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11JulJuly 11, 2024

Reality bites for Gen X retirement

The Slacker generation might have been slacking off when it came to planning for retirement: Gen X consistently ranks in surveys as the least-prepared group for when they stop earning. Why it matters: The first members of Gen X were born in January 1965, which means they turn 59½ this month and can start withdrawing money from 401(k) and other retirement accounts without paying a penalty. The big picture: As Gen Xers get older, they are getting increasingly worried about looming financial problems in...

July 11, 2024

NewsGen X, Retirement Planning, US

10JulJuly 10, 2024

US Remains Biggest Force in Pension Realm, per Study

The U.S. continues to dominate the world’s pension system, according to a study by the Thinking Ahead Institute, a research organization sponsored by financial services giant WTW. As of year-end 2023, U.S. pension assets (both defined benefit and defined contribution) made up 63.9% of the globe’s 22 highest-value pension-providing nations, up from 56.5% 10 years before, the study indicated. That may have something to do with the large amount U.S. pension providers allocate to equities—42%—over a span when stocks did well. Among the...

July 10, 2024

NewsPension Management, System Characterization, US

09JulJuly 9, 2024

US. Employer group urges Congress to increase retirement plan awareness for gig workers

In response to a request for information on June 5 from Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, for ways to allow gig workers access to retirement benefits, the American Benefits Council (ABC) has responded. The employer group sent a letter, including suggestions introduced in the SECURE 2.0. legislation, as well as pooled employers plans (PEPs) established by Congress. "The vast majority of independent workers prefer alternative work arrangements to traditional...

July 9, 2024

NewsCoverage, Informal Sector, US

09JulJuly 9, 2024

US. Retirement Readiness Confidence Robust

Confidence in financial readiness to retire is robust, despite the vagaries of inflation and other economic factors and the after-effects of the pandemic. And that confidence is especially attuned to participating in a retirement plan. The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) in its 2024 Retirement Confidence Survey reports much strong confidence. However, it’s more than twice as high among those with retirement plan coverage than among those who lack it. Among respondents who are covered by a retirement plan, 77% of...

July 9, 2024

NewsRetirement Planning, US

08JulJuly 8, 2024

America’s pension system gets C+ rating, falling behind other countries

America’s pension system is failing to make the grade, according to a recent report from the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis. “The United States’ pension system consistently ranks below other comparable countries, getting a barely passing grade of C+ in both the 2022 and 2023 Melbourne Mercer Pension Index rankings,” according to SCEPA. Australia, Denmark and the Netherlands each scored grades of B+ or higher. The difference between the United States and those other countries is that mandatory contributions and simple pension management...

July 8, 2024

NewsCoverage, System Characterization, US

05JulJuly 5, 2024

Retirement Benefit Distributions for California Educators

By Robert L. Clark, Denis Pelletier & Beth Ritter Distribution choices by individuals retiring from CalSTRS are examined for participants that retired between 2016 and 2023. Women are much more likely to select a member-only annuity while a larger proportion of men select a J&S annuity that provide survivor benefits. Being married is a dominant factor in the selection of J&S annuities. Greater final annual salary, older ages at retirement, and more years of service are associated with a greater probability of choosing...

July 5, 2024

Articles, System Characterization2024, Pension design, Retirement Planning, US

05JulJuly 5, 2024

Changing Retirement Incentives and Retirement in the US

By Courtney Coile Employment rates of older Americans have been rising since the 1990s. While the US is fairly unique among advanced economies in not experiencing any large-scale pension reforms in recent decades, there have been multiple changes to Social Security policy that have strengthened the incentive to work at older ages. This study builds on prior work documenting the changes in retirement incentives over time to explore the effect of these changes on retirement behavior, using over two decades...

July 5, 2024

Articles, Pension design2024, Behavioral Science, Retirement Age, Taxation, US

05JulJuly 5, 2024

Judge throws out anti-ESG lawsuit against New York City pension funds

A New York state judge has thrown out a lawsuit against three of the five pensions funds in the $264.3 billion NYC Retirement System, saying New York State Supreme Court Judge Andrea Masley ruled July 2 that she dismissed the complaint because “plaintiffs here have not, and will not, suffer any monetary losses based upon defendants’ investment decisions.” Plaintiffs contended the pension funds' investment decisions would impair their ability to provide long-term benefits for retirees, an allegation Masley wrote was “speculative.” The judge supported...

July 5, 2024

NewsESG, Pension Management, US

04JulJuly 4, 2024

United States: US court vacates the SEC Private Fund Adviser rule

On 5 June 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Private Fund Adviser rule (“Rule“) in its entirety on the grounds that the SEC, in enacting the Rule, had exceeded its statutory authority. The Rule was adopted by the SEC in August 2023 and would have fundamentally changed the regulatory landscape for private equity funds and their investors. The outcome was somewhat unexpected as in oral arguments the petitioners only directly challenged three...

July 4, 2024

NewsRegulation, US

02JulJuly 2, 2024

US. It’s time for Gen X–ers nearing 60 to give their retirement plans a reality check

The oldest members of Generation X — that generation born between 1965 and 1980 and known for its irreverence, sarcasm and indifference — are hitting 59½ and eligible to start withdrawing money from retirement accounts without penalty. But should they be touching their nest eggs so soon? As the first do-it-yourself generation funding retirement largely without private pension plans, many members of Gen X graduated college or high school during a recession. They got their first jobs when 401(k)s were...

July 2, 2024

News401k, Retirement Planning, US

July 2024