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Financially Savvy
CPF top-ups increase 34% in first three quarters of 2020
The number of first-time toppers below 35 years old grew over 70% y-o-y.
October 21, 2020
Financially Savvy
CPF members under the Dependants' Protection Scheme to enjoy higher sum assured, increased coverage
The maximum age of coverage will be increased to cover members up to 65 years old at a lower sum assured of $55,000.
October 02, 2020
Funds
CPF Investment Scheme funds post average negative returns of 12.96% in 1Q20: Refinitiv Lipper
The overall performance of all Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme (CPFIS)-included funds slumped 12.96% on average in 1Q20 ended March, says Refinitiv’s Lipper on Tuesday.
June 30, 2020
Banking & finance
Broking a viable market
UOB Kay Hian has been involved in at least half of the Singapore IPOs. Choo points out that such a phenomenon is not new at all, and certainly not due to a new worry such as the Covid-19 outbreak.
March 20, 2020
In print this week
Mind the gig gap
SINGAPORE (July 29): In a Telegram group chat for Deliveroo riders, a member took a screenshot of his earnings generated through the food delivery platform. The screenshot shows that he makes more than $4,000 a month, similar to what many executives woul
July 29, 2019
Ageing
CPF not enough: How will elderly Singaporeans find the $1,379 a month needed to thrive?
SINGAPORE (June 14): Researchers in Singapore have determined that an elderly person living alone would need $1,379 every month to maintain a basic standard of living. But, how will they — and the rest of the ageing population — pay for it?
June 14, 2019
Ageing
Get ready to support older Singaporeans, one way or another
SINGAPORE (June 17): Researchers in Singapore have determined that $1,379, down to the dollar, is what an elderly person living alone would need every month to thrive in today’s Singapore. The sum covers an annual $500 holiday, budgets for one restauran
June 14, 2019
In print this week
Early CPF withdrawals indicate anxiety; more nest eggs needed for future
SINGAPORE (Sept 10): It will be more than a decade from now before Tee, 43, can withdraw some cash from her Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings, but she has already made up her mind. Once she turns 55, the electrical engineer hopes to withdraw up to “t
September 09, 2018
Singapore economy
Singapore's CPF ranked 9th pension fund in the world
SINGAPORE (Sept 3): Singapore’s Central Provident Fund ranked 9th in the global provision fund, according to the latest global 300 research from Willis Towers Watson’s Thinking Ahead Institute.
September 03, 2018
Investing strategies
6 ways Singapore has set the bar for developing deep capital markets
SINGAPORE (April 12): Many emerging market (EM) policymakers are still struggling with the hurdles of implementing the changes required to create vibrant and well-performing capital markets, despite understanding how important it is to do so in order to s
April 12, 2017