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29NovNovember 29, 2024

Population Trends Across the Globe

By Anne Morse These population estimates and projections show population trends that are unique to some countries and others that represent broader global shifts. They also help the U.S. government and the public answer fundamental questions about the world’s people and places. Today, the Census Bureau published revised estimates and projections for 34 countries or areas. The updates incorporate new population data and changes in demographic trends. Get the report here

November 29, 2024

Aging, Books, Books, Reports2024, Aging, Labor Market

29NovNovember 29, 2024

Brazil: Employment & Benefits – 2024 Highlights and 2025 Outlook

By Aline Fidelis This year has brought several significant updates to Brazilian labor law, with key changes focusing on equal pay, digital communication requirements, and debate over the regulation of platform work. These developments highlight the increasing emphasis on gender equality, workplace mental health, and the evolving nature of work in the gig economy. This article outlines the key highlights from 2024 and looks ahead to 2025. Get the report here

November 29, 2024

Books, Books, Labor Market, Reports2024, Informal Sector, Labor Market, Regulation, Social Security

29NovNovember 29, 2024

Megatrends and the Future of Social Protection

By Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Ageing populations, changing labour markets, and climate change are affecting economies and societies across OECD countries. What challenges do these “megatrends” pose for social protection systems? What are the implications of these trends for the coverage, the effectiveness, and – critically – the funding of social protection today and tomorrow? With an eye towards informing future reforms, this report presents a broad stocktaking of population ageing, changing patterns of labour supply, new and emerging...

November 29, 2024

Books, Books, Pension design, Reports2024, Aging, Climate crisis, Investment, Public Policy, Social Protection

22NovNovember 22, 2024

Public Pension Funding Index November 2024

By Rick Gordon & Rebecca A. Sielman October 2024 broke the five-month positive investment return streak for public pensions, prompting a decrease in the estimated funded status of the 100 largest U.S. public pension plans from 82.8% as of September 30, 2024, to 81.2% as of October 31, 2024, as measured by the Milliman 100 Public Pension Funding Index (PPFI). We estimate a calendar year-to-date investment return of 7.6% through the end of October. We have projected the aggregate funded status forward from October...

November 22, 2024

Books, Books, Reports, System Characterization2024, Funding, Public Pensions, US

22NovNovember 22, 2024

Global Investor Insights Survey: Pension funds results

By Schroders The Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey analyses the investment perspectives of global financial professionals on a range of topics including macro themes, sustainability and public and private markets. The respondents represent a spectrum of institutions, including pension funds which are the focus of this report. The field work was carried out by CoreData Research via an extensive global survey during June–July 2024. The 420 pension fund respondents were split as follows: 28% Corporate DB, 14% Corporate DC, 13% Corporate Hybrid...

November 22, 2024

Books, Books, Pension Management, Reports2024, Investment, Pension Management, US

15NovNovember 15, 2024

2024 Top 40 Money Managers Report: To divest or engage?

By Blake Wolfe With 15 different client organizations, including nine public sector pension plans, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. has opted to engage, rather than divest, from certain investments, particularly those in the energy sector. “One of the things we were very clear on, both for ourselves and in talking to clients, is that divestment wasn’t the way we wanted to go,” says Carmen Velasquez, the investment organization’s managing director of sustainable investing. “One of the things we talk a lot...

November 15, 2024

Books, Books, Pension Management, Reports2024, ESG, Investment, Sustainability

15NovNovember 15, 2024

Rethinking Pension Reform

By Giulia Giupponi & Arthur Seibold Population ageing is exerting unprecedented fiscal pressure on social security systems around the world. In response, many governments are implementing or planning pension reforms, often aimed at encouraging later retirement. A long-standing literature in public economics and labour economics investigates how the design of pension systems affects individual labour supply and retirement choices. In recent years, this literature has seen a revival, with a wave of new studies from Europe and the US combining high-quality...

November 15, 2024

Books, Books, System Sustainability2024, Aging, Pension design, Pension Reform, Public Policy

08NovNovember 8, 2024

Journal of Labor Economics

By Peter Kuhn This is volume 42 issue 4 of Journal of Labor Economics. Founded in 1983 as the first journal devoted specifically to labor economics, the Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE) presents international research on issues affecting social and private behavior, and the economy. JOLE’s contributors investigate various aspects of labor economics, including supply and demand of labor services, personnel economics, distribution of income, unions and collective bargaining, applied and policy issues in labor economics, and labor markets and...

November 8, 2024

Books, Books, Labor Market, Reports2024, Equality, Income, Retirement Planning, savings

08NovNovember 8, 2024

Real-World Shocks and Retirement System Resiliency

By Olivia S. Mitchell, John Sabelhaus & Stephen P. Utkus Growing awareness of real-world shocks including market downturns, health surprises, and labor market readjustment is calling into question the ability of global retirement systems to remain healthy and sustain future retirees. Financial and labor market stresses are shaping how older workers fare as they head into retirement, and how younger workers must prepare financially for their futures. These shocks come on top of long-standing concerns surrounding rising longevity, along with...

November 8, 2024

Books, Books, Reports, System Characterization2024, Aging, COVID-19, Equality, Labor Market, Retirement Planning, US

05NovNovember 5, 2024

Pension Funds Market Report 2024

By Research and Markets The pension funds market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $63.8 trillion in 2023 to $69.41 trillion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. The growth observed in the historic period was driven by several factors, including increasing aging populations, improving economic conditions and growth rates, fluctuating long-term interest rates, evolving legislative and regulatory frameworks, enhanced performance in stock and bond markets, varying inflation rates, and changes...

November 5, 2024

Books, Books, Reports2024, Pension Management