The retirement decision is under researched in developing and emerging countries, despite the topic’s close relation to many development issues such as poverty reduction and social security, and despite the fact that population ageing will increasingly challenge the developing world.

This paper models policy responses to changes in solvency by Dutch occupational pension funds using a unique panel dataset containing the balance sheets of all registered pension funds in the Netherlands over a period of 15 years (1993–2007).

The sixth report in the PPI's Retirement Income and Assets series considers the implications for retirement income of Government policies to extend working lives. The research examines how much longer today’s over 50s in England in 2011 might need to work and save to meet target levels of retirement income. The report is the sixth in a series of research reports on retirement income and assets in the UK.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) commissioned this review of international pension schemes and pension reform to draw together evidence, potential learning points and areas of distinction between the UK and comparator countries, to inform implementation of the Government’s workplace pension reforms.

“For the vast majority of people, annuitising is likely to remain the safest and most appropriate option for converting defined contribution pension savings into a retirement income” says Pensions Policy Institute report

In 2010 the vast majority of people aged between 55 and 75 would not have had a large enough private pension pot to be able to bear the investment and longevity risks associated with Capped Drawdown and would not have been able to meet the Government’s Minimum Income Requirement of having a secure pension income of £20,000 per year, according to new research
published today by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).

The research is the fifth report in the PPI’s retirement income and assets series, looking at the future of retirement income and assets in the UK. The report explores the implications of the Government’s new legislation that ends the effective requirement to purchase an annuity by age 75.

This paper provides a detailed chronological account of the governance-cum-management reform of National Pension Fund in Korea and analyzes its success factors, drawing lessons for other countries. A review of the current governance structures with the fund versus OECD guidelines and international good practice is also provided, along with suggestions for further reform.

Defined contribution plans are now the nation’s primary private retirement income program and repository of retirement savings.

A paper examined evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing on individuals' circumstances at or near retirement, matched with information on their lifetime earnings from national insurance administrative records.

Many workers nearing retirement experienced a dramatic decrease in their retirement assets due to the stock market downturn. In order to maintain their expected standard of living in retirement, workers will need to work longer, save more, or do both.

Recessions affect the timing of retirement through two channels, a weaker job market and losses in household wealth. The two phenomena have opposite effects. A weaker economy causes employers to increase permanent job separations and reduce new hires, accelerating retirements that would otherwise have occurred later.