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‘Ticking time bomb’: The world's pension funds face an ageing crisis

The world's pension systems are confronting a demographic crisis as longer lifespans and dwindling birth rates threaten to stretch retirement finances.

According to CNBC, the world's pension systems are confronting a demographic crisis as longer lifespans and dwindling birth rates threaten to stretch retirement finances.

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