Spain. 25,000 rally in Madrid demanding state pension guarantees
Authorities said 25,000 people marched through central Madrid on Saturday, October 24, demanding protection fo ...
US. Retirees are going back to work: ‘Sharp decline in retirement confidence’
People across the United States are pushing back major life milestones due to the current cost-of-living. Reti ...
The Poverty Trap: Why Nigeria’s Informal Workers Are At Risk
Millions of Nigerians who spend their working lives running businesses, providing essential services and suppo ...
‘Ticking time bomb’: The world’s pension funds face an ageing crisis
The world’s pension systems are confronting a demographic crisis as longer lifespans and dwindling birth rates ...
Warren Buffett’s 6 golden rules for investors after retirement
Moving away from a consistent salary often proves difficult for people after retirement, as it can be a challe ...
UK regulator urges pension trustees to stress-test over AI concentration risk
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Delayed Retirement, Intergenerational Transfers, and Fertility
By Yi Fan, Shuangshuang Song & Yewen Yu Population aging and fertility decline are occurring simultaneously worldwide, straining labor supply and pension systems. China began a gradual delayedretirement (GDR) reform in 2025, raising statutory retirement ages on different schedules for men, female cadres, and female workers across birth cohorts. To evaluate its effects on older […]
Brazil’s Demographic Transition and the Future of Social Protection: Rethinking Pension Policy for an Ageing Society
By Valter Manuel Gomes Neto Brazil’s rapid demographic transition presents growing challenges for the sustainability, coverage, and adequacy of its pension system. Although the 2019 pension reform improved fiscal sustainability, population ageing and persistent labour informality continue to place pressure on pension financing and old-age income security. Drawing on existing research and policy evidence, this […]
The Duration Gap: Value-at-Risk, Interest-Rate Swaps and the 2026 Losses of Chile’s Most Conservative Pension Fund
By Alfredo Merlet Between January and September 2026, Fund E, the most conservative of Chile’s five mandatory pension fund types, lost about ten per cent in real terms, its second-worst result on record, while the funds’ positions in foreign interest-rate derivatives swung to a reported valuation loss of about US$7.7 billion. This article asks why […]
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Spain. 25,000 rally in Madrid demanding state pension guarantees
Authorities said 25,000 people marched through central Madrid on Saturday, October 24, demanding protection for the Spanish state pension scheme, one of the hot topics in a parliamentary election next month. The rally comes amid a political row over the sustainability of Spain’s pension scheme and the cost of living, with Socialist Prime Minister Pedro […]
US. Retirees are going back to work: ‘Sharp decline in retirement confidence’
People across the United States are pushing back major life milestones due to the current cost-of-living. Retirement appears to be one of those milestones. Moneywise reports that many older Americans are “unretiring,” or, basically, coming out of retirement to re-enter the workforce. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states how 18.4 percent […]
The Poverty Trap: Why Nigeria’s Informal Workers Are At Risk
Millions of Nigerians who spend their working lives running businesses, providing essential services and supporting the economy could face financial uncertainty in old age, with only 242,690 of the country’s estimated 84.9 million informal sector workers enrolled in the Personal Pension Plan (PPP). The National Pension Commission (PenCom) disclosed this at its 2026 Annual Media […]
‘Ticking time bomb’: The world’s pension funds face an ageing crisis
The world’s pension systems are confronting a demographic crisis as longer lifespans and dwindling birth rates threaten to stretch retirement finances, raising questions about their ability to sustain payouts for future generations. Pension offerings generally fall into two categories: defined-benefit plans, which promise retirees a predetermined income, and defined-contribution plans, where payouts depend on accumulated […]