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Pension funds invest in private credit. What are these high risk, high reward loans?

Hastings Tribune | 24 Feb 2026

When the economy is good, predictions for the next downturn abound: when it will start, what will cause it and who stands to lose. ...

Most popular Steve Webb columns on private pensions: The 12 hot topics

The Daily Mail | 23 Feb 2026

This is Money's star agony uncle Steve Webb receives many questions on private pensions. We've compiled his columns on 12 frequently raised topics. ...

Minnesota and other pension funds invest in private credit. What are the high risk, high ...

Star Tribune | 22 Feb 2026

The opaque debt market is growing fast and with little oversight. ...

HMRC private pension warning as Brits urged to 'think twice'

The Mirror | 14 Feb 2026

HMRC has warned people to be wary of pension withdrawals ...

Private markets underpin Italian pension funds’ resilient returns

IPE | 10 Feb 2026

Italian pension funds’ private equity and debt investments delivered steady returns despite global market turbulence ...

EIOPA seeks input on supervisory statement on the authorisation and supervision of undertakings owned by private equity firms (EIOPA - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority)

Public Technologies | 03 Feb 2026

) The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) launched today a public consultation on the supervisory statement on the authorisation and ongoing supervision of (re)insurance undertakings related to private equity firms aimed at promoting consistent, high-quality and risk-based supervision across the EU. Over the past decade,

A Michigan Pension Fund’s Failed Coffee Farm Bet Highlights Private-Market Risks

Wall Street Journal | 02 Feb 2026

​The fund’s ill-fated ventures are examples of an increasingly popular strategy: trying to keep costs down by investing in individual projects. ...

China Drafts Rules to Lure Pension, Bank Funds Into Private Placements

Caixin Online | 30 Jan 2026

China’s securities regulator has proposed amendments aimed at broadening the pool of

Private pension savers urged to act by tomorrow

The Mirror | 30 Jan 2026

Millions of taxpayers could be missing out ...

Pensions Dashboards Programme proposes working group for private sector dashboard operators (Norton Rose Fulbright LLP)

Public Technologies | 30 Jan 2026

) The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) published a request for feedbackon proposals to establish a

NEWS: Sanders Releases New Report Detailing How Trump’s Plan to Privatize Public Education Hurts Students (US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions)

Public Technologies | 28 Jan 2026

) Published: 01.28.2026 NEWS: Sanders Releases New Report Detailing How Trump's Plan to Privatize Public Education Hurts Students WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report finding that the Trump administration's school

Swiss pension funds tread carefully on private equity continuation funds

IPE | 26 Jan 2026

Swiss pension funds weigh opportunities in private equity continuation funds while remaining cautious over governance and conflict risks ...

Men typically amass 75% more money in private pensions than women by the age of ...

The Daily Mail | 23 Jan 2026

The private pensions gap between men and women has increased from 35 per cent to 48 per cent in recent years, an analysis says. ...

Will auto-enrolment obligations limit what I can invest in my private pension?

The Irish Times | 18 Jan 2026

Most of my income comes from self-employment. I also have a salaried role that earns just over the auto-enrolment threshold. I have a private pension to which I contribute the maximum amount each year. Will the auto-enrolment contributions, including my employer’s contributions, have any impact on the amount I can invest in my own private pension?

I must pay income tax on my two tiny private pensions: What do I need ...

The Daily Mail | 14 Jan 2026

The state pension means I am below the personal allowance. However, I also have workplace pensions which will take me above it. How, then, do I pay tax? Do I get sent a bill? ...

Private pension policy in focus

ECNS | 08 Jan 2026

A tour bus for AIA's national private pension talk show tour makes a stop in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on Dec 21, 2025. (ZUO DONGCHEN/FOR CHINA DAILY) Three years after its launch, China's private pension system has made steady progress, with rising account participation, an increasingly diverse product lineup and broadly stable returns, but

T�rkiye lowers state support for private pension plans to 20%

Daily Sabah | 07 Jan 2026

T�rkiye has lowered the state contribution rate in its private pension system (BES) to 20% from 30%, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on Wednesd ...

EIOPA flags financial stability risks related to private credit, a weakening dollar and global interconnectedness (EIOPA - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority)

Public Technologies | 15 Dec 2025

) The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its December 2025 Financial Stability Report in which it analyses the risks and vulnerabilities facing European insurers and occupational pension funds in a period marked by economic fragility, subdued growth and high uncertainties about the future of international

DAX pension funds ramp up private markets as DC overhaul reshapes demand

IPE | 11 Dec 2025

Mercer expects German corporate pension funds�to boost private markets exposure, combining�core infrastructure and senior private debt ...

Why doesn't Chancellor raid public sector pensions instead of always coming after private sector workers? ...

