All IPE articles in October 1999 (Magazine) – Page 2
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Features
Guernsey: Keeping it simple
Guernsey’s straightforward approach to pensions does not make it immune from reform, says the GAPF Guernsey’s First Pillar pensions system is simple but effective. The Old Age Pension is payable from age 65 for men and women, at a uniform rate of £98 per week for a single person and ...
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Germany: More than just a savings issue
Drastic changes in labour and tax laws are required to improve occupational retirement systems, says Aba Pension systems all over the world are under increasing strain due to rapidly aging populations. It is therefore not surprising that demographic change puts pressure on the German social-security system as a pay-as-you-go pension ...
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France: Past successes slow progress
France’s stop-start approach to sorting its pensions problems needs to be resolved, says AFPEN The very success of the French retirement system ex-plains why it is taking so long to implement employment-related pension funds in France. The outlook however looks positive for their implementation between the end of this year ...