Pensions at a Glance 2013
OECD and G20 Indicators
This comprehensive examination of pension systems in OECD and selected non-OECD countries looks at recent trends in retirement and working at older ages, evolving life expectancy, design of pension systems, pension entitlements, and private pensions before providing a series of detailed country profiles.
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Investment risk and private pensions
Although private pension funds in OECD countries have, on average, now recovered all of the pre-crisis losses the markets are still volatile and negative growth is still not uncommon. However, it is important to bear in mind that private pensions are only a part of the overall retirement-income package: a major part of retirement income is generally not affected by investment risk. In some countries, means-tested pensions protect low-income workers from much investment risk and the tax system can also acts as an automatic stabiliser of retirement incomes.
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