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Global retirement research: women balancing family, career, & financial security
1. The Changing Face of Retirement Women: balancing family, career & financial security
Catherine Collinson
President, Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies
20 November 2014
Angela Seymour-Jackson
Managing Director, Workplace Savings, Aegon UK
Mark Twigg
Executive Director, Cicero Consulting
2. 2
Introduction
About the survey
Key findings
Recommendations
Q&A
All materials can be found on:
www.aegon.com/research
Agenda
3. 3
Welcome to Women: balancing family, career & financial security The responsibilities of family life often still fall primarily on women; this puts them naturally at-risk of being underprepared for retirement
Introduction
This report investigates this for 15 countries across the globe:
►Based on an online survey and a number of face-to-face interviews
►Looking into attitudes and behaviors of people preparing for their retirement
►The face-to-face interviews are a new element to this report
The goal of our research is to:
►Raise awareness of what helps people make more informed retirement decisions
►Provide recommendations for individuals, employers and policy makers to make saving for retirement easier
4. 4
Survey Methodology
2014 Survey: a growing online and nationally representative survey conducted in local languages in 15 countries between 14th Jan – 15th Feb 2014
About the Survey
Countries included:
This Survey is a collaborative work between Aegon, Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® and Cicero Consulting
Respondents
* Added 2013, ** Added 2014, *** 1,000 per country, 2,000 in China
Brazil**
Canada*
China*
France
Germany
Hungary
India**
Japan
Nether- lands
Poland
Spain
Sweden
Turkey**
UK
US
In total 16,000 respondents ***
Of which 7,956 women
5. 5
Key findings
1
Positive retirement aspirations are undermined by lifestyle differences
2
Women around the world have different expectations about their retirement
3
Women acknowledge their pension shortfalls
4
Building access to workplace retirement plans and flexible retirement is the way forward
6. 6
1.Positive retirement aspirations are undermined by lifestyle differences
“I’d love for retirement to be a time for travel, relaxation and enjoyment. Whether that’s viable will depend on my financial situation when the time comes.”
Aleta, 28, United States
“I’m fairly realistic about my retirement and I don’t think I will be jetting around the world on holiday all the time. I see retirement more as an opportunity to do some volunteer work and relax with my family.”
Clare, 30, United Kingdom
“I don’t want to stand still when I retire. I want to build a new life with things that make me and my family happy.”
Irma, 59, Hungary
7. 7
The notion of retirement is broadly universal
1. Positive retirement aspirations are undermined by lifestyle differences
Q11 - Which, if any, of the following are important retirement aspirations for you?
8. 8
Education gap closed …
but more part-time work …
and lower salaries
1. Positive retirement aspirations are undermined by lifestyle differences
Q4 - Please choose from the following list the highest level of educational or professional qualification you have achieved.
S4 - Which of the following best describes your current employment status?
S5 - Which of the following reflects your [annual] PERSONAL income before taxes?
However, women face key obstacles linked to family responsibilities
9. 9
2. Women around the world have different expectations about their retirement
“Since I will have more leisure time, my real hope would be to travel abroad, spend time with my friends and learn more about the things I am interested in.”
Daisy, 36, China
“Nowadays everyone has to be aware of the need to plan for retirement. The sooner we do it, the sooner we start saving money, the better.”
Katarzyna, 30, Poland
“When I think about retirement the first idea that springs to mind is not having to depend on my children. Being able to enjoy this golden age without being a burden on my children.”
María Victoria, 40, Spain
10. 10
2. Women around the world have different expectations about their retirement
Positive vs. Negative word associations
Q10 - Which, if any, of the following words do you most associate with retirement?
Word associations with retirement
11. 11
2. Women around the world have different expectations about their retirement
Q18 - At what age do you expect to retire from all paid employment?
Different retirement age expectations shaped by national policy settings
12. 12
3. Women acknowledge their pension shortfalls
“I do prepare myself and plan for my retirement, but with a young family you cannot save what you would like to save.”
Andrea, 44, the Netherlands
“It is good to know that my spouse will contribute to our retirement financially, because it is much easier together.”
Irma, 59, Hungary
“I am not confident. I feel I need to save for my retirement ever since the financial crises … but interest rates are so low now and … I am worried about investing in risky assets. The economic outlook should improve. The prospects are depressing.”
Fumiko, 30, Japan
13. 13
3. Women acknowledge their pension shortfalls
Q31 - Do you think you will achieve this income?
Anxiety deepens when women are asked if they think they will achieve their required retirement income
14. 14
3. Women acknowledge their pension shortfalls
Q12 - Overall, how confident are you that you will be able to fully retire with a lifestyle you consider comfortable?
Few are very confident that they will fully retire with a comfortable lifestyle
15. 15
3. Women acknowledge their pension shortfalls
Index is Based on Six Key Measures:
1.Personal responsibility for income in retirement
2.Level of awareness of need to plan for retirement
3.Financial Capability/Understanding of financial matters regarding planning for retirement
4.Retirement planning – level of development of plans
5.Financial Preparedness for retirement – actual savings
6.Income replacement – level of projected income replacement
Women score low on the Aegon Retirement Readiness Index
16. 16
3. Women acknowledge their pension shortfalls
Q29 - Thinking about how much you are putting aside to fund your retirement, are you saving enough?
