Over 200 pension regulators, researchers and policymakers participated in the 10th International Pension Research Association (IPRA) Conference on 9 September 2025 at the OECD in France and online, to discuss and debate some of the most pressing pension and retirement issues around the world.
The annual conference is hosted by IPRA in collaboration with CEPAR, the OECD, the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS), Netspar, and the Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
IPRA is an international organisation established with the aim of improving the quality and impact of research on pensions and related ageing issues to optimise social and economic outcomes for an ageing world. Individual researchers and organisations, including policy groups from across the world, interested in pensions and related ageing issues, are welcome to join IPRA.
This year, the IPRA conference program included presentations on the impact of global ageing for pension funds as well as emerging risks for pension funds which were presented by:
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Joseph Kopecky (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland): Population Aging and the Macroeconomy
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Ward Romp (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands): OECD Pension Reform: The Role of Demographic Trends and the Business Cycle
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Norma B. Coe (Penn Medical Ethics and Health Policy, USA): Cognitive Function in Later Life
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Emil Siriwardane (Harvard Business School, USA): Pension Funds and Alternative Investments
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Mathijs van Dijk (Erasmus University, The Netherlands): What do Pension Funds Need to Know About Climate Risk?
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David Bell (Conexus Institute, Australia): Systemic Impacts of Big Pension Funds