Central Provident Fund

Mainland housing funds make borrowing easier

31 Oct 2012

Housing provident fund loan policies have been amended in more than 20 mainland cities to make it easier for applicants to raise loans, according to Centaline Property Agency.

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Move over MPF and let citizens save themselves

5 Jun 2012

Is there hope for the MPF?

SCMP headline, June 4

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MPF rewards vendors today to detriment of society tomorrow

16 Mar 2009

I refer to Edwin Chok's letter ('MPF may deliver in the long term - only to fund managers', March 6).

Let us not beat about the bush.

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Changes to Singapore's pension fund may dampen home buying

24 Sep 2003

A 'hazy' outlook is expected for the Singapore residential market in the next three to six months, after changes in the state-run pension scheme, according to property consultants.

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State battles toughest recession in a generation

3 Dec 2001

Singapore's powerful National Wages Council (NWC) is likely to call on workers to accept an aggressive round of pay cuts this week as the government battles its toughest recession in a generation...

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State battles toughest recession in a generation

3 Dec 2001

Singapore's powerful National Wages Council (NWC) is likely to call on workers to accept an aggressive round of pay cuts this week as the government battles its toughest recession in a generation...

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

3:47AM

MPF complaints pale by comparison

There is obviously some nastiness afoot as the big launch date for the Mandatory Provident Fund looms closer.

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Border cash saves fingernails

Right then, get your fingernails between your teeth and start chewing. Singapore has become so worried about its ageing population that it has revamped its entire Central Provident Fund (CPF), but...

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Barry Porter reports on how Singapore is saving its citizens from themselves

Singapore has won widespread international acclaim in the past year for its visionary liberalisation and financial reforms. However, it appears not yet ready to shrug off its nanny state image.

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Safety net for low income earners

Singapore's Central Provident Fund (CPF) was launched in 1955 as a simple way to give low-income workers security in their old age.

It has now progressed into a sophisticated, life-...

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Siren call from Singapore grow

WHILE Hong Kong politicians were pondering whether to postpone the scheduled debate on the Mandatory Provident Fund last week, they may have overlooked a significant shift in policy by the...

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Pension fund sees big fall in home loan applicants

THE number of Central Provident Fund (CPF) loan applications for purchase of private housing fell 10.3 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter, according to the Business Times.

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