The French government said Tuesday it could be flexible on its plan to raise the retirement age to 65, part of a hugely controversial pension reform project pushed by President Emmanuel Macron.

Mercer and the CFA Institute released its 14th annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI). Iceland’s retirement income system has once again topped the list, with The Netherlands and Denmark retaining second and third places respectively in the rankings.

Private sector entities that do not pay monthly contributions or provide incorrect data for their Emirati employees risk incurring additional penalties and, under certain conditions, imprisonment,’ as per the federal pension and social security law.

المنامة — مملكة البحرين: أبرم كل من الإتحاد العام العربي للتأمين “GAIF”، بيت التأمين العربي، وهو هيئة عربية دولية متخصصة في صناعة التأمين وإعادة التأمين، وشركة “فينتك روبوز” لتطبيقات الإدخار والتقاعد وتنظيم المؤتمرات المالية ومقرها مملكة البحرين، شراكة يتم بموجبها التعاون فيما بينهما في ترويج المنصات والمؤتمرات التي تركز على ترويج الثقافة المالية والشمول المالي، وتطوير أنظمة الإدخار التقاعدي لاسيما من خلال الصناعة المالية والنهوض بالصناعة الاكتوارية وأهميتها في القطاعات المالية والإقتصادية.

Manama —–Bahrain: The General Arab Insurance Federation (GAIF), the Arab international body focused on insurance and reinsurance, and Fintech Robos, a Bahrain-based firm specialised in savings and pensions technology and in organising financial conferences, have entered into a partnership under which they will collaborate in promoting platforms boosting financial literacy, financial inclusion, pension saving systems, and actuarial business in financial and economic sectors across the Arab countries.

Will you ‘manifest money’ in the year ahead? If your personal finances have ended the year in better shape than they started, I salute you.

Ageism in the workplace is a growing concern. A recent Washington Post story on the futility of age-discrimination lawsuits highlighted two troubling data points: In a recent survey conducted by the American Association of Retired Persons, 61% of workers 45 and older reported seeing or experiencing age discrimination.

School may be out for most, but if you’re settling down to watch a film with the family this Christmas, here are some easy ways to supplement their screen time with some covert financial education.