Pension Funds Try to Come to Grips With the Scariest Global Warming Scenario
Institutional investors are trying to figure out what it would mean for their portfolios if continually rising ...
UK. Pension ‘lifestyling’ under scrutiny as returns vary widely
Returns gap exposed: Analysis finds five-year pre-retirement returns vary from 17.9% to 31.1% among major defa ...
US is embarking on a risky experiment with GLP-1s and aging
Are GLP-1s for life? What we know about getting older on weight-loss drugs More than one in 10 Americans takes ...
Vietnam. Ministry of Finance points out inadequacies in regulations on supplementary pension insurance
In the report and comments on the amended Law on Social Insurance, the Ministry of Finance said that the Law o ...
South Korea Unveils Sweeping Pension Reform Plan
The reform aims to increase pension payments for the lowest-income seniors, maintain or freeze payments for hi ...
UK. Aviva and Age UK launch mid-retirement support pilot
Aviva and Age UK are launching a pilot program to help retirees manage their finances and make their pension s ...
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Mapped: The Share of Seniors in Every U.S. State
By Dorothy Neufeld America’s population is aging, but the trend looks very different from one state to the next. Using the latest U.S. Census Bureau data via USAFacts, this map shows the share of residents aged 65 and older in every state. These differences have growing implications for healthcare, housing, public services, and the workforce. […]
Extending Pension Coverage to the Informal Sector in Africa
By Melis Guven The coverage of pension systems in the Africa region is limited to the small segment of the population in the formal sector. Coverage is thin partly because traditional contributory pension schemes are not responding to the needs of the informal sector. As a result, a large share of the region’s adult population […]
Malnutrition in Older Adults: The Hidden Threat to Healthy Longevity
By Janet Helm When you think about malnutrition, you may picture famine or starving children in developing countries. But in the United States and across the globe, malnutrition among older adults is a quiet epidemic hiding in plain sight. A comprehensive meta-analysis of 98 studies found that about one in five older adults worldwide is […]
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Pension Funds Try to Come to Grips With the Scariest Global Warming Scenario
Institutional investors are trying to figure out what it would mean for their portfolios if continually rising temperatures trigger what JPMorgan Chase & Co. is calling “climate black swan risks.” The scenario is one that investors including Allianz Global Investors and Standard Life Plc say they’re taking increasingly seriously. It’s “something we really need to […]
UK. Pension ‘lifestyling’ under scrutiny as returns vary widely
Returns gap exposed: Analysis finds five-year pre-retirement returns vary from 17.9% to 31.1% among major default lifestyle funds. Strategy under question: Critics say automatic de-risking may harm growth potential for those planning to keep investing in retirement. Check your fund: Experts advise savers to review glide path length, asset mix, and whether the approach aligns with their income […]
US is embarking on a risky experiment with GLP-1s and aging
Are GLP-1s for life? What we know about getting older on weight-loss drugs More than one in 10 Americans takes a GLP-1 medication for weight loss. As more people take a GLP-1, or glucagonlike peptide 1, receptor agonist, such as Wegovy, so, too, do more older adults—and those numbers are set to skyrocket. Last week […]
Vietnam. Ministry of Finance points out inadequacies in regulations on supplementary pension insurance
In the report and comments on the amended Law on Social Insurance, the Ministry of Finance said that the Law on Social Insurance No. 41/2024/QH15 has stipulated the principles for implementing supplementary pension insurance and assigned the Government to specify details. According to the Ministry of Finance, pension fund management enterprises started establishing pension funds […]