May 2022
30May

UK. DWP shares how people can boost State Pension payments if they reached retirement age on certain dates

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released new guidance to help certain people increase their State Pension income. If you reached State Pension age between April 6, 2010 and April 5, 2015, but are not receiving or expecting to receive a full basic State Pension, then you may be able to increase the amount you get by paying up to six additional years of voluntary Class 3 National Insurance voluntary contributions for years going back to 1975. This is...

May 30, 2022
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18May

Arab Pensions Conference grows into key regional platform

An eminent line-up of speakers from global think-tanks, government pension funds, regional financial institutions, actuaries, asset managers, insurers and HR leaders will take part in the Arab Pensions Conference in September. The sixth edition of the conference will be held on September 28 and 29 and hosted in Sharm El-Sheikh this year, in a move  that will see the event, which first started in Bahrain, shifts to a different city within the Arab  world  every year. A one-of-a-kind event organised by...

May 18, 2022
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04May

The post-pandemic prognosis for pension systems

Pension systems around the world faced a “stress test” during the pandemic—what you might call the “pension pandemic paradox.” Read also US. Study sheds light onto biracial, LGBTQ older adults for the first time On the one hand, there was pressure to allow access to pension savings as emergency support during a period of sharp economic downturn. This was understandable, since for many people pension savings are their biggest financial asset. But, in some countries, this turned into unprecedented access beyond...

May 4, 2022
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April 2022
20Apr

US. 2022 HSA Conference: HSA Education and Communication

Without significant education, many employees do not understand their HSA benefits. They often get them confused with flexible spending accounts, for example, or they fail to see how HSAs could affect their own circumstances with regard to financial wellness and retirement savings. This was the conclusion of a panel of industry experts at the 2022 PLANSPONSOR-PLANADVISER HSA Conference, which discussed the “what,” “how” and “when” for HSA education and communication. The goal of the discussion was to help plan advisers,...

April 20, 2022
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07Apr

Silver Hues : Building Age-Ready Cities

By Das Maitreyi Bordia, Yuko Arai,  Terri B. Chapman  & Jain Vibhu Cities and countries the world over are at the cusp of epochal global trends whose impacts are likely to be more intense and more far-reaching than those of similar trends in the past. The simultaneity of the demographic transition, deepening urbanization, a technological revolution, frequent shocks brought on by health and climate emergencies, mean that one will need to plan for an older and more urban future. This...

April 7, 2022
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March 2022
31Mar

Class of 2022

By abrdn Our second iteration of the Class of report series paints a picture of what the Class of 2022 have in store for their retirement – from how they plan to spend their time to how prepared they are forwhat is to come. We’ve also spoken to those who retired in 2021 to see how they’ve got on in their first year of retirement and if there’s anything they’d do differently. The Class of series surveys 2,000 UK adults who are...

March 31, 2022
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China:National Pension Insurance Co receives green light to start operations
24Mar

China: National Pension Insurance Co receives green light to start operations

The CBIRC has given approval to the newly established National Pension Insurance Company to commence operations, making it the 10th standalone pension insurer operating in China. The business scope of the new company includes: annuity insurance, life insurance, accident insurance, health insurance; reinsurance business of the above-mentioned businesses; management of clients' yuan and foreign-currency denominated funds for the purpose of old-age security, etc. The National Pension Insurance Co is set up to serve as an impetus for the development of the...

March 24, 2022
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