One of the problems modern welfare states must tackle is defusing the pension time bomb. And nowhere is this more urgent than in Korea, with the fastest aging population and steepest decline in birth rate…

A rocky market environment that affected all major asset classes saw total assets of the world’s top 300 retirement plans record their worst drop since the global financial crisis of 2008, according to the latest…

To say Macron’s pension reforms were controversial is a bit of an understatement – back in 2019 the reforms led to the longest continuous transport strikes ever seen in France. The legislation was paused during…

Times are tight for everyone at the moment, and unfortunately, we don’t know when this might change. It’ll come as no surprise then, that in the face of the rising cost of living, many people…

When Mr Asquith designed the old age pension, which began on 1 January 1909, it was five shillings a week (equivalent to less than £30 now), and was paid only to people over the age…

With the clock ticking until the introduction of the new Consumer Duty on 31 July, the FCA has released its latest survey on Britons’ financial lives. The FCA’s Financial Lives Survey has just come out. The numbers…

Retirement marks the time to savor the rewards of your hard work and cherish the freedom to pursue your passions. However, a comfortable retirement requires careful planning and sufficient savings to support your desired lifestyle.…

For decades, many American workers could plan on roughly 40% of their retirement needs being covered by Social Security with another 60% covered by traditional pensions and savings. But people approaching retirement today face a…

UK savers risk falling ‘seriously short’ in retirement Advisers must go the extra mile to reach marginalised groups whose members risk falling into a retirement savings crisis, writes Ranila Ravi-Burslem Our annual Scottish Widows Retirement…

Jeremy Hunt set out plans to invest pensions in higher risk assets in a bid to boost UK economy in his Mansion House speech this month. For-profit superfunds raise concerns about regulatory arbitrage but the…