It may be inevitable, but growing older is not a lot of fun. Still, there is some comfort in numbers – after all, the whole world is ageing. The latest Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index puts the notion of ageing populations into a worldwide perspective. For instance, in 2010, there was one person aged over 65 per 4.7 people of working age across the 27 countries measured in this index. By 2040, that ratio is expected to double, with fewer workers compared to a greater number of ‘over-65s’, with residents in those countries living an average of four years by […]