The quality of pension systems available to workers varies greatly across the globe. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index compares countries' pension systems by three key factors: adequacy, sustainability, and integrity (meaning: regulation). According to the index, the Netherlands has the best system, while the U.S. ranks among the bottom half of countries.1
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