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Tag Archives: EPF
New EPF rule to impact on unit trust investment
From The Malaysia Insider today, a news report about an impending change to the EPF’s rule regarding regarding a contributor’s use of his EPF savings for investments in Unit Trusts: “The EPF will revise upwards the basic savings quantum of … Continue reading
Posted in Investment, Money matters, Mutual Fund, Unit Trust
Tagged EPF, Investment, Mutual Fund, Unit Trust
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Legislation affecting financial planning
What are the legislation in Malaysia that will affect financial planners most or at the very least, should be good for them to know or be aware of? In my opinion, below are the few pertinent ones which I present … Continue reading
Posted in General, Insurance, Investment, Money matters, Mutual Fund, Rockwills & Estate planning, Unit Trust
Tagged bankruptcy, distribution, employees provident fund, EPF, guardianship, infants, Insurance, power of attorney, Rockwills & Estate planning, Rockwills & Inheritance, trustee, unclaimed moneys, will
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Malaysia: Private retirement scheme
The Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Abdul Razak, has today announced the official set-up of a Private Retirement Scheme in his Budget Speech 2012. There’s also a mention of increasing the employer’s contribution to the Employee Provident Fund for those earning … Continue reading
Posted in Money matters, Mutual Fund, Unit Trust
Tagged Employee, employee provident, employee provident fund, EPF, Insurance, life insurance, private, private retirement, private retirement scheme, retirement, tax exemption
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Planning for retirement should start early
A Bernama report in today’s newspapers quotes the president of the Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC), Vincent Kwo, as saying that the populace should plan for their retirement at a very young age. “Most young people do not bother to … Continue reading
How much can you save?
Earlier this yeatr, I was running a poll to ask job seekers to estimate how much they could accumulate in their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) by the time they retire. The EPF is a statutory body in Malaysia which collects … Continue reading
RM120,000 good only for basic needs
The average worker in Malaysia would have an estimated RM120,000 in his savings with the Employee Provident Fund by the time he reaches 55. According to the deputy finance minister, Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, this would give him a monthly return … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged basic needs, Employee Providence Fund, EPF, KWSP, retirement, savings, withdrawal
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EPF warns of new scam
There is a new scam in town, according to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF). Unlike past scams where members submitted forged documents to facilitate the approval of withdrawals for education, house and health, this new one involves real documents. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Employee Providence Fund, EPF, fraud, fraudulent, KWSP, retirement, savings, syndicate, withdrawal
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EPF contributions until age 75
The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will introduce two new initiatives effective 1 Feb 2008 to help improve the employment prospects of members above the age of 55 and to enhance financial security of all members upon retirement. For the first … Continue reading
More EPF withdrawals for education
A recent Bernama news item says that more than 15,000 people applied to withdraw their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings to finance their own or their children’s education. In Q3 of this year, this amounted to RM87.1mil which was a … Continue reading