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11AprApril 11, 2023

As Clients Live Longer, Firms Step Up Efforts Addressing Longevity Risk

People are living longer, and it has created rising concern among retirees and their financial advisors about whether they will have enough to live on in retirement. Several firms have acknowledged this longevity risk and are urging advisors to speak to their clients and promoting certain financial products that can help. According to Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual, there is a 50% chance that a 65-year-old man will live beyond age 86. Given that increased life expectancy, retirement savings have to last...

April 11, 2023

NewsAging, Longevity, Risk

11AprApril 11, 2023

US. Does ESG Matter in Public Finance? It Depends

In case you’ve tuned it out, there’s a battle underway between proponents of “sustainability” analysis of corporate business practices and those who favor “drill, baby, drill” and “anti-woke” free market profitability metrics and political slogans. The debate worked its way up to Capitol Hill, where Congress passed and President Biden vetoed a bill to stifle retirement account fiduciaries’ consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their funds’ investments. At the state level, meanwhile, a number of oil-rich states...

April 11, 2023

NewsESG, Investment, Pension Management

11AprApril 11, 2023

Ghana. Traditional leader urges informal sector workers to join tier-three pensions

Nana Akrapim Baffo Agyentaduahene IV, the Paramount Chief of the Nkoranza Traditional Area in the Bono East Region, has urged artisanal workers to register and join pension schemes for their own good. He said pensions did not only provide financial security for the aged, but also help the aged live stress and depression free lives. He said the aged required stress-free life to live longer and achieve their goals and aspirations. The Paramount Chief gave the advice when personnel of the Bono...

April 11, 2023

NewsInformal Sector, savings, Voluntary Savings

11AprApril 11, 2023

Parents drain their retirement savings helping their adult children

Parents invest so much of themselves, emotionally and financially, in raising their children — but the time comes when a parent has to stop subsidizing their adult children's everyday expenses. Think housing, health insurance, car payments, cell phones, credit cards, subscription services, student loans and travel. And, as it turns out, kids and parents don't agree on just when exactly that time should be. A new survey from Bankrate found that Gen Z adults (between the ages of 18 and 26)...

April 11, 2023

Newssavings

11AprApril 11, 2023

Why “aging in place” is a growth industry

Door widths, whether bathroom walls can support grab bars and the height of light switches are among the many items Dawn Mahiya checks when evaluating homes for her clients. As a certified aging in place specialist, Mahiya helps older people and people with disabilities figure out how to modify their homes to better fit their needs. Half of her clients, she said, are “people who are looking forward in their life … and the other half are generally their children who...

April 11, 2023

NewsAging, Retirement Planning

10AprApril 10, 2023

US. The healthcare system is unprepared for an aging population

A conservative estimate of 30,000 geriatricians will be needed to care for older adults by 2030, currently there is only about a quarter of that. The U.S. healthcare system must address the shortage of geriatricians -- and fast. The U.S. population is growing and aging, with an estimated 42% increase in those aged 65 and older between 2019 and 2034. The shortage of primary care providers in the U.S. means 17,800 to 48,000 fewer doctors will be available than needed within...

April 10, 2023

NewsHealthcare Aging, US

10AprApril 10, 2023

Nigeria. PenCom Warns Retirees Against Fraudulent Pension Group

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says the activities of a group named Association of Pension Desk Practitioners of Nigeria (ASSOPEP) which claim to assist with pension and retirement benefits are fraudulent and illegal. Warning the public against doing business with the association, PenCom asked Nigerians to take cautious steps in seeking guidance on retirement benefits. “The general public is kindly requested to note that the claims by ASSOPEP are entirely false as the association has no affiliation with the pension industry...

April 10, 2023

NewsNigeria, Regulation

10AprApril 10, 2023

India. Punjab Govt. Approved The Advance Payment Of Salaries And Pensions To Employees

On 07-04-2023, the Government of Punjab Finance Department issued a Notification concerning the Disbursement of Pay and Allowance in Advance for April 2023 Punjab. Due to Eid-ul-Fitr 2023, Punjab pensioners will also receive an advance pension for the month of April 2023. The Punjab Government will pay the April 2023 salary on April 17, 2023. Pay and Allowance Disbursement in Advance for Punjab Employees April 2023 Punjab The Governor of Punjab is pleased to approve the advance payment of pay and allowances...

April 10, 2023

NewsIndia, Pension Payout

10AprApril 10, 2023

UK. £1 million in savings are needed for a comfortable early retirement, experts say”

Savers hoping to retire early with a “comfortable” income will need a pension worth £1m – and to save more than £11,000 a year throughout their career to build up the pot. Early retirement is currently in vogue, with 565,000 workers having left the workforce since the start of the pandemic, according to the House of Lords. While the reasons behind the exodus are unknown, the primary driver is thought to be early retirement among those aged between 50 and...

April 10, 2023

NewsPension design, UK

05AprApril 5, 2023

US. NYC pension leaders to seek emissions cut plans from fund managers

New York City pension leaders will press external fund managers, including private market fund managers, on Wednesday for details on their plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, officials said. Public, and private market managers that have faced less pressure on climate issues to date, run most of the roughly $240 billion in New York City pension fund assets. Boards overseeing the majority of that money have approved new expectations for those managers, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander said, which...

April 5, 2023

NewsESG, Pension Management, US