Preparing for retirement is a major concern for the majority of French people. A successful retirement above all means preparing for it properly throughout one's active life.
Preparing for retirement is a major concern for the majority of French people. A successful retirement above all means preparing for it properly throughout one's active life. However, it is often very hard to make progress through the maze of procedures to get through and work out the best investments to consider.
As part of its commitment to accompany savers through every step of the procedure (with the launch of the www.bonconseil.fr website last September) and to respond to the growing concerns of French people concerning their pensions, Aviva Vie has created a web site, www.bienpreparersaretraite.fr/, to help them to prepare for their retirement.
www.bienpreparersaretraite.fr/ provides a comprehensive package of practical objective information, definitions and explanations, giving all savers a better understanding of the issue of pensions and allowing them to take a very important step of life's journey with the greatest peace of mind.
This site, which is by no means meant to replace the advice and support of a specialist pensions and asset management adviser, is based on three broad thematic areas: understanding your pension, preparing for your pension and organising your retirement:
- Understanding your pension
Our pension system
The basic pension
Complementary pension
Supplementary pension
Pension simulator - Preparing for your pension
Take control
Invest for the future
Save regularly
Anticipate
Ask advice - Organising your retirement
Your right to information
Your contributions report
Topping up your state pension
Retirement
Early retirement
Provisions for retirement bonuses
The site can guide users through each of the three subject areas listed above, allowing them to discover step-by-step how to prepare for their retirement under the best possible circumstances, depending on their situation and needs. Users can also work out what their total pension will be, using a simulator, and send their comments and any questions to Aviva.
Because pensions remain on top of the list of the concerns of the French, Aviva Vie is reiterating its commitment to accompany savers every step of the way and help them to prepare for their retirement. By offering savers pension options which are in line with their needs, objectives and investment horizons, by launching the site www.bienpreparersaretraite.fr, and by offering everybody their own personalised pension health check, Aviva is showing that the client is central to its Good Advice approach.
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Press contacts:
Aviva Vie
David Chenu
Telephone: + 33 (0) 1 76 62 67 92
E-mail: david_chenu@aviva.fr
HDL Communication
Valérie Dudoit
Telephone: + 33 (0) 1 58 65 20 16
E-mail: vdudoit@hdlcom.com
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About Aviva
Aviva is Europe's leading provider of life assurance and pensions savings with strong positions on other markets around the world. Based on gross premiums at 31 December 2007, Aviva was the world's fifth-largest insurance group. Aviva's three principal businesses are life assurance and long-term savings, asset management and non-life insurance, with a total turnover of €56.7 billion in 2007 and €455 billion in assets under management at 30 June 2008.
With more than 150 years' experience in France, Aviva is one of the top 10 players in the insurance market. Aviva France stands out from the crowd with its solid, balanced and profitable multi-distribution model: 875 general agents, 1800 branch staff, 400 life advisers and 1000+ brokers. Aviva France also has major partners such as AFER, the largest savings association in France, the Crédit du Nord group, l'Union Financière de France and Médéric. Specialising in unit-linked products, Aviva is recognised for the excellent performance of its long-term funds and solid commitment to its customers through its "Good Advice" approach. Aviva employs more than 3300 staff in France. At 31 December 2007, Aviva France recorded consolidated sales of €6.5 billion and an IFRS net profit of €338 million and managed assets worth €71.4 billion at 30 June 2008.