Who pays for ageing?
We must fund larger elderly populations. While European countries rely heavily on their pension systems, Chinese citizens rely mostly on investments and family support. Both systems face enormous challenges as the dependency ratio deteriorates.
| Date | 13 Oct 2020 |
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| Host | Swiss Re Institute |
| Location | Online Click to open location details |
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Agenda and recording of episode 1
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Date |
Tuesday, 13 October 2020 |
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Speakers |
Baroness Ros Altmann, Economist and pensions, investment and retirement policy expert |
We must fund larger elderly populations. While European countries rely heavily on their pension systems, Chinese citizens rely mostly on investments and family support. Both systems face enormous challenges as the dependency ratio deteriorates.
How are European and Chinese pension systems different? What are the key challenges they face? And which reforms are being undertaken to address them?
In episode 1 of "The Ageing Effect", we were joined by Ros Altmann, member of the British House of Lords and leading authority on later life issues; and Hu Yuwei of the China Institute of Finance and Capital Markets, whose research focuses on social protection and ageing finance.
“The Ageing Effect” is a four-part series by Swiss Re Institute and Asia Society Switzerland exploring the effects of demographic change on Asia and the World.
SPEAKERS Meet our speakers
Baroness Ros Altmann
