Premiepensionsmyndigheten (PPM) har funnits i drygt 11 år. Den 1 januari 2010 kommer verksamheten att ingå som en del av Pensionsmyndighetens verksamhet.

Social Security systems are likely to come under severe financial stress in the near future, mainly
because of the progressive aging of populations. By 2050, the ratio between the elderly population
(aged 65 and above) and the working age population (aged 15 to 64) is expected to double with
respect to its 2010 level in almost all European countries (Visco, 2005). The ratio between retirees
and people of working age is going to increase even more dramatically (Galasso, 2008).

The stock market, as measured by the broad-based Wilshire 5000, declined by 42 percent between its peak in October 9, 2007 and October 9, 2008. Over that one-year period, the value of equities in pension plans and household portfolios fell by $7.4 trillion.

In the wake of the financial crisis, policymakers have been talking about shifting from defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans in the public sector. Three states – Georgia, Michigan, and Utah – have taken action, joining the 10 states that had introduced some form of defined contribution plans before 2008. Interestingly, these new plans are “hybrids” that combine elements of both defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans.

I siste nummer av Arbeid og velferd fra NAV finner vi flere artikler med pensjon som tema. Her presenteres blant annet nye beregninger av forventet pensjoneringsalder og fordelingseffekter av pensjonsreformen.

Morten Blekesaune ved NOVA har i en ny rapport beskrevet forventet avgangsalder og avgangsmønster i det statlige hovedtariffområdet. Undersøkelsen viser at ansatte i staten venter lengre med å pensjonere seg enn tidligere. Samtidig er det blitt vanligere å kombinere pensjon med arbeid.