Pensioners in Germany could soon work tax-free under a radical proposal to tackle retirement poverty. The Christian Democrats ...

Germany's cabinet approved a pension reform in September but Scholz's plans for a guaranteed minimum pension of 48% of the average wage are unlikely to get the required support to pass parliament.

Germany still has a very generous public pay-as-you-go pension system. It is characterized by early effective retirement ages and very high effective replacement rates. Most workers receive virtually ...

While cuts of pensions at face value are ruled out in Germany by law, Scholz warns that in ‘real’ terms, adjusted for ...

The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is in favour of creating an employment pension account, with employees’ contributions invested in capital markets. According to the plan, listed as a ...

Riester pensions are voluntary, but heavily subsidized private pension schemes in Germany. They were designed as a matching ... After a slow start and several design changes, Riester pension plans ...

The German liberal party (FDP ... should be in a position to introduce pure defined contribution (DC) plans (reine Beitragszusage), a type of occupational pension signed by representatives of ...

Germany's cabinet approved a pension reform in September but Scholz's plans for a guaranteed minimum pension of 48% of the average wage are unlikely to get the required support to pass parliament.