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Simon’s weekly wrap: Private credit, pension surprises and Trump tariffs

Moneyweb | 24 Apr 2026

This week we looked at US private credit risks, pension benefits that don't always go where you think, markets hitting new highs after every crisis, and Trump's tariff war. ...

Health insurers urge government to continue rebate discounts for Australians over 65s on low incomes, including aged pension (Private Healthcare Australia)

Public Technologies | 23 Apr 2026

) Health insurers are calling on the Government to exempt Australians aged over 65 on low incomes - including those on the Age Pension - from changes to the Private Health Insurance Rebate, warning the move could force vulnerable people to drop their cover. Private Healthcare Australia (PHA), the peak body for health insurers, say requiring

Consortia drive Italian pension funds’ access to private markets

IPE | 22 Apr 2026

Italian pension funds expand consortia model, boosting scale, cutting costs and deepening private markets exposure ...

UK pension funds face ‘huge’ costs to sell private assets

Financial Times | 22 Apr 2026

Industry regulator has written to 58 schemes to warn about their exposure to hard-to-sell investments ...

New call for spouses to inherit full amount of State or private pensions

Daily Record | 20 Apr 2026

An online petition argues that it’s ‘not not just about money - it’s about dignity, fairness, and the recognition of lifelong partnerships’. ...

Africa’s growing pension assets yet to unlock private market investment

Business Day Online | 14 Apr 2026

Domestic institutional capital across Africa has expanded over the past

Europe's biggest pension investor eyes private markets boost

Khaleejtimes | 13 Apr 2026

Europe's biggest pension investor, APG, will increase its allocation to private markets to just over 30% and sees current credit market flux as a potential buying opportunity, its chief investment officer for private investments told Reuters. APG invests around 600 billion euros ($702.00 billion) for clients including ABP, the Netherlands' biggest

Keep private equity out of pension plans

The Bismarck Tribune | 11 Apr 2026

Oh, the irony. Just as market headlines

North American pension funds stick with private credit bets despite risks

Invezz | 09 Apr 2026

Several major North American pension systems are maintaining their exposure to private credit investments despite increasing stress within the sector, as per a Reuters report. Among them, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System continues to hold positions in private credit funds, including those managed by Blue Owl Capital Inc. According

HMRC issues "look twice" warning to UK workers over accessing private pensions

The Mirror | 09 Apr 2026

In a stark warning, HMRC urged people to "check before you dip" ...

Generational wealth gap is closing as under 40s build up private pensions

The Daily Mail | 09 Apr 2026

Younger adults are not as badly off compared to older generations as feared because their private pension wealth has been under-estimated, a new report shows. ...

Standard Life launches private markets pension default

Financial Planning Today | 08 Apr 2026

Pensions and retirement savings provider Standard Life has launched a new pension default known as Future Opportunities which has a significant focus on private markets. The company said the default will help drive better member outcomes by embracing private markets. It is available for selection as a default by new and existing business across

Keep private equity, private credit out of pension plan

Herald & Review - Decatur | 04 Apr 2026

Oh, the irony. Just as market headlines

Terry Savage: Keep private equity, private credit out of your pension plan

Herald & Review - Decatur | 04 Apr 2026

Just as market headlines reveal huge worries about“ private credit” and“ private equity,” the Labor Department has proposed new guidelines to allow those very same instruments to be included in the 401 plans of unsophisticated individuals. ...

Standard Life launches private markets-focused pension default

IPE | 01 Apr 2026

Future Opportunities is latest evolution of the provider’s sustainable multi-asset strategy and builds on existing lifestyle strategy, incorporating access to private markets ...

Germany passes private pension overhaul to drive equity investment

IPE | 30 Mar 2026

Germany approves equity-focused pension reform with cost caps, raising concerns over second pillar competition ...

