Pension
French lawmakers narrowly approve health care budget, suspending Macron’s flagship pension reform
PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament narrowly approved on Tuesday a key health care budget bill, offering the minority government some relief from political turmoil at the...
French PM backs freezing Macron’s pension reform to save government
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has told parliament he backs suspending controversial 2023 pension reforms, in the face of crucial votes of no-confidence later this week.The changes, which raised...
China is back on the radar of European pension funds, endowments
Chinese markets are booming on increased optimism over technology breakthroughs and the economy, as well as a shift out of the US[HONG KONG] European pension funds, endowments and other...
Wealth firms are preparing richest Australians for pension tax fallout
[MELBOURNE] A looming pensions tax on rich Australians is sparking a flurry of behind-the-scenes planning by the nation’s wealth managers, who say clients are actively exploring strategies to shield...
Australian pension overseeing A$75 billion adds private equity
The move is the latest in a run of private equity allocation increases among so-called superannuation funds within Australia’s A$4.1 trillion retirement systemPublished Wed, Jul 9, 2025 · 10:24...
Germany’s 34.1 billion euros pension gives mandate to China stock fund
[HONG KONG] A German pension fund has tapped a Chinese firm’s Hong Kong arm to help it invest in local stocks, in a rare move among global allocators that...
British pension funds pledge to step up UK investments
Published Tue, May 13, 2025 · 09:13 AM[LONDON] Major British pension funds pledged on Tuesday to invest billions of pounds in UK businesses and infrastructure, as the government leans...
Brazil’s social security minister steps down amid pension fraud investigation
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil ’s social security minister resigned Friday amid a police probe into a billion-dollar fraud scheme involving pension payments by the National Social Security Institute.President...
Brazilian police probe a pension fraud scheme that stole $1 billion from retirees
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil 's federal police said Wednesday they are investigating a scheme that diverted over 6 billion reais ($1.05 billion) from pensions paid by the National...
Bus Driver Denied $84,000 Pension After Stealing $7, Japan’s Supreme Court Decides
I'd never defend stealing on the job, but losing your retirement over the monetary equivalent of a stapler is a ridiculously disproportionate response from any employer. The Supreme Court...
