If DB pension schemes benefit from this fall in projected longevity, then so do the employers that support such schemes. This is because employers have to make up the difference if there isn’t enough money in a pension scheme to pay the benefits – and a fall in life expectancy makes this less likely. If the employer doesn’t have to pay so much into the pension scheme, then it can pay higher dividends to shareholders and is less likely to be driven into bankruptcy through pension costs, so employees can sleep more soundly.
Asia prepares for you dying olderhttp://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1227576/thais-chinese-growing-old-before-getting-rich
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the biggest result could come from raising female participation rates in the labour market such as child-care subsidies and allowances and employer incentives to become more family-friendly