Rewiring Retirement Around The World What Can We Learn | The Bid Investing Podcast

This episode of BlackRock's The Bid features host Oscar Pulido with Casie Maurer and Helen Lees-Jones discussing how retirement systems are changing across the US, UK, Germany, Australia and Mexico. It covers the shift from traditional defined benefit pensions toward individual retirement responsibility, the evolution of 401(k) plans and automatic enrollment, and the growing focus on retirement income. The conversation also examines how policymakers, employers and the financial services industry are responding to aging populations and why the next phase of retirement innovation may center on financial security throughout retirement.

1. Retirement systems in the US, UK, Germany, Australia and Mexico are adjusting as people live longer and traditional pension systems evolve.
2. The discussion covers the shift from defined benefit pensions toward individual responsibility for retirement savings and income.
3. The episode examines the evolution of 401(k) plans and automatic enrollment, and the growing importance of retirement income.
4. It considers whether the next phase of retirement innovation will focus less on accumulating assets and more on financial security throughout retirement.