Retirement

Poverty in old age a future we must avert

27 Feb 2013

A new report by HSBC estimates that most people will spend 18 years in retirement, but says they have enough savings to fund only 10 of those years in comfort. It paints a grim picture of elderly...

Get saving for retirement

21 Feb 2013

It’s not looking good for Asia’s retirees, according to HSBC. They face eight years of hardship after their savings run out, according to the bank’s Future of Retirement Survey 2013. And many...

China's central banker skips retirement bar to stay on

21 Feb 2013

China's central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, will retain his post despite reaching the compulsory retirement age of 65 and being left out of the inner-circle of the Communist Party in last year'...

Media China shifts into health care on rising demand

7 Feb 2013

Media China said a steadily increasing senior population and the government's supportive policies on the mainland would bring "golden opportunities" for health maintenance and retirement services...

Malta means business

6 Feb 2013

A recent piece in an annual retirement listing proclaimed Malta as having "the best climate in the world". In 2013, the European Union's smallest nation - the republic of Malta, comprised of three...

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Shirley Yam

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Police union seeks to raise officers' retirement age

The union has written to Ip, who chairs the Legislative Council's panel of public services, asking her to bring the matter to the attention of the legislature.

Old, sick Germans being sent abroad for retirement and care

Growing numbers of elderly and sick Germans are being sent overseas for long-term care in retirement and rehabilitation centres because of rising costs and falling standards in Germany.

Hong Kong should copy US and simply do away with mandatory retirement

My baby-boomer friends back in the US often sigh when they discuss retirement. The fantasies of playing golf and going on cruises in their sunset years have been dashed by the reality of their...

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RETIREMENT

Schemes lure more Asians to retire in Southeast Asia

Like many mothers, Ritsuko Kawasaki fretted over the health and safety risks of remaining in Japan after last year's quake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

BOXING

Pacquiao warned to retire after Marquez defeat

Philippine media pundits put pressure on Manny Pacquiao to retire after his heavy defeat in Las Vegas, with one comparing him to Parkinson's disease sufferer Muhammad Ali.

Chong Hing rises on new outside bank chief

Shares in family-controlled Chong Hing Bank advanced the most since July 2010 yesterday as the appointment of a chief executive from outside the family spurred buying on speculation that it would...