276: Rewiring Retirement Around The World: What Can We Learn?

The episode looks at how retirement systems are changing across the US, UK, Germany, Australia and Mexico as populations age and traditional pensions give way to more individual responsibility. BlackRock's Casie Maurer and Helen Lees-Jones discuss 401(k) plans, automatic enrollment, retirement income and how policymakers, employers and the financial services industry are responding. It also considers whether the next phase of retirement innovation will focus less on asset accumulation and more on financial security through retirement.

1. Retirement planning is changing as people live longer, traditional pension systems evolve and governments face financial pressures.
2. The discussion compares retirement systems in the US, UK, Germany, Australia and Mexico.
3. The conversation covers the shift from defined benefit pensions toward individual retirement responsibility, including 401(k) plans and automatic enrollment.
4. It examines the growing importance of retirement income and whether the next phase of retirement innovation is less about accumulating assets and more about financial security throughout retirement.