Their house is on fire: the pension crisis sweeping the world
The plunge in interest rates is wreaking havoc on funds. In the Netherlands, the government has come under pressure to change retirement system rules so schemes can effectively shrink deficit. One of the Netherland’s biggest industry-sector funds plans to cut the pensions by up to 10%. Millions more around the world are facing the same retirement insecurity.

16 November 2019

Financial Times