Mortality index could make retirement age changes easier

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Linking retirement age to a mortality index would remove some political risk around increasing the length of time employees work, Mercer chief retirement strategist Bruce Rigby says.

He said: "It seems to me that is a much easier way politically to achieve what everyone is trying to achieve, which is to restrict the length of time that everyone is receiving pension in retiremen...

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