India’s retirement landscape is undergoing a gradual transformation as private sector participation in the National Pension System (NPS) rises, annuity products evolve, and pension fund managers look beyond traditional asset classes.
In an interview with Naveen Kumar and Anshika Jain from ET Wealth Online, Sriram Iyer, MD & CEO of HDFC Pension, discussed the growing role of NPS in retirement planning, its performance, the need for market-linked annuity products, and how recent regulatory changes could reshape pension investing in India.