US. Why Pensions Still Provide Key Income for Many Retirees Even as Access Declines
Traditional pensions, where employers guarantee their workers a fixed monthly paycheck for life in retirement ...
UK. Why civil service pensions have been delayed as backlog still over 30,000
Thousands of retired civil servants continue to face late or missing pension payments as administrator Capita ...
Ukraine Will Receive $841 Million from the World Bank for Pensions
Ukraine will soon receive $841 million from the World Bank. This money will help offset government expenditure ...
Spain. The Social Security chains a surplus of 9.162 million until July thanks to the strong advance of contributions
The Social Security closed the first seven months of the year with a positive result of 9.162 billion euros, e ...
Canada. Teachers pension plan pledges $10-billion in new investment in Canada by the end of 2027
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is aiming to invest an additional $10-billion in Canada by the end of 2027, inc ...
UK. I asked my husband to pay into my pension when we had a child – here’s why
When Molly and Taylor Haylett started their family, they hadn't really planned for what it would mean financia ...
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What Drives Institutional Asset Allocation? Survey Evidence from Pension Fund Advisors
By Carolina Salva & Tim Alexander Kroencke We survey 28 leading Swiss pension fund consultants and asset managers to understand the factors and their ranking driving institutional asset allocation decisions. The risk tolerance of pension fund boards, target returns, and risk-free rates emerge as the most influential factors, while traditional portfolio theory predictors such as […]
Redistribution through Taxes or Pensions? Optimal Income Tax and Pension Progressivity
By Burkhard Heer & Mark M. Trede We develop a medium-scale overlapping-generations model with endogenous labor supply and skill premium to study optimal income redistribution using progressive labor income taxes and pensions. The model is calibrated to the four countries USA, Great Britain, Italy and Germany which differ substantially in their tax and pension systems, […]
Pensions and Turbulence: Automatic Adjustment, Risk, and Fairness in Long-Term Pension Design
By Peter A. Diamond Public pension systems are long-term social contracts operating under persistent economic, demographic, and political uncertainty. Periods of turbulence, marked by financial shocks, changes in longevity, and shifting labour markets, test the capacity of pension institutions to adapt while maintaining adequacy, equity, and legitimacy. Building on earlier joint work on pension economics […]
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US. Why Pensions Still Provide Key Income for Many Retirees Even as Access Declines
Traditional pensions, where employers guarantee their workers a fixed monthly paycheck for life in retirement based on their salary and years of service, are widely considered a thing of the past. But the reality is more complicated. While these highly sought-after defined benefit (DB) plans are no longer an option for most of today’s workers, […]
UK. Why civil service pensions have been delayed as backlog still over 30,000
Thousands of retired civil servants continue to face late or missing pension payments as administrator Capita oversees a growing caseload. The government outsourcing giant took over the civil service pension scheme in December 2025, taking an already considerable backlog of 86,000 cases to 120,000 by February 2026. It admitted earlier this year that its handling […]
Ukraine Will Receive $841 Million from the World Bank for Pensions
Ukraine will soon receive $841 million from the World Bank. This money will help offset government expenditures on pension payments. According to him, the funding will be provided as part of the Peace in Ukraine project. The Canadian government will provide guarantees for these funds. “Ukraine will soon receive $841 million in budgetary support from […]
Spain. The Social Security chains a surplus of 9.162 million until July thanks to the strong advance of contributions
The Social Security closed the first seven months of the year with a positive result of 9.162 billion euros, equivalent to 0.5% of GDP. This balance is obtained after total revenues of 154.231 billion euros, 7.8% more than a year earlier, against expenses of 145.069 billion, which increased by 7%, according to data released this […]