Tag: retirement benefits
Stock pension could violate the Basic Law
Protection of old-age provision? The share pension is intended to help stabilize state benefits. But there are some legal hurdles. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Berlin Shortly before the expected presentation of…
Younger population pays off
Pensioner In Austria, old-age pensions are on average 55 percent higher than in Germany. Berlin In pension debates, Austria is often cited as a shining example for Germany, because pensions…
Why pensioners benefit from being guided by the wage level despite high inflation
Berlin The announced pension increase still falls short of the expected inflation, as the Ministry of Labor admits. Pensions will increase by 4.39 percent in western Germany and 5.86 percent…
How the coalition wants to stabilize the pension level
Berlin The federal government’s planned second pension package is taking shape. According to coalition circles, the pension level should initially be set by law at 48 percent by 2045. There…
Christian Lindner wants to expand funded pensions
Christian Lindner (left), Kenfo boss Anja Mikus (middle) At a discussion event, the Minister of Finance declared that he wanted to invest more money in the capital market for pensions.…
Government considers new work incentives for pensioners
Working senior So far, retirees who work have not benefited from the pension contributions that employers pay in for them. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Berlin The federal government wants to…
Retirement provision 2023: Statutory pension in Germany
Statutory pension insurance There are different options for your own retirement provision. What is important for the statutory pension in Germany. Munich For many people, the period between Christmas and…
New incentives for early retirees
Pension law allows flexible retirement But leaving early is much more attractive than working beyond the standard retirement age. (Photo: imago stock&people) Berlin Retirement at 69 is a recurring specter.…
New incentives increase the pressure on contributors
Although the statutory retirement age is gradually being raised to 67 and is currently 65 years and eleven months, the average age of the first recipients of an old-age pension…
New incentives increase the pressure on contributors
Although the statutory retirement age is gradually being raised to 67 and is currently 65 years and eleven months, the average age of the first recipients of an old-age pension…
Olaf Scholz reprimands the trend towards early retirement
Olaf Scholz (right), Hubertus Heil The chancellor and social affairs minister are faced with the challenge of keeping older workers in work longer – despite measures such as retirement at…
Olaf Scholz reprimands the trend towards early retirement
Olaf Scholz (right), Hubertus Heil The chancellor and social affairs minister are faced with the challenge of keeping older workers in work longer – despite measures such as retirement at…
Olaf Scholz reprimands the trend towards early retirement
Olaf Scholz (right), Hubertus Heil The chancellor and social affairs minister are faced with the challenge of keeping older workers in work longer – despite measures such as retirement at…
Which fortune 5000 euros seed capital can bring
Newborn Sleeping baby: With around 750,000 births a year, a generational pension would cost taxpayers 3.8 billion euros. (Photo: Stone/Getty Images) Berlin The old stock market master André Kostolany said:…
The self-employed worry less than employees
Dentist at work The self-employed who are insured in professional pension schemes have an average monthly income of more than 3100 euros in old age. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Berlin The federal…
Retirement at 69: Bundesbank presents new simulation calculation
Pensioner The traffic light coalition has ruled out further raising the retirement age, which will rise to 67 by the early 2030s. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In order to alleviate the…
Young people are increasingly investing in stocks and funds
Young women fear poverty in old age more than men However, only 29 percent of them regularly set aside something for old-age provision. For men it is 45 percent. (Photo:…
The savings banks are doing away with comfortable pensions for board members
Frankfurt It’s almost a ritual. Every time a high-ranking savings bank official speaks up, he complains about the European Central Bank’s policy of negative interest rates. “The low and negative…
Starting capital for stock pension not yet planned
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil in the Bundestag It is important “that we keep the pension stable – for all generations,” says the SPD minister. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Labor Minister Hubertus…
Heil presents bill for reform
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil According to the will of the minister, numerous recipients of a disability pension should be supported by the federal government. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The federal government…