public pension funds have begun taking limited exposure, and many more have been quietly exploring the possibility of entering the market. This report finds that Bitcoin’s growing institutional and monetary adoption, its fixed supply, and historical performance indicate that it can be a legitimate—though highly volatile—return and diversification instrument for public pensions. Fully backed and properly regulated stablecoins can be treated as...

February 10, 2026

NewsCryptocurrencies, Investment

10FebFebruary 10, 2026

UK. Pension risk transfer market set to reach £70bn in 2026

The value of deals completed in the UK’s pension risk transfer market is expected to reach £70bn in 2026, according to WTW’s annual De-risking Report. Total risk transferred to insurers and reinsurers was forecast to hit £70bn, an increase of 15 per cent year-on-year. Last year, the UK’s total risk transfer market crossed the line of £500bn worth of transactions since the market was founded, WTW said, and the firm’s report indicated that growth was set to continue. WTW said the bulk annuity...

February 10, 2026

NewsPRT

10FebFebruary 10, 2026

Germany has the oldest workers in the EU

The German population is above average age, and of course this also applies to the labor market. This is dramatic, especially considering the future of the pension system. In no other European Union member state is the working population as old as in Germany. In 2024, of the approximately 40.9 million employed, 9.8 million of them were between the ages of 55 and 64, the Federal Statistical Office announced on Tuesday. This corresponds to a percentage of almost a quarter (24.0...

February 10, 2026

NewsAging, Labor Market, reason

10FebFebruary 10, 2026

US. Investors First: The New Rules of Retirement

Kunal Kapoor: Good afternoon everybody, and welcome to the latest episode of our Investors First series. Today, we are going to talk about the new rules of retirement planning, and I’m thrilled to welcome two of my colleagues and friends here to join me today: Brock Johnson, who leads Morningstar’s retirement business, and Christine Benz, who’s our director of personal finance and retirement planning. Welcome, both of you. Great to have you here at a moment when it feels...

February 10, 2026

NewsAdequacy, Withdrals

10FebFebruary 10, 2026

The fund winners storming into 2026

Last year turned out to be pretty good for investors, even though US President Donald Trump’s unorthodox approach to trade negotiations did not make it plain sailing. There was also an uneasy geopolitical backdrop, with major wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, alongside persistent conflicts across parts of Africa and Asia. However, all the major stock markets that we regularly monitor made annual gains. The best performer was the Brazilian Ibovespa, which delivered a one-year return of 34%. Closer...

February 10, 2026

NewsInvestment, Pension Management

09FebFebruary 9, 2026

AI and technology shouldn’t replace retirement planning and policy: auditor

Naz Randeria, director of Reliance Auditing Services, was responding to a claim by tech billionaire Elon Musk that retirement savings could become irrelevant in an age of AI abundance. “It may sound visionary, but Australia’s superannuation system exists precisely because the future is uncertain, not guaranteed,” Randeria said. Musk stated in a recent appearance on the podcast Moonshots with Peter Diamandis, that people should not worry about saving for retirement as it will not be necessary in 10-20 years’ time. He suggested...

February 9, 2026

NewsAI, Retirement Planning, Technology

09FebFebruary 9, 2026

South Korea. Seniors Drive 80% of Employment Insurance Growth as Youth Subscribers Decline

Last month, the majority of new subscribers to employment insurance were seniors aged 60 and older, according to statistics. While the rapid increase in working seniors drove the growth in new subscribers, the number of young people aged 29 and younger enrolled in employment insurance actually decreased. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s report, “Labor Market Trends Based on Employment Administration Statistics,” released on the 9th, the number of regular employment insurance subscribers as of the end of...

February 9, 2026

NewsAging, Labor Market, South Korea

February 2026