UK. Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock
Reform UK’s new economic adviser has previously called the pensions triple lock unsustainable, advocated priva ...
US. CalPERS trims Strategy stake as Bitcoin exposure dips to $35.5M
CalPERS’ position in Strategy, a company known for its significant Bitcoin treasury, reflects a cautious but c ...
Pakistan launches digital pension verification, ending bank visits
Pakistan has launched a digital pension verification system that allows pensioners to complete the process rem ...
South Korea’s Pension Fund Faces Backlash Over Chinese AI IPO Bets
The National Pension Service (NPS), which manages the precious retirement funds of the people, has been engulf ...
UK. Standard Life launches £2bn pension risk transfer partnership
Standard Life announced Thursday a pension risk transfer partnership backed by investments of up to £2 billion ...
Nigeria. Military pensioners protest in Abuja over benefit adjustments
Scores of retired military personnel on Wednesday protested in Abuja over the alleged non-implementation of co ...
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Shadow Pensions: An Exploratory Field Study of Informal Old-Age Income Strategies Among Jakarta’s Unregistered Workforce
By Fajrin Andi Muhamad Pratama Indonesia’s main old-age insurance program, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, is built almost entirely around formal employment-yet three in five Indonesian workers are informal, and only a small fraction of them are ever enrolled. National statistics capture the size of that gap well; they say almost nothing about what people actually do instead. […]
Saving for Old Age
By Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Leora F. Klapper & Georgios A. Panos Countries around the world face a retirement crisis brought on by aging populations, declining birthrates, and fiscal shortfalls. As a result, policy makers increasingly seek to understand retirement savings patterns, a crucial component of the safety net for the elderly. Drawing on the 2014 Global […]
The Effect of Regularization Policies for Migrants on the Labor Market
By Puren Demirel This study reviews the labor-market effects of policies aimed at regularizing irregular migrants, with particular emphasis on amnesty programs and access to legal employment. Drawing on the existing literature and country experiences, it examines the mechanisms through which regularization may affect migrants, local workers, employers, and the broader economy. The analysis highlights […]
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UK. Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock
Reform UK’s new economic adviser has previously called the pensions triple lock unsustainable, advocated privatising the NHS and welcomed migration as a poverty alleviation tool, the Guardian can reveal. Robert Jenrick, Reform’s economic spokesperson, has appointed Mitchell Palmer, a rightwing economist at the free-market Adam Smith Institute, as one of his key aides. Palmer’s background […]
US. CalPERS trims Strategy stake as Bitcoin exposure dips to $35.5M
CalPERS’ position in Strategy, a company known for its significant Bitcoin treasury, reflects a cautious but continued interest in cryptocurrency-related equities. The decline in both share count and value aligns with broader market fluctuations and the company’s stock performance. Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, has become a proxy for Bitcoin investment due to its substantial holdings of […]
Pakistan launches digital pension verification, ending bank visits
Pakistan has launched a digital pension verification system that allows pensioners to complete the process remotely, ending the need for routine visits to banks and making pension disbursements faster and more convenient. The move is part of the government’s broader effort to digitize pension administration and reduce the paperwork faced by retired public sector employees. […]
South Korea’s Pension Fund Faces Backlash Over Chinese AI IPO Bets
The National Pension Service (NPS), which manages the precious retirement funds of the people, has been engulfed in a fierce controversy over transparency and ethical management standards as it was revealed that it has continuously invested in the initial public offerings (IPOs) of Chinese military and security-linked companies. In a situation where major advanced nations, […]




