Boomer women feel neglected by marketers – Report

Some interesting research of expectations and motivations of 1,033 American women across the generations. more…

Asian consumers have less understanding of nutrition labels

Only one-third (31%) say they ‘mostly’ understand the information panels/labels on food packaging according to this excellent report from Nielsen. more…

APAC pension systems ill prepared for rapid population ageing

Asia’s pension systems need modernising urgently to deliver secure, sustainable and adequate retirement incomes for today’s workers, according to a new OECD report. Gross replacement rates, showing pension benefit as a share of individual lifetime average earnings, also vary greatly across Asia/Pacific, from 12.7% in Singapore to 80.9% in the Philippines. Those in South Asia…more

Millions now manage ageing parents care from afar

The US National Institute on Ageing estimates around 7 million Americans are long-distance caregivers. more…

Number of Aging Prisoners is Soaring in the US

The number of US sentenced state and federal prisoners age 65 or older grew at 94 times the rate of the overall prison population between 2007 and 2010. more…

New TV channel targets ageing boomers

Enter RLTV, a cable channel designed for the 50+ fronted by a collection of ageing TV presenters more…

Clever, cool, age-friendly products for ageing boomers

The first products are a smart range of pill containers. more…

Online service aims to tackle the isolation of ageing

A message service that turns digital photography into real, printed postcards and sends them to Gran anywhere in the world, for a fee. more…

New ageing newsletter launched for Asia Pacific

The Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies, a creation of Lingnan University in Hong Kong, has launched more…

30 Lessons for Living – sound advice from 1,000 older people

Some valuable insights and home truths about life as seen by older people. It comes a new book more…