The Daily Mail | 09 Dec 2025

Those of us who saved hard risk seeing the rug pulled from under us, being left financially vulnerable. We don't have the luxury of income certainty in retirement ...

Trustees urged to upskill as pension funds embrace private markets

IPE | 01 Dec 2025

Private market allocations have nearly tripled across UK pension schemes since 2019’, says Pensions Management Institute guide ...

Reeves has just destroyed the case for private sector pensions

AOL | 28 Nov 2025

In a little-noticed paragraph in the Budget, the Chancellor said something relatively innocuous at first glance, but which upends anything resembling a fair pensions system. Rachel Reeves said: “We are ensuring that people only in receipt of the basic or new state pension do not have to pay small amounts of tax through Simple Assessment from April

Retirement News

Chaos in Puerto Vallarta puts the spotlight on Americans retiring abroad

Business Insider | 24 Feb 2026

Tourists watch a column of smoke after members of organized crime carried out roadblocks and burned down some businesses following a military operation Stringer/ReutersThis post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here. The blizzard hammering the East Coast might have

Should NRIs continue investing in India if they plan to retire abroad?

Live Mint | 24 Feb 2026

Shobhit Mathur, Co-Founder, Ionic Wealth, said whether NRIs should continue investing in India, even if they plan to retire overseas, depends less on geography and more on currency alignment and long-term goals. ...

Chargers Lose Starter After Retirement Decision

The Capital Journal | 24 Feb 2026

The Los Angeles Chargers are faced with a gaping hole in their offensive line after one of their core players decided to call it a career. ...

$54M fake plane parts scheme lands former DJ in prison

The Capital Journal | 24 Feb 2026

In a scheme that could surely kick off the plot of a movie, a former DJ who ran a fraudulent airplane engine parts scheme worth tens of millions of dollars was sentenced to four years and eight months of prison ...

Amazon is selling a 13-piece organizer set for $7 that can help tame junk drawer chaos

The Capital Journal | 24 Feb 2026

"These work great and are the absolute perfect size for any desk." ...

AJ Styles revealed as latest WWE Hall of Fame inductee following retirement speech

The Capital Journal | 24 Feb 2026

AJ Styles is going into the WWE Hall of Fame. Following his retirement speech on Raw, the WWE roster came out to applaud Styles as the show credits started to roll. However, the Undertaker’s gong then hit and headed towards ...

Morocco Captain Romain Saiss Announces International Retirement

NDTV | 24 Feb 2026

Veteran Morocco captain Romain Saiss announced on Tuesday his retirement from international football, bringing to a close what he called "the most beautiful chapter of my life". ...

Michelle Wie West will come out of retirement to play WTGL

Golf | 24 Feb 2026

Three-and-a-half years after retiring from competitive golf, 2014 U.S. Women’s Open champion Michelle Wie West said Monday that she will tee it up in the WTGL, a team golf platform in partnership with the LPGA that is set to begin this coming winter. Wie West’s last competitive event on the LPGA Tour was the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach

Chicago Bears free agent C.J. Gardner-Johnson reportedly wants to retire in four years to become streamer for life with no rules

The Times of India | 24 Feb 2026

According to an X post reposted by C.J. Gardner-Johnson, in 2022, when he played for the Philadelphia Eagles, they made it to the Super Bowl. In 2023, he played for the Detroit Lions, and they made it to the NFC Championship. In 2024, he played for the Eagles, and they won Super Bowl LIX. In 2025, he played for the Chicago Bears, and they won the

'I see myself near the end': Max Verstappen drops major F1 RETIREMENT hint and says: ...

The Daily Mail | 24 Feb 2026

Max Verstappen has intimated that he could quit F1 in the near future amid his displeasure at the sport's new regulations for this upcoming season. ...

BMO Survey: Canadians Set Ambitious Retirement Goals Amid Rising Costs and Uncertainty Français

Canada Newswire | 24 Feb 2026

36% of Canadians express concerns they will not reach their retirement savings goals British Columbia reported the highest estimated retirement target at $2.2 million; Atlantic Canada is lowest at $928,000 14% of Canadians say they plan to never retire TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2026 /CNW/ - Canadians are setting ambitious retirement goals, but confidence

Retired athlete ignites youth ski dreams, fuels winter economy in China's Xinjiang

Xinhua | 24 Feb 2026

Yeersen Shenwohen skis at a ski resort in Xinyuan County of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei) URUMQI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- On the snow-blanketed plains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Yeersen Shenwohen was leading several teenagers as they

Why Mt. Juliet legend, former SEC basketball coach, Susie Gardner is not ready to retire

