Retirement

Alpine skiing-Switzerland's former Olympic champion Gisin retires

FILE PHOTO: Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Super G - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - January 19, 2025 Switzerland's Michelle Gisin reacts after competing REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

Singapore can’t afford to retire its most experienced workers early

Bringing forward the retirement age to 65 and re-employment age to 70 to 2029 keeps more experienced workers in the labour force sooner.

How some people rely on dividend income so that they can live abroad

Some people rely on their investments’ yield so they can retire early and live in less expensive cities.

S’pore to raise retirement age to 65 and re-employment age to 70 one year ahead of target

Among a raft of measures recommended is reducing senior workers’ tax burden and creating flexi-load work arrangements.

Osaka says not far from best form despite retirement thoughts

Tennis - China Open - National Tennis Center, Beijing, China - October 6, 2026 Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts during her round of 16 match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Tackling workplace ageism is critical in super-aged Singapore, says expert

(From left) Professor Paulin Straughan, director of the Centre for Research on Successful Ageing at SMU, moderating a panel discussion with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah, Nagoya University Graduate School of International Development vice-dean Satoshi Shimizutani and Technische Universität Dresden rector Ursula Staudinger on Oct 20.

Celebrate longer life and harness the opportunities that come with it: Indranee

The life expectancy at birth for Singapore residents in 2025 was 83.9 years, among the world’s highest.

CPF maintains A grade in global ranking of pension systems for second year; overall score goes up

The CPF was the first pension system in Asia to secure an A grade, with its overall score rising from 80.8 to 82 on the Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index.

More than just sportswear: Retirees find second wind at Queensway Shopping Centre

(Clockwise from left) Stephen Fung, founder of Kalibak’s Kave, Maria Ismail, founder of Upthrift, Frank Chen, founder of Frank’s Leathersmith, and Pamela Chong, founder of Blueprint Principles.

Germany's Merz: I will prioritise welfare reform over popularity

German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz speaks to the media following the CDU's Federal Executive Committee meeting in Berlin, Germany, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

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