# ‘Ticking time bomb’: Ageing crisis threatens the world’s pension funds

https://mins.news/en/item/115092

- CNBC, 2026-10-25 23:19 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/pension-funds-ageing-crisis-risk-investment.html

> Longer lifespans and falling birth rates are creating a demographic crisis for pension systems worldwide, threatening to strain the finances that support retirement.