The Tennessean | 24 Feb 2026

After helping Mt. Juliet girls basketball reach the 1981 Class AAA high school championship game and then help Georgia basketball win three straight SEC championships and make two Final Four appearances, Susie Gardner embarked on a coaching career where she continued to be successful. She was the Ohio Valley Conference coach of the year at Austin

Retirement plans postponed as tech issues delay pension payments

Computer Weekly | 24 Feb 2026

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 24 February 2026 Retirement plans postponed as tech issues delay pension payments In this week’s Computer Weekly ezine, we dig into the tech issues affecting the Civil Service Pension Scheme, which have left some members in severe financial

No retirement from learning -- Chinese seniors embrace overseas study for new beginnings

Xinhua | 24 Feb 2026

Graduates celebrate by tossing their caps after the graduation ceremony at Xinjiang Open University for Seniors in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Fei) SHANGHAI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sitting in a classroom at an art school in Florence, Italy, a retired teacher from Shanghai surnamed Wang began

Mr. Clean retires after 68 years as company mascot

Denver Post | 24 Feb 2026

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready Mr. Clean appears to be calling it quits. The retirement of the bald, animated mascot used in Mr. Clean ads and on products since 1958 was announced in a social media ad posted Thursday. That ad features Mr. Clean standing behind a podium with a “breaking news” chyron flashing across the screen. “After a

Head of Heifetz Institute to retire after summer concert season

News Leader - Staunton | 24 Feb 2026

After 12 years of visionary leadership, President and CEO Benjamin K. Roe announced that he will retire on Sept. 30, concluding his tenure at the close of the Heifetz International Music Institute’s milestone 30th anniversary season. Upon completing his service as president and CEO, Roe will assume the title of president emeritus, continuing to

B2Gold CEO to retire, CFO named successor

Mining Weekly | 24 Feb 2026

Vancouver-headquartered B2Gold has announced a leadership

Hancock County Retired Teachers to meet

Daily Gate City | 24 Feb 2026

The Hancock County Retired Teacher group will begin the new year with a meeting on Monday, March 9. They will meet at the Nauvoo City Center Community Room at 11:30 a.m. The pot roast luncheon will be catered by Fireside ...

Luxury Villages Reshape Retirement Choices

Scoop | 24 Feb 2026

Senior Trust Retirement Village Income Generator finances operators developing senior living communities across New Zealand. Lester says funding plays a role in enabling new village supply at a time when demographic demand is increasing. ...

Feature: No retirement from learning -- Chinese seniors embrace overseas study for new beginnings

China.dot.org | 24 Feb 2026

SHANGHAI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sitting in a classroom at an art school in Florence, Italy, a retired teacher from Shanghai surnamed Wang began his first systematic lesson in sketching. This was a scene he had envisioned for over half a century. At the age of 28, he encountered a book of Raphael's paintings at a second-hand bookstall. From then on,

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Chaos in Puerto Vallarta puts the spotlight on Americans retiring abroad

Business Insider | 24 Feb 2026

Tourists watch a column of smoke after members of organized crime carried out roadblocks and burned down some businesses following a military operation Stringer/ReutersThis post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here. The blizzard hammering the East Coast might have

Should NRIs continue investing in India if they plan to retire abroad?

Live Mint | 24 Feb 2026

Shobhit Mathur, Co-Founder, Ionic Wealth, said whether NRIs should continue investing in India, even if they plan to retire overseas, depends less on geography and more on currency alignment and long-term goals. ...

Chargers Lose Starter After Retirement Decision

The Capital Journal | 24 Feb 2026

The Los Angeles Chargers are faced with a gaping hole in their offensive line after one of their core players decided to call it a career. ...

$54M fake plane parts scheme lands former DJ in prison

The Capital Journal | 24 Feb 2026

In a scheme that could surely kick off the plot of a movie, a former DJ who ran a fraudulent airplane engine parts scheme worth tens of millions of dollars was sentenced to four years and eight months of prison ...

Amazon is selling a 13-piece organizer set for $7 that can help tame junk drawer chaos

The Capital Journal | 24 Feb 2026

"These work great and are the absolute perfect size for any desk." ...

AJ Styles revealed as latest WWE Hall of Fame inductee following retirement speech

The Capital Journal | 24 Feb 2026

AJ Styles is going into the WWE Hall of Fame. Following his retirement speech on Raw, the WWE roster came out to applaud Styles as the show credits started to roll. However, the Undertaker’s gong then hit and headed towards ...

Morocco Captain Romain Saiss Announces International Retirement

NDTV | 24 Feb 2026

Veteran Morocco captain Romain Saiss announced on Tuesday his retirement from international football, bringing to a close what he called "the most beautiful chapter of my life". ...

