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UK falls one place to 15th in global retirement security index


By Paige Perrin

The UK fell one place to 15th in Natixis Investment Managers’ (IM) 2026 Global Retirement Index (GRI), despite its score remaining unchanged from last year at 72 per cent.

Natixis IM suggested this was due to a decline in health by 12 places to 22nd place, the largest fall of any sub-index, driven mainly by life expectancy


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