Élisabeth Borne will remain France's prime minister despite pension protests and violence.

French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to retain Élisabeth Borne in her position as prime minister, an official from the president's office confirmed on Monday, rejecting pressure to give his government a new direction after a few months of turmoil.

Months of unrest and...

A look back at the time when French demonstrators were able to thwart government reform plans

Protests, strikes, and unrest are expected to continue as both sides remain steadfast in their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. To better understand the current impasse, FRANCE 24 examines the two previous times unions successfully pushed the government to back down o...

We can beat Macron": Why women's anger is fuelling French pension protests

Unionists and left-wing parties in the French capital moved their rallies from the poorer eastern suburbs to the affluent 6th arrondissement (district) of central Paris, congregating along the fashion boulevards of the left bank. Organizers estimate that over half a million people attended (polic...

Under fire, Korea's pension fund looks to international stocks for growth.

South Korea's state pension fund is increasing its investments in overseas companies in response to increased pressure to improve returns amid worries that the fund could deplete sooner than projected as a result of fast demographic shifts. On Friday, the pension service's budget committe...

EVER SINCE LEAVING OFFICE, FORMER US PRESIDENT TRUMP RECEIVED OVER $65,000 IN PENSION

Highlights

• A spokesperson for the General Services Administration gave a confirmation that the former American President got a sum of $65,600 in pension payments

• Pension paid to the former Presidents is equal to the salary of Cabinet secretaries, which happens to...

UBER TO GIVE ITS DRIVERS PENSION, MINIMUM WAGE AND HOLIDAY PAY IN UK

Highlights:

• The company Uber is going to give the drivers pension, minimum wage and holiday pay in United Kingdom
• The company has made this announcement after it lost an appeal at the Supreme Court of UK in last month

The company Ube...

CHINA TO RAISE RETIREMENT AGE FROM 60 INSTIGATING PUBLIC RAGE

• China is making a hearty push to rise one of the world’s lowest retirement ages as it tries to come to terms with a rapidly aging population, a move that’s already instigating public rage and will put to an acrid test the Communist Party’s ability to implement reforms.

SOFTBANK WANTS TO SELL SBG CLEANTECH STAKE

HIGHLIGHTS

• SoftBank is planning to sell its stake SBG Cleantech.
• SBG Cleantech intends to raise around $ 500 Million through a dollar bond.
• Bank of America and Barclays are running the stake sale and bond raise process for SBG Cleantech.

PENSION GIVING LISTED COMPANIES OF LONDON SEE SHARE PRICES RISE

Highlights –

• Listed companies in London are required to transfer a pension to their employees.
• The share price rose by up to 3%.
• The share price rise ranged from 0.25-3% and tended to increase over the six-month period.
• The...

Macron reaches the third barrier of politics in France and shuts it down

The general strike that was to shut France down last Thursday now extends to the next week at least, when President Macron continues to push his nation into the 21st century.

This time he lands on the third rail, the national Byzantine pension system, in French society and politics. Mac...

800,000 More Children From Working-Class Households Growing Up in Poverty in the UK

800,000 more children from in working-class households growing up in poverty in the UK

The number of children growing up in poverty has increased by 800,000 in the last nine years. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) feels it is due to in-work benefit cuts, weak wage growth as well as growin...

State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D Acquires 680,100 Shares of PDL BioPharma Inc

State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its shares of PDL BioPharma Incorporated by twelve hundred and thirty six point five per cent during the third quarter, in accordance with the organization in its latest 13F registration towards Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The pers...

Denmarks $440 billion pension market sounds alarm as liabilities swell

the world's best-managed pension market was thrown a lifeline by the Danish government to assist contain liabilities. That was once interest rates were still positive. Seven years later, with rates currently well below zero, even Denmark's $440 billion pension system says the surroundings...