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It may seem like a long time away but having an idea of how much income you’ll need to survive on in future is crucial.
How does the UK ensure a decent standard of living for its elderly population?
The Fair Shares Project reveals the financial realities of everyday divorce in England and Wales.
States are struggling to cover pension costs for public school teachers. A education policy expert weighs in on potential solutions.
How has your pension fared after the recent financial market mayhem?
The reintroduction of the pensions triple lock means the increase in weekly payments could vastly outpace earnings growth
The latest on the UK base rate rise and how it might affect your finances
There is no substance to the view that poor people are lazy and prefer to live on handouts from the state rather than seek work.
Two-thirds of those surveyed want it linked to wages.
Pensions are indexed twice a year. But COVID-19 has put a spanner in the works of what should be a regular increase next month.
For people who worked manual jobs (such as electricians or carers), this number was even lower.
Many of the public employee pension plans run by states don’t have enough money in them to make upcoming pension payments to retired state workers. The pandemic could make that problem much worse.
Economic distress was the norm for many before the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic is an opportunity to provide an economically secure future for all.
It’s a good idea to deem income, but of late we’ve doing it badly.
Americans are increasingly struggling to save enough for retirement. If Social Security isn’t saved, growing old in poverty will likely become more common.
Until now most people have eventually owned a home. But two trends – falling ownership and a growing aged population – will put the budgets of retirees and government under real pressure.
The controversial plan to raise the age of the pension to 70 has been scrapped, with eligibility rising to 67 in 2023, where it will stay.
A recent study suggests that divesting in fossil fuels not only allows investors to address their climate change concerns, it also reduces financial risks and increases financial returns.
Sears Canada’s bankruptcy should alert employees and regulators alike to rethink defined-benefit pensions.
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University
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Principal Lecturer in Finance, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), UNSW Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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James H. Gapinski Professor of Economics Emeritus, Florida State University
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor & ARC Future Fellow, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in Financial Services, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Epidemiology, Keele University
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Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Wayne State University
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Project Manager, Monitoring and Impact Measurement, University of Waterloo
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Senior Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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AXA Professor of Epidemiology of Ageing, Newcastle University