Michelle Wie West will come out of retirement to play WTGL

Golf | 24 Feb 2026

Three-and-a-half years after retiring from competitive golf, 2014 U.S. Women’s Open champion Michelle Wie West said Monday that she will tee it up in the WTGL, a team golf platform in partnership with the LPGA that is set to begin this coming winter. Wie West’s last competitive event on the LPGA Tour was the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach

Chicago Bears free agent C.J. Gardner-Johnson reportedly wants to retire in four years to become streamer for life with no rules

The Times of India | 24 Feb 2026

According to an X post reposted by C.J. Gardner-Johnson, in 2022, when he played for the Philadelphia Eagles, they made it to the Super Bowl. In 2023, he played for the Detroit Lions, and they made it to the NFC Championship. In 2024, he played for the Eagles, and they won Super Bowl LIX. In 2025, he played for the Chicago Bears, and they won the

'I see myself near the end': Max Verstappen drops major F1 RETIREMENT hint and says: ...

The Daily Mail | 24 Feb 2026

Max Verstappen has intimated that he could quit F1 in the near future amid his displeasure at the sport's new regulations for this upcoming season. ...

BMO Survey: Canadians Set Ambitious Retirement Goals Amid Rising Costs and Uncertainty Français

Canada Newswire | 24 Feb 2026

36% of Canadians express concerns they will not reach their retirement savings goals British Columbia reported the highest estimated retirement target at $2.2 million; Atlantic Canada is lowest at $928,000 14% of Canadians say they plan to never retire TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2026 /CNW/ - Canadians are setting ambitious retirement goals, but confidence

Retired athlete ignites youth ski dreams, fuels winter economy in China's Xinjiang

Xinhua | 24 Feb 2026

Yeersen Shenwohen skis at a ski resort in Xinyuan County of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei) URUMQI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- On the snow-blanketed plains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Yeersen Shenwohen was leading several teenagers as they

Why Mt. Juliet legend, former SEC basketball coach, Susie Gardner is not ready to retire

The Tennessean | 24 Feb 2026

After helping Mt. Juliet girls basketball reach the 1981 Class AAA high school championship game and then help Georgia basketball win three straight SEC championships and make two Final Four appearances, Susie Gardner embarked on a coaching career where she continued to be successful. She was the Ohio Valley Conference coach of the year at Austin

Retirement plans postponed as tech issues delay pension payments

Computer Weekly | 24 Feb 2026

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 24 February 2026 Retirement plans postponed as tech issues delay pension payments In this week’s Computer Weekly ezine, we dig into the tech issues affecting the Civil Service Pension Scheme, which have left some members in severe financial

No retirement from learning -- Chinese seniors embrace overseas study for new beginnings

Xinhua | 24 Feb 2026

Graduates celebrate by tossing their caps after the graduation ceremony at Xinjiang Open University for Seniors in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Fei) SHANGHAI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sitting in a classroom at an art school in Florence, Italy, a retired teacher from Shanghai surnamed Wang began

Mr. Clean retires after 68 years as company mascot

Denver Post | 24 Feb 2026

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready Mr. Clean appears to be calling it quits. The retirement of the bald, animated mascot used in Mr. Clean ads and on products since 1958 was announced in a social media ad posted Thursday. That ad features Mr. Clean standing behind a podium with a “breaking news” chyron flashing across the screen. “After a

Head of Heifetz Institute to retire after summer concert season

News Leader - Staunton | 24 Feb 2026

After 12 years of visionary leadership, President and CEO Benjamin K. Roe announced that he will retire on Sept. 30, concluding his tenure at the close of the Heifetz International Music Institute’s milestone 30th anniversary season. Upon completing his service as president and CEO, Roe will assume the title of president emeritus, continuing to

B2Gold CEO to retire, CFO named successor

Mining Weekly | 24 Feb 2026

Vancouver-headquartered B2Gold has announced a leadership

Hancock County Retired Teachers to meet

Daily Gate City | 24 Feb 2026

The Hancock County Retired Teacher group will begin the new year with a meeting on Monday, March 9. They will meet at the Nauvoo City Center Community Room at 11:30 a.m. The pot roast luncheon will be catered by Fireside ...

Luxury Villages Reshape Retirement Choices

Scoop | 24 Feb 2026

Senior Trust Retirement Village Income Generator finances operators developing senior living communities across New Zealand. Lester says funding plays a role in enabling new village supply at a time when demographic demand is increasing. ...

Feature: No retirement from learning -- Chinese seniors embrace overseas study for new beginnings

China.dot.org | 24 Feb 2026

SHANGHAI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sitting in a classroom at an art school in Florence, Italy, a retired teacher from Shanghai surnamed Wang began his first systematic lesson in sketching. This was a scene he had envisioned for over half a century. At the age of 28, he encountered a book of Raphael's paintings at a second-hand bookstall. From then on,

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