France: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis

Latest news and analysis of pensions, asset management, regulation and trends in France from our award-winning journalists.

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Viewpoint: Macron’s reform paves way for development of French second- and third-pillar pension

2023-09-15T08:00:00+01:00

The rationale of the reform is simple: the rising life expectancies combined with decreasing birth-rate have accelerated the aging of the French population

Paris- protesters outside the Assemblée Nationale

Pensions in France - IPE Country Report

September 2023 (Magazine)

Fierce opposition from trade unions and a large part of the political spectrum did not manage to stop Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform the French pension system. The new framework kicks in this month, and the long-term sustainability of public pensions is secure. However, French workers will have to work longer into their lives, and their standard of living will decline. 

Sarah Le Gouez, general secretary of Le Cercle de l’Épargne (LCE), a savings and pensions think tank

New pension rules set to transform France

September 2023 (Magazine)

After much opposition, profound changes to the retirement system take effect this month

Paris- protesters outside the Assemblée Nationale

Pensions in France - IPE Country Report

September 2023 (Magazine)

Fierce opposition from trade unions and a large part of the political spectrum did not manage to stop Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform the French pension system. The new framework kicks in this month, and the long-term sustainability of public pensions is secure. However, French workers will have to work longer into their lives, and their standard of living will decline. 

Paris, France

Country Report – Pensions in France (October) 2022

October 2022 (Magazine)

The French pension system is in good health with a first-pillar pay-as-you-go system in surplus. But long-term forecasts are cause for concern, showing that the French state will have to raise expenditure on pensions from the current 13% to nearly 15% of GDP to maintain the system.