US. Are Recession Fears Affecting Retirement Saving Approaches?
Are concerns about whether there will be a recession are arising among three quarters of non-retired investors ...
UK. State pensioners on track for up to £539 extra cash in next triple lock boost
New state pensioners are in line for a huge boost to their annual benefit income - but will avoid a tax bill f ...
Evidence reveals how African pension and sovereign wealth funds are increasingly allocating to alternative assets like private equity
Ghana is increasingly positioning itself as one of Africa’s most credible examples of how domestic pension sav ...
In memory care deserts, senior centers can help close the gap in brain‑related healthcare
About 90 miles north of Phoenix, the town of Yarnell nestles atop a winding mountain road. Phoenix, a sprawlin ...
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Transductive infrastructure: The role of ICTs in the UK and EU’s policy initiatives on financial literacy
By Jing Wang & Jiuheng He Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become central to public-facing policy programs, yet they remain undertheorized, only treated as either instruments or objects of such policies. This paper argues that ICTs in such programs operate as transductive infrastructures, a delivery chain not only transmitting policy information but also defining […]
When States Break Promises: Informal Insurance Responses to Pension Reform
By Alina Malkova When governments expand pension systems, families reduce intergenerational transfers. This paper tests the reverse: do families substitute back toward informal insurance when governments renege on pension promises? I study Russia’s 2014 funded pension freeze, which eliminated future contributions for workers born after 1967, using RLMS panel data (2010–2023) and a cohort difference-in-differences […]
Retirement at Risk: The Political Economy of Public Pension Governance
By Allen Mendenhall & Dan Sutter State public pension systems manage over $6 trillion in assets while facing approximately $1.3 trillion in unfunded liabilities, raising fundamental questions about governance effectiveness and fiduciary accountability. This Article examines these challenges through the analytical framework of governance, applying insights from public choice, principal-agent models, and corporate governance to […]
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US. Are Recession Fears Affecting Retirement Saving Approaches?
Are concerns about whether there will be a recession are arising among three quarters of non-retired investors affecting the approach some take to retirement saving and investing? A new study suggests that they are. In fact, the Nationwide Retirement Institute study found that more than three quarters (77%) of non-retired investors are concerned about a […]
UK. State pensioners on track for up to £539 extra cash in next triple lock boost
New state pensioners are in line for a huge boost to their annual benefit income – but will avoid a tax bill from HMRC for at least one more year. New state pensioners are in line for a boost to their state pension worth nearly £539 year. That’s because the Triple Lock forecasts show that right now, the benefit […]
Evidence reveals how African pension and sovereign wealth funds are increasingly allocating to alternative assets like private equity
Ghana is increasingly positioning itself as one of Africa’s most credible examples of how domestic pension savings can be channeled into private equity, venture capital and SME growth financing with industry initiatives focused on shifting domestic African capital pools towards local real economy investments, including the Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Association GVCA 5% […]
In memory care deserts, senior centers can help close the gap in brain‑related healthcare
About 90 miles north of Phoenix, the town of Yarnell nestles atop a winding mountain road. Phoenix, a sprawling city of more than 1.6 million people, has one physician for every 2,407 people. But in Yarnell and other rural areas in Arizona, the ratio is one for every 3,896. Like many rural residents across the U.S., […]