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Retirement Trends

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France’s Treasury Backs 65 Retirement Age as Studies Warn of a Growing Pension Gap

The finance ministry’s experts say lifting the threshold would save €8–10 billion a year once phased in.

Germany Replaces Riester Pension With New Subsidized Private Savings Plan Starting 2027

February Cutoff Redraws Who Can Claim Which German State Pensions in 2026

Germany’s Pension Commission Opens Talks on Raising Retirement Age to 70

Wyoming Tops 2026 Best States to Retire Ranking as Florida Places Second and Kentucky Ranks Last

Retirees Withdraw Roughly 2% Even as Morningstar Sets 3.9% Starting Rate for 2026

Italy Pension Eligibility Projected to Rise by Three Months in 2029

PFRDA Overhauls NPS Exits, Allowing Up to 80% Lump Sum for Non-Government Subscribers

Deciding When to Claim Social Security: Key Rules and Trade-Offs for 2026

Italy’s 2026 Budget Sets Modest Pension-Age Rise, Ends Quota 103 and Opzione Donna

AMFI Pitches 401(k)-Style Mutual Fund Retirement Account, Seeks Regulatory Backing

Germany Faces Retirement Wave as 13.4 Million Reach Pension Age by 2039

UK State Pension Age to Start Rising in 2026 as Review Reopens Debate on Further Increases

Italy Moves to Set 64-Year Retirement Age and Freeze 2027 Hike

Italy’s Average Retirement Age Rises to 64.8 as Pension Gaps Widen

Over 742,000 German Pensioners Depend on Basic Security Benefit

Social Security Early Claims Surge as Future Funding Worries Mount

COR Pre-Report Calls for Further Pension Age Increase to 66.5 by 2070

Germany to Raise Pensions by 3.74% as Low-Income Retirees Fall to 23.4%

Germany Advances Pension Reform to Grant Uniform Credit for All Mothers