Sale of private sector contact centre business to focus on public sector and pensions businesses (Capita plc)

Public Technologies | 26 Mar 2026

) This transaction will be value accretive and will unlock a material overhead reduction as we remove further complexity from the Group. The Group expects to deliver approximately 200bps improvement in adjusted operating margin by 2027 (against the 2025 Group adjusted operating margin of 5.2%). We will be taking actions to deliver annualised

Market-bases finance and private market expansion: implications for supervision (EIOPA - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority)

Public Technologies | 25 Mar 2026

) Description Market-based finance channels savings to borrowers through markets and securities rather than banks. Historically it was dominated by public equity and bond markets, offering access, transparency, liquidity and price discovery, while private markets were smaller. Since the early 2000s, in the U.S, listings have fallen and more funding

Private credit - Should I be worried about the headlines (XPS Pensions Group plc)

Public Technologies | 25 Mar 2026

) ? 25 Mar 2026 Private credit has come under the spotlight recently, following a number of retail funds gating redemptions

Private sector drives pension surge as CPS enters new phase

Business Day Online | 24 Mar 2026

Nigeria’s Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) is undergoing its most defining shift since inception, with the private sector emerging as the read more Private sector drives pension surge as CPS enters new phase ...

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Wahls delivers retirement remarks in Iowa Senate

The Courier - Waterloo | 25 Apr 2026

DES MOINES — State Sen. Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, who is running for U.S. Senate in Iowa, delivered his retirement remarks in the Iowa Senate this week. ...

Take your child to Retirement Day \u2014 before it\u2019s too late

Oelwein Daily Register | 25 Apr 2026

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day should be expanded. Every April, parents bring their kids to work to envision their future — but why stop at 18? Middle-aged kids should spend a day with their parents to envision their retirement — as I did a few years ago. Early in the morning, my dad and I made coffee and toast, then worked on his

Supreme Court orders reinstatement of Odisha judge, upholds fresh review of compulsory retirement

The Times of India | 25 Apr 2026

CUTTACK: The Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of a judicial officer from Odisha, holding that once an order of compulsory retirement is quashed, the officer must be treated as continuing in service.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order recently while deciding on appeal filed by judicial officer Sanjay Kumar

Jan Taylor retiring after 26 years with Maryville College

The Maryville Daily Times | 25 Apr 2026

Jan Taylor, senior lecturer in composition, will retire at the end of the 2025-26 academic year from Maryville College. Taylor has been with MC for 26 years after coming to the college in 2000 as a K-12 tutor in what ...

Your UK pension is no longer safe from inheritance tax: what should you do?

The Guardian | 25 Apr 2026

Many people are taking action now, from taking family on holiday to paying off grandchildren’s student loans or giving tax-free gifts

Cian Healy: How coaching with Clontarf fills the void of retirement

The Irish Times | 25 Apr 2026

He’s not long into his new career, but Cian Healy is already sure what style of coach he wants to be. Detail is king. Emotion, motivation and energy, that’s for other people. The softly-spoken former prop is not one for roaring down the changing-room door. Now working in the club game, areas of influence include the scrum – for obvious reasons.

Connors State College AD, men's basketball coach Muse retiring

Muskogee Phoenix | 25 Apr 2026

Athletic director and men's basketball coach Bill Muse, 69, has announced his retirement after 34 years at Connors State, effective at the end of the academic year. ...

Explained: What is the Voluntary Retirement Programme that Microsoft is offering to its 8500-plus employees

The Times of India | 25 Apr 2026

Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement to roughly 7% of its US workforce—about 8,750 people out of 125,000 American employees. It's the first time in the company's 51-year history it has done anything like this. In previous years, when Microsoft needed to cut costs, it reached for layoffs: more than 15,000 jobs went last summer alone. This

OPM’s 2027 budget proposal hinges on modernizing federal HR

Federal News Radio | 25 Apr 2026

Federal workforce modernization has been a long-time goal at the Office of Personnel Management — and that doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon. In its fiscal 2027 , published earlier this month, OPM outlined plans to prioritize spending on overhauling the government’s HR IT systems, bringing federal hiring into the modern era, and further

Bears draft Logan Jones as potential replacement for Drew Dalman after surprise retirement

Sportingnews | 25 Apr 2026

The Chicago Bears made their second pick of the 2026 NFL Draft with the No. 57 pick in Round 2, selecting an offensive lineman. As Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team shared on Twitter/x, the Bears have drafted Iowa center Logan Jones. He's a potential starter right away. After the Bears lost Drew Dalman due to a surprise

OMERS 2026 Annual Meeting Webcast (OMERS - Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System)

Public Technologies | 25 Apr 2026

) News / Corporate News OMERS 2026 Annual Meeting Webcast April 24, 2026 On April 23, we held our Annual Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, where we

Governor Hochul Directs Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Fallen Retired Environmental Conservation Police Officer Ronald J. Bosela (New York State Department of Financial Services)

Public Technologies | 25 Apr 2026

) Tribute April 24, 2026 Albany, NY Governor Hochul Directs Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Fallen Retired Environmental Conservation Police Officer Ronald J. Bosela Governor Hochul Directs Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Fallen Retired Environmental Conservation Police Officer Ronald J. Bosela Flags Will Be Flown at Half-Staff on April 25 Governor Kathy

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Wahls delivers retirement remarks in Iowa Senate

The Courier - Waterloo | 25 Apr 2026

DES MOINES — State Sen. Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, who is running for U.S. Senate in Iowa, delivered his retirement remarks in the Iowa Senate this week. ...

