September 2026
30Sep

UK State Pension Triple Lock To Be Scrapped, Andy Burnham Says

Millions of state pension holders will now receive a less generous retirement income as a result of changes announced by Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the 2026 Labour Party conference. The pivot, which will mean the state pension “triple lock” will be downgraded to a “double lock,” comes after intense pressure from across the political spectrum. Under the existing system, the state pension triple lock uprates annual state pension payments by the higher of wage increases, inflation, or 2.50%. Under...

September 30, 2026
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29Sep

UK. More than a third doubt their pension will provide a comfortable retirement

More than a third (36 per cent) of people do not believe their pension will provide a comfortable retirement, while growing numbers are unsure whether their savings are on track, according to Trafalgar House’s 2026 Trust & Confidence Survey. The survey found that confidence in retirement outcomes remains low, with just 24.4 per cent agreeing that their pension will enable them to live comfortably in retirement, down from 26.3 per cent in 2025. The proportion who strongly agree fell from 6.8...

September 29, 2026
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29Sep

US. 10 Million Seniors Live in Poverty—Even as They Hold Trillions in Housing Wealth

Older Americans are sitting on enormous amounts of housing wealth. At the same time, poverty among them is rising. About 10 million Americans aged 65 and older lived in poverty in 2025 under the Supplemental Poverty Measure, according to a new AARP Foundation analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Their poverty rate reached 15.4%—the highest of any age group. The findings clash with a familiar story about aging in America: Older generations have accumulated tremendous wealth, much of it in their...

September 29, 2026
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23Sep

2026 Global Retirement Index: All things must pass

By Natixis “Will my pension be enough?” “How much do I have to save?” “ How long will it have to last?” These are the fundamental questions behind one of the most complicated math problems individuals will ever attempt to solve and not one of the variables is defined. Nobody knows how long they’re going to live. Nobody knows how much things will cost. Nobody knows what health, economic, or environmental disruptions they’ll face along the way. Lacking the data for a precise answer,...

September 23, 2026
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23Sep

Norway tops retirement ranking as inflation, debt fuel financial anxiety

Norway has held on to the top spot in a global measure of retirement security, even as inflation, government debt and aging populations make preparing for retirement harder in much of the world. The country ranked first for a second consecutive year in Natixis Investment Managers’ 2026 Global Retirement Index, which compares retirement conditions across 44 countries. Norway scored 83%, followed by Ireland at 81%. The Netherlands jumped from sixth to third with 79%, its highest position since the index was...

September 23, 2026
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22Sep

New Zealand: Ageing kiwis are hard hit by surging cost of living

Ageing New Zealanders are finding it difficult to make the two ends meet as the surging cost of living hits them hard, according to a new survey. The survey ‘The Silver Dollar Report 2026’ was conducted by New Zealand Seniors Insurance in partnership with consumer research group MYMAVINS and surveyed more than 500 New Zealanders over 50 years of age about how they are spending their “silver dollar”, according to a media release by New Zealand Seniors. Key findings of the...

September 22, 2026
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11Sep

WTW 2026 Defined Contribution Survey: Employers face a retirement readiness gap, and pressure is mounting to prove plans work

By WTW  U.S. employers are facing a clear retirement readiness challenge: they value defined contribution (DC) plans, but many still lack a precise view of whether those plans are helping employees retire on time and with confidence. That is according to the WTW 2026 Defined Contribution Survey from WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. In the survey of 547 U.S. plan sponsors, 60% have a working definition of retirement readiness, split among income replacement (40%),...

September 11, 2026
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08Sep

UK. Pension levy increases need ‘clear evidence’ before introduction

The government’s consultation on the regulatory charge imposed on pension schemes was due to close today (September 8) with proposed changes set to be rolled out in April 2027. In its response to the Department for Work and Pensions, Tisa has called for stronger evidence to justify proposed changes to pension levies. It said while it supports the principle of having different levy rates for different scheme categories, it was concerned about the proposed “significant increases” for master trusts and personal...

September 8, 2026
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04Sep

Pensions 2050: Evidence and future priorities

By Jack Jones The second Pension Commission’s interim report provides a clear and urgent call to action. It describes a system in which, although participation rates in workplace pensions have doubled due to auto-enrolment, up to 19 million working age people are not on track to meet the retirement income targets set by the first Pension Commission. The triple locked flat-rate State Pension provides a firm foundation on which retirement incomes are built, and auto-enrolment has more than doubled the numbers...

September 4, 2026
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August 2026
27Aug

80% of Americans Say U.S. Faces Retirement Crisis Amid Affordability Pressures and Debt; Americans Wary of AI Financial Advice and Crypto in Retirement Plans

As affordability pressures squeeze household budgets, Americans increasingly fear they will not be financially secure in retirement, while also expressing caution about artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency in retirement planning, according to new research from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS). The new report, Retirement Insecurity 2026: Americans' Views of Retirement, finds that 80 percent of Americans say the nation faces a retirement crisis, up sharply from 67 percent in 2020. Additionally, more than six in ten Americans (61 percent)...

August 27, 2026
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