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Editor's note: The population of China is ageing fast. Amid pressure from the inflation-eroded value and an expected shortfall of pension funds, subjecting the funds to the capital market may be a viable way out.
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Tax breaks mulled on pension fund investment in stocks The securities watchdog is mulling offering tax breaks on stock market investments by China's pension funds amid pressure of an ageing population. New investment channels opened Speculation over investment plans for China's fast-depreciating pension funds settled after NCSSF was entrusted to manage 100 billion yuan of the funds. Specialized agency to be set up The State Council, or China's Cabinet, is considering to set up a new body to manage the investment of the basic pension fund. |
Over $300b in China's pension fund 
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30% of pension fund may enter market Calculated in accordance with China's basic old-age insurance fund balance of 1.92 trillion yuan ($303.56 billion), up to about 580 billion yuan may enter the capital market. |
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Capital markets to get pensions A Chinese province won permission to try out investing money from its largely unmanaged pension funds into the country's capital markets. Pension-fund investments will mainly go into fixed-income securities, which are largely risk-free in China. |
Local pension funds aim to tap financial sector
Pension fund investment sees bleak return 
Pension fund accesses to market in Guangdong
SSF eyes the 'real economy'
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The number of Chinese nationals aged 60 or above reached 185 million last year, accounting for 13.7 percent of the total population. |
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A flexible pension system may keep a balance between employment and expected shortfall in retirement payments. |
China sees huge gap in future pension payments
Retirement age to be pushed back
Pension proposal raises debate in China 
Worrying trend for pensions
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Currently the majority of the pension fund is deposited in the banks, and the interest earned is comparatively low. |
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Extending the retirement age may be something China has to do in the near future to alleviate the increasingly heavy pressure on pension funds. |