Are we moving away from paternalism in employee benefits? Recruitment pressures, shifts in employee expectations and the sheer volume of products available mean benefits strategies are evolving. But, while…
Centenarians Are on the Rise: How Living Longer Will Affect Society’s Economics According to a Pew Research Center analysis of United States Census Bureau data, the number of Americans aged 100 and older is…
‘Father of 401(k)’ talks about death of pensions, future of retirement, and what disturbs him about his own creation Americans have a lot of anxiety around retirement. Many people are dipping into their nest eggs to make ends meet amid soaring inflation, some…
The Longevity Question, US and Beyond In his annual letter, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stressed the need to find solutions to the concerns Americans face when…
Living to 95 may impact the world as much as AI and climate change You need an ‘evergreen’ approach to life, work and health, economics professor Andrew Scott says In the first session of…
China’s unique retirement plan: why children still matter when it comes to support in old age At the end of last year, the number of people in China aged 65 and above reached 217 million, making…
The role of financial advisers: Helping secure the future Having the right tech in place is critical for advisers By harnessing the benefits of goals-based financial planning, leveraging the…
Fixed income in flux – The case for a new outlook Francois Collet, Deputy CIO for fixed income at DNCA discusses his current outlook for markets, what could upset this view…
South Africa’s two-pot system: how the state is dealing with its own funds There are three pension funds in the country, including South Africa’s largest fund, that are not governed by the Pension…
Building resilient multi-asset portfolios Why identifying companies with quality attributes, and revisiting the true reason why people invest, can help build resilient multi-asset portfolios.…