Take your child to Retirement Day \u2014 before it\u2019s too late

Oelwein Daily Register | 25 Apr 2026

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day should be expanded. Every April, parents bring their kids to work to envision their future — but why stop at 18? Middle-aged kids should spend a day with their parents to envision their retirement — as I did a few years ago. Early in the morning, my dad and I made coffee and toast, then worked on his

Supreme Court orders reinstatement of Odisha judge, upholds fresh review of compulsory retirement

The Times of India | 25 Apr 2026

CUTTACK: The Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of a judicial officer from Odisha, holding that once an order of compulsory retirement is quashed, the officer must be treated as continuing in service.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order recently while deciding on appeal filed by judicial officer Sanjay Kumar

Jan Taylor retiring after 26 years with Maryville College

The Maryville Daily Times | 25 Apr 2026

Jan Taylor, senior lecturer in composition, will retire at the end of the 2025-26 academic year from Maryville College. Taylor has been with MC for 26 years after coming to the college in 2000 as a K-12 tutor in what ...

Your UK pension is no longer safe from inheritance tax: what should you do?

The Guardian | 25 Apr 2026

Many people are taking action now, from taking family on holiday to paying off grandchildren’s student loans or giving tax-free gifts

Cian Healy: How coaching with Clontarf fills the void of retirement

The Irish Times | 25 Apr 2026

He’s not long into his new career, but Cian Healy is already sure what style of coach he wants to be. Detail is king. Emotion, motivation and energy, that’s for other people. The softly-spoken former prop is not one for roaring down the changing-room door. Now working in the club game, areas of influence include the scrum – for obvious reasons.

Connors State College AD, men's basketball coach Muse retiring

Muskogee Phoenix | 25 Apr 2026

Athletic director and men's basketball coach Bill Muse, 69, has announced his retirement after 34 years at Connors State, effective at the end of the academic year. ...

Explained: What is the Voluntary Retirement Programme that Microsoft is offering to its 8500-plus employees

The Times of India | 25 Apr 2026

Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement to roughly 7% of its US workforce—about 8,750 people out of 125,000 American employees. It's the first time in the company's 51-year history it has done anything like this. In previous years, when Microsoft needed to cut costs, it reached for layoffs: more than 15,000 jobs went last summer alone. This

OPM’s 2027 budget proposal hinges on modernizing federal HR

Federal News Radio | 25 Apr 2026

Federal workforce modernization has been a long-time goal at the Office of Personnel Management — and that doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon. In its fiscal 2027 , published earlier this month, OPM outlined plans to prioritize spending on overhauling the government’s HR IT systems, bringing federal hiring into the modern era, and further

Bears draft Logan Jones as potential replacement for Drew Dalman after surprise retirement

Sportingnews | 25 Apr 2026

The Chicago Bears made their second pick of the 2026 NFL Draft with the No. 57 pick in Round 2, selecting an offensive lineman. As Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team shared on Twitter/x, the Bears have drafted Iowa center Logan Jones. He's a potential starter right away. After the Bears lost Drew Dalman due to a surprise

OMERS 2026 Annual Meeting Webcast (OMERS - Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System)

Public Technologies | 25 Apr 2026

) News / Corporate News OMERS 2026 Annual Meeting Webcast April 24, 2026 On April 23, we held our Annual Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, where we

Governor Hochul Directs Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Fallen Retired Environmental Conservation Police Officer Ronald J. Bosela (New York State Department of Financial Services)

Public Technologies | 25 Apr 2026

) Tribute April 24, 2026 Albany, NY Governor Hochul Directs Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Fallen Retired Environmental Conservation Police Officer Ronald J. Bosela Governor Hochul Directs Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Fallen Retired Environmental Conservation Police Officer Ronald J. Bosela Flags Will Be Flown at Half-Staff on April 25 Governor Kathy

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