Removing Jargon from Pensions

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Terms such as ‘uncrystallised pension funds lump sum’ and ‘flexi-access drawdown’ could be phased out if a new guide to make pensions langu...

MPF 'Slackers Fund' only 0.75%

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The proposed "core funds" under the Mandatory Provident Fund scheme, expected to launch by the end of next year, hope to lower fee...

MPF Tax Relief Increase

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An accountancy body has called for tax deductions for voluntary mandatory provident fund contributions to be raised to 15 percent of asses...

Top 10 best countries for retirement security

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Where are the best places in the world in terms of retirement security? To start, not America. The United States ranks just 19th in the worl...

Yes, you can retire before your 40th birthday

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What if you didn’t have to wait until you were in your mid-sixties to retire? What about 50, or even just as you hit your 40th birthday? Don...

An older parents guide to Financial Survival

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When Barrow Barre quit her job as a pathologist in New Orleans to raise her newborn twins the 37-year-old told her husband Gregg he’d have t...

Which MPF Provider to use?

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There are many MPF providers to choose from in the marketplace. At Indigo we prepare regular detailed analysis of the various providers to d...

Nearly all Hong Kong QROPS delisted !

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All but two QROPS listed in Hong Kong have been removed from HM Revenue & Custom’s list of registered schemes. The new list, published w...

Frugal Hong Kong women rank 2nd in world as savers

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Hong Kong's women are the second-best female savers on earth, salting away more money than women anywhere else except Singapore, accordi...

Gold Lures Japan’s Pension Funds as Abe Targets Inflation

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Japanese pension funds, the world’s second-largest pool of retirement assets after the U.S., will more than double their gold holdings in th...