February 2026
04Feb

Australia warns $3.2 trillion pension fund industry to lift systems investment

Australia's corporate regulator has warned the nation's A$4.5 trillion ($3.16 trillion) pension fund industry it needs to invest more in systems and technology to better prepare for the future and avoid becoming troubled like stock market operator ASX (ASX.AX), opens new tab. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Commissioner Simone Constant said the pension fund industry, known locally as superannuation, was on track to be worth A$6 trillion by 2030. At that size, she said, it would be larger than Australia's banking...

February 4, 2026
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November 2025
25Nov

China. Robotics eldercare expands amid aging population challenge

Artificial joints fitted closely around Zhang's legs, tiny motors humming as they learned his strides. With each step, the sensors tracked his movements and the whole frame gently pushed him forward. In a rehabilitation center in Beijing's Fengtai District, the 76-year-old, once dependent on a caregiver, lifts his feet, one after the other, walking with the help of a robotic exoskeleton. "I used to need someone by my side," he said with a grin. "With the robot training, I can walk...

November 25, 2025
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September 2025
26Sep

Optimization Algorithms for Pension Asset Allocation Under Market Volatility

By Akshay Sharma & Satish Kabade Pension fund organizations function as essential financial entities that protect employee retirement funds to provide complete and punctual pension distributions. Pension fund effectiveness through asset distribution determines how well a fund meets its future obligations. Traditional methods of portfolio optimization align with the Modern Portfolio Theory through the Markowitz model to help determine asset allocation by defining the relationship between return and risk. These static modeling approaches fail to fulfill their purpose in real...

September 26, 2025
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05Sep

The Future of Labour: How AI, Technological Disruption and Practice Will Change the Way We Work

By Anthony Larsson & Andreas Hatzigeorgiou The Future of Labour: How AI, Technological Disruption and Practice Will Change the Way We Work is an anthology that offers a forward-looking exploration of how artificial intelligence (AI), digitalisation and technological transformation are reshaping the future of work. Through a series of studies conducted by scientists and industry professionals, this volume takes a deep dive into many of the issues related to new policies, AI and the digital transformation’s anticipated impact on the labour market....

September 5, 2025
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05Sep

Digital Pension Systems, Economic Growth, and Alleviation of Elderly Poverty

By Xue Wu Based on panel data from 31 provinces and municipalities in China (excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau) from 2011 to 2023, this study empirically examines the relationship among the digital pension system, economic growth, and the alleviation of elderly poverty. The empirical analysis yields the following findings: (1) A well-developed digital pension system helps to alleviate elderly poverty; (2) Economic growth significantly mitigates elderly poverty; (3) The digital pension system serves as a mediating factor in the effect...

September 5, 2025
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July 2025
11Jul

Roadmap for Retirement: The Case for a National Pension Dashboard

By Kathryn Bush Retirement planning is getting harder for Canadians as more savings shift to definedcontribution plans, and account information is scattered across institutions. Given current financial literacy levels in Canada, many people struggle to understand what they'll have to live on in retirement. A pension dashboard could help by bringing all their retirement savings and benefits into one place. A pension dashboard is a government or government-sanctioned online tool that shows individuals all their retirement income sources-including government benefits,...

July 11, 2025
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June 2025
24Jun

UK. Why the real problems of the pensions dashboard are yet to start

The pensions dashboard project's aspirations made sense a decade ago, but industry changes mean the government should focus its efforts on other aspects of pensions, writes James Floyd The ambition of the government's much-vaunted pensions dashboard has nearly been realised, but after a decade in the making, the real problems are likely still to come.  It was back in 2014 when the Financial Conduct Authority vocalised its notion of enabling consumers to see all their pension savings in one place.  With the Retail Distribution...

June 24, 2025
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16Jun

Planning for 100-year lives: How fintech can reshape wealth for the longevity economy

With people living significantly longer, the conventional model of retiring at 65 no longer suffices. Fintech innovations like robo-advisors, artificial intelligence coaches, and behavioural nudges can help people navigate financial volatility. Real impact demands joint efforts from fintechs, banks, employers, educators and policymakers to make financial tools inclusive, accessible and effective. We are living through a global demographic shift. By 2050, one in six people worldwide will be over the age of 65, up from one in 11 in 2019, according to the United...

June 16, 2025
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04Jun

UK. Private sector providers essential to dashboards success, says ABI

Private sector dashboards must be facilitated “without delay”, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), to ensure savers can benefit from additional visibility and accessibility of their retirement savings. In a new report, the trade body has urged the government to support the launch of dashboards from private sector providers, including insurers. This would help reach more consumers and provide additional services beyond the current “view only” approach, it said. The government-backed MoneyHelper dashboard – run by the Money and Pensions...

June 4, 2025
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May 2025
23May

A Canadian Approach to Rethinking Technology Design for Aging Populations

By Milena Head Older adults are the fastest-growing segment of the population. In Canada, one in five people are 65 or older, and by 2065, this will increase to more than one in four. Yet, despite their growing numbers, older adults often face exclusion and marginalization in technology design. This digital divide has significant consequences, leading to isolation, loneliness, frustration, and poor health outcomes, particularly when we intersect factors like lower socioeconomic status, race, gender, and immigrant status. Source: @SSRN

May 23, 2025
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