October 2025
27Oct

Life expectancy must not be only factor to determine state pension age

Life expectancy should not be the only factor when setting the state pension age, experts have warned. Providers shared their concerns as part of the call for evidence for the Third State Pension Age Review, warning any age changes should not deepen inequalities. The review into the state pension age is exploring how changes in life expectancy, along with other factors should be reflected in future changes to the state pension age. The state pension age is increasing to 67 by 2028, with...

October 27, 2025
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27Oct

Aussie pension funds chasing greater investments in Europe, richer returns in US market

Australian pension funds are growing so much they are now investing in the US, UK and Europe energy, transport and infrastructure projects. Pension funds are keen to double their investment in Europe (with the UK) in 10 years as the US remains the most lucrative market, the Super Members Council (SMC) says. A new SMC report on Australian investment in Europe predicts that more than $660 billion will be invested there by 2025 while it is likely to hit the $1.5 trillion mark...

October 27, 2025
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24Oct

What’s making pension funds bet big on bitcoin?

Digital assets are no longer just a playground for early adopters — big institutions are now stepping in. From pension funds to multi-strategy hedge funds, investors are increasingly looking for crypto exposure. Yahoo Finance Future Focus caught up with Anatoly Crachilov, CEO of Nickel Digital, to find out which institutions are leading the charge and what’s driving their interest. Crachilov traced the evolution of crypto investors over Nickel Digital’s six-and-a-half-year history. Initially, demand came from family offices, but today, larger...

October 24, 2025
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24Oct

European pension providers back calls for governments to stop deforestation

Institutional investors, including European pension providers, have urged global governments to adopt strong policies to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation by 2030 and to prevent further loss of natural ecosystems. The Belém Investor Statement on Rainforests highlighted investor concerns about the financial risks posed by tropical deforestation and nature loss, warning that exposure to commodities produced on deforested land creates material vulnerabilities across global investment and lending portfolios. It also said that the degradation of forests threatens the ecosystem...

October 24, 2025
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24Oct

Kenya’s pension paradox: Growth amid low coverage

The third edition of the East African Pensions Conference and Expo opened in Nairobi on Thursday with a call to widen Kenyan’s pension coverage and curb old age poverty. Hosted by the Nation Media Group (NMG), the annual event has become the region’s platform for policy shifts to increase the number of East Africans saving for a pension and boost the value of payouts at retirement. Official data show more than 80 percent of senior citizens work for basic items, raising...

October 24, 2025
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24Oct

US. AIC Celebrates National Retirement Security Week 2025

The American Investment Council (AIC) today proudly joins in celebrating National Retirement Security Week (October 19–25) by highlighting how private equity investments strengthen retirement security for millions of Americans across the country. “Retirement systems and public pension funds nationwide continue to rely on private equity because it has outperformed every major asset class over the long term, offering steady, diversified, and robust returns,” said Will Dunham, President and CEO of the American Investment Council. “The recent Executive Order democratizing retirement...

October 24, 2025
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23Oct

UK. Retirement incomes could increase by as much as 60% as Government green-lights ‘collective’ pension schemes

Unlike Defined Contribution (DC) schemes, CDCs pool pension schemes into a collective fund giving workers regular pension payments for life, more security and higher average retirement incomes throughout retirement when compared to individual pension pots. The new regulations will allow the expansion of CDCs to more employers and will address a growing demand among workers to receive a more secure retirement income. Research shows almost three-quarters of people with DC schemes want a guaranteed income from their pension despite 50%...

October 23, 2025
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23Oct

China Makes Maternity Payment Change in Bid To Boost Birth Rate

A total of 25 Chinese provinces will be distributing maternity leave payments directly to mothers by next month, as part of a broader effort to reverse the country’s flagging birth rate, officials said on Monday. Why It Matters Roughly two-thirds of the global population now lives in countries where the fertility rate has fallen below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman, according to the French Institute for Demographic Studies. China’s fertility rate—at just 1.0—is among the lowest in the world, raising alarm over...

October 23, 2025
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23Oct

Over 7,000 Mozambicans working in South Africa will start receiving pensions, social security benefits in Mozambique

The Mozambican Minister of Labour, Ivete Alane, has announced that as of next year over 7,000 Mozambican nationals working in South Africa will start receiving their pensions in the country. According to Alane, who was speaking on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the National Meeting on Migrant Labour, which is taking place in Macaneta, Marracuene district, southern province of Maputo, the workers will receive their social security benefits in the country, without worrying about resorting to South Africa. “The social...

October 23, 2025
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23Oct

Ageing populations to reshape the future of life insurance: Swiss Re

Swiss Re, the reinsurance company based in Zurich, reports that demographic changes are set to transform the life insurance industry over the coming decades. In its latest sigma publication, the company highlights that by 2050, around one quarter of people in advanced economies will be aged 65 or older. This development, often referred to as the “Silver Economy”, is expected to redefine the types of protection and financial solutions needed as societies age. According to Swiss Re, the combination of longer...

October 23, 2025
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