Pension System Developments
India’s NPS: Good times and bad
27 January 2012
Joseph Mariathasan examines the challenges in the India’s pensions system and the steps taken to achieve its aim.
China proceeds cautiously on variable annuities
27 January 2012
As China continues to expand its variable annuities (VA) pilot scheme, international debates over the desirability of VA products carry on. Iain Mills examines the issues.
Japan's DC system after 10 years
19 November 2011
A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare finds subscribers to corporate defined contribution (DC) pension funds climbed to 4 million as of July 31, accounting for one out of every eight...
China - a range of new measures
8 May 2011
Iain Mills reports from Beijing on the new decrees from Chinese regulators on enterprise annuity, master trusts and variable annuities.
Working age population peaked in 2010
4 November 2010
Ten or fifteen years ago, global aging barely registered as a policy issue. But as a new study shows, China and the rest of Asia faces some tough decisions and policy challenges as they seek to avert ...
India gives NPS members some incentive
17 June 2010
The Government of India has recently announced it will add a 1000 Rupees (c. $25) co-contribution every year for the next three years for everyone who joins the New Pension Scheme.
More Japanese corporations close their DC pension schemes
17 June 2010
Companies are abandoning the system due to a deteriorating business environment, and terminations have remained on the increase.
Pension managers on the brink of a new era
17 June 2010
Corporate pension funds in Japan have posted their first positive performance in three years.
Japan - Uptrend in funds returned to Government
17 June 2010
The final tally for daiko henjo (return to the government of welfare pension portion of EPF schemes) in fiscal 2009 has been announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Options for long-term saving
17 June 2010
The Shift to DC, a white paper recently produced by State Street contains some useful information on the creative new approaches being adopted for people’s post-retirement income phase.
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