Notable Examples of Pension Systems
Some of the listed systems might also be considered social insurance.
- Argentina:
- Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social
- Australia:
- Superannuation in Australia - Private, and compulsory, individual retirement contribution system.
- Social Security - Public pensions
- Canada:
- Canada Pension Plan
- Old Age Security
- Quebec Pension Plan
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan
- Saskatchewan Pension Plan
- Hong Kong - Mandatory Provident Fund
- Finland - Kansaneläkelaitos
- India - Employees' Provident Fund Organisation of India
- Japan - National Pension
- Malaysia - Employees Provident Fund
- Mexico - Mexico Pension Plan
- Netherlands - Algemene Ouderdoms Wet
- New Zealand - KiwiSaver
- Singapore - Central Provident Fund
- Sweden - Social Security
- United Kingdom:
- UK pension provision (generally)
- Self-invested personal pensions
- United States:
- Public employee pensions
- Retirement plans in the United States
- Social Security
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