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The news on pensions, from eligibility to pension funds in the UAE and worldwide

Do the maths and start saving to get what you want

BusinessDecember 30, 2016

Above, a state worker goes over his retirement options with a Calpers Retirement Program specialist in California. Old people are living longer, and their consumption needs are growing, especially costly medical treatments, says Omar Al Ubaydli. Max Whittaker / Reuters

Economics 101: Old age also means accepting a fall in living standards

BusinessOctober 22, 2016

The 37-year-old expat had locked himself it into a poor-value product that would run for decades. Victor Besa for The National

Alternatives to a UAE expat’s 25-year savings plan

BusinessSeptember 30, 2016

Stock market is a rocky foundation for pension funds

BusinessApril 15, 2016

Tim Hughes, a Briton in Dubai who has no intention to repatriate, transferred his pension into a Sipp, where he now controls what happens with it himself. Satish Kumar / The National

UK pension pressure a danger to UAE expats’ safe retirement

BusinessMarch 18, 2016

Illustration by Gary Clement for The National

The financial struggles of Generation Y

BusinessMarch 11, 2016

UAE expats and the reality of planning for a longer retirement

BusinessFebruary 05, 2016

Planning ahead a vital strategy for retiree-to-be

BusinessDecember 04, 2015

Niranjan Gidwani, the deputy chief executive of Eros Group, says ‘my rationale for saving is to balance out investments between here and in India’. Courtesy Eros Group

Non-resident Indians in UAE opt for mutual funds in India

BusinessNovember 20, 2015

UAE employers with retirement plans reap the rewards

BusinessNovember 06, 2015

Vikram Arora invests in Indian stocks despite having lived in Dubai for the past 17 years. Courtesy Sarfaraz Ali

India ripe for the picking

BusinessSeptember 18, 2015

Why the big rush to retire?

BusinessSeptember 10, 2015

The UAE’s deregulation of fuel prices may be watched closely by advocates of Nudge Theory. Pawan Singh / The National

Is fuel deregulation the Nudge people need to go green in the UAE?

UAEAugust 01, 2015

Danilo Calape of the Philippines social-security scheme in his Abu Dhabi office. Christopher Pike / The National

Filipino payment site secure

UAEJuly 13, 2015

How much are expatriate workers in the UAE saving for when they eventually return to their country of origin? Erik De Castro / Reuters

End of service gratuity could do far more

OpinionJuly 07, 2015

“I see my fellow citizens begging for a few cents to buy bread. I see more and more suicides. I am a sensitive person. I cannot stand to see my country in this situation,” says 77-year-old Giorgos Chatzifotiadis. Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP Photo

Crying Greek pensioner: the story behind the heartbreaking photo

WorldJuly 04, 2015

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