Women are not saving enough
17. 17
3. Women acknowledge their pension shortfalls
Q36 - How important do you think your spouse/partner will be as a source of financial support during your retirement?
Q39 - Which, if any, of the following are part of your “backup plan” for an income in the event that you are unable to continue working due to ill health or job loss?
Many women expect to depend on their spouse or partner’s income
18. 18
4. Building access to workplace retirement plans and flexible retirement is the way forward
“Automatic deductions from a salary into a pension plan, offered by employers, would be a big incentive to increase retirement savings… A gradual decrease in my working hours at retirement would also allow me to keep active professionally, maintain a good salary and leave me time to develop other activities.”
Elaine, 43, Brazil
“I want to work as long as I am healthy. I like working. When you retire completely, you may lose interaction with people. I want to be active for as long as I can. I would like an easier job, working three days a week.”
Fumiko, 35, Japan
“Working longer is not only attractive for financial reasons. It is also a way in which you can remain active especially if you enjoy your job. There are obviously alternatives like volunteer work, but the important thing is to remain active, keep busy.”
Andrea, 44, Netherlands
19. 19
4. Building access to workplace retirement plans and flexible retirement is the way forward
Q46 - Which of the following does your current employer offer you? Retirement plan with employer contributions.
Equal access to workplace retirement plans will enable women to save more
20. 20
42%
32%
17%
3%
2%
3%
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
Don't know
4. Building access to workplace retirement plans and flexible retirement is the way forward
NET “agree”
Japan
57%
U.S.
65%
Spain
66%
Hungary
69%
Turkey
71%
Sweden
73%
Netherlands
73%
Poland
75%
Germany
76%
France
77%
Brazil
78%
U.K.
78%
China
82%
India
83%
Canada
83%
Q41_5 - Governments should encourage employers to automatically enroll all their employees into a retirement plan - To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Make it easy: Broad support for auto enrollment into workplace retirement plans
NET “agree”: 74%
21. 21
29%
29%
18%
10%
2%
11%
Immediately stop working altogether and
enter full retirement
Change the way I work (e.g. working
part-time), before giving up work
altogether
Change the way I work (eg. working
part-time) and continue paid work
Retirement won't make a difference to
the way I work
Other
Don't know
In Spain 53% expect to quit working altogether, while in India and U.S. only 17% envision to stop working immediately
4. Building access to workplace retirement plans and flexible retirement is the way forward
Reasons mentioned are enjoying work, remaining active and the money
Q20 - Looking ahead, how do you envision your transition to retirement?
Most women expect some form of work during retirement
NET “flexible retirement”: 58%
22. 22
Encourage employers to broaden women’s access to workplace retirement plans
►Extend, where necessary, workplace retirement plans to cover part-time workers
►Implement automatic enrollment and automatic escalation features in workplace retirement plans
Encourage government and employer policies to improve retirement incomes for women while facilitating a more flexible workforce aligned with the unique needs of women
►Provide for equal maternity and paternity leave and, in addition, provide the ability to take leave from work to care for family members
►Provide social security or government “credits” for unpaid time spent by individuals in caregiving roles
►Expand the entitlement age range for receipt of government retirement benefits in all countries to reflect increasing longevity and workers’ preferences for a phased transition into retirement
►Encourage the implementation of age-friendly workplace policies
►Provide vocational training opportunities and support to help women remain economically active longer into their retirement
►Encourage the implementation of phased workplace retirement programs
Facilitate better financial advice and information
►Facilitate the offering of investment advice inside the workplace
►Step up financial literacy courses
Recommendations
23. 23
Questions and Answers
Catherine Collinson President Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies
Angela Seymour-Jackson Managing Director Workplace Savings Aegon UK
Mark Twigg Executive Director Cicero Consulting
24. 24
Aegon
Aegon’s roots go back more than 150 years – to the first half of the nineteenth century. Since then, Aegon has grown into an international company, with businesses in more than 25 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Today, Aegon is one of the world’s leading financial services organizations, providing life insurance, pensions and asset management. Aegon’s purpose is to help people take responsibility for their financial future. www.aegon.com
In 2010, Aegon became a founding member of the Global Coalition on Aging, which seeks to raise awareness of aging issues among policymakers and the general public. A major aim of the coalition is to transform the way we think and speak about aging: replacing the familiar rhetoric of “problems” with a more positive discussion of “possibilities” and “opportunities”. www.globalcoalitiononaging.com
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies®
The Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) is a division of the Transamerica InstituteSM, a nonprofit, private foundation. TCRS is dedicated to conducting research and educating the American public on trends, issues, and opportunities related to saving, planning for, and achieving financial security in retirement. Transamerica Institute is funded by contributions from Transamerica Life Insurance Company and its affiliates and may receive funds from unaffiliated third-parties. TCRS and its representatives cannot give ERISA, tax, investment or legal advice. www.transamericacenter.org
Cicero Consulting
A leading consultancy firm servicing clients in the financial and professional services sector, Cicero specializes in providing integrated public policy and communications consulting, global thought leadership programs and independent market research. Cicero was established in 2001, and now operates from offices in London, Brussels, Washington, New York and Singapore. As a market leader in pensions and retirement research, Cicero designed and delivered the market research, analyzed the research findings and contributed to the report. www.cicero-group.com
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