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Le Maire’s 2027 Manifesto: Retirement at 65, VAT Shift and a Six-Nation EU Core
The former economy minister unveils a 60-page 2027 platform: retirement at 65, de-indexed pensions, a VAT shift and a si...
France's 2027 Budget Reopens the Pension Indexation Fight
Bercy is again weighing a freeze or partial de-indexation of pensions, while one public-sector consultant says a multi-y...
France Weighs Below-Inflation Pension Rises for Affluent Retirees
Bercy is reviving a politically explosive idea for 2027: smaller pension indexation for better-off retirees, while shiel...
Germany's Child Pension Plan: A Modest Step Away From Costly Pension Policy Mistakes
Germany's cabinet has approved a €10 monthly state pension contribution for every child from school age to 18. At just o...
CDU and SPD Adopt AfD's Pension Playbook as Eastern State Votes Loom
CDU and SPD leaders are reopening the 'Rente mit 63' deal to court eastern German voters, ignoring the fiscal logic they...
Two-Thirds Expect to Rely on State Pension, Hargreaves Lansdown Finds
Hargreaves Lansdown's survey shows 66% of UK adults expect to rely on the state pension, with 9% saying they will be tot...
First Actuarial Promotes Four Senior Actuaries to Partner
The actuarial consultancy, part of Gallagher, has elevated Marcos Abreu, Andrew Allsopp, Carl Fletcher and Scott Harriso...
Pension Lab Urges Industry to Use Open-Standards Tech for Faster Letter of Authority Checks
A pilot shows that the same digital infrastructure already used by 150+ financial firms for pension transfers can valida...
SPP Report Urges UK DB Schemes to Ditch Automatic Insurance Buyout Mindset
A new roundtable report argues £160bn in aggregate pension surpluses and new alternatives mean trustees should adopt obj...
German Government Makes the Case for a Broad Reform Agenda
Berlin argues that an aging population, skills shortages and global competition leave no choice but to reform the econom...
France's New Pension Decrees for Mothers: Modest Gains for a Narrow Group
Two French decrees effective September 1 ease pension rules for mothers — two extra credited quarters and fewer best yea...
UK Inheritance Tax Take Hits £7.03bn as More Families Enter the Net
UK Inheritance Tax receipts rose to £7.03bn in 2023/24, and the OBR expects nearly one in ten deaths to trigger a charge...
Small UK Pension Schemes Keep Seizing Bulk Annuity Buy-In Opportunities
Quantum Advisory completes £9.7m Aviva buy-in for a transport-sector scheme with 100 members, evidence that smaller DB f...
SPP Publishes AI Governance Framework for UK Pension Schemes
New SPP guidance gives pension trustees five principles for using AI safely, from risk-tiering and human oversight to da...
Master Trusts Unite to Fix 'Slow, Costly' UK Pension Transfers
Eight master trusts managing £162.7bn are backing open standards and automation to replace error-prone manual transfers,...
State Pension Age Review Underway — How to Check Your Forecast and Fill NI Gaps
The UK government has launched a fresh review of the State Pension age. Households can still check their forecast online...
Duma Proposal Would Triple Pension Points for Orphans of Single Mothers
A bill introduced by Sergei Mironov would increase the individual pension coefficient by 1.5x for children who lost both...
New Russian Laws: Pensions Indexed, Anti-Fraud Tightens, Telecom Rules Arrive
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin announced laws taking effect in August, including a 17.3% pension hike for 160,00...
France's Pension Burden Hits 14% of GDP as Deficit Path Points to Retiree Tax Reckoning
With retirement spending topping €422 billion and a deficit projected to hit 2.4% of GDP by 2070, an official report arg...
Spain Plans Pension Cuts Up to 21% for Early Retirees With Under 38 Years of Contributions
New social security coefficients penalize workers who voluntarily retire before the legal age, with reductions tied to c...
How Junior SIPPs Can Set Your Child Up for Life — and Cut Inheritance Tax
New inheritance tax rules are driving an 82% surge in Junior SIPP openings. Here’s how small contributions can grow into...