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Temasek Review
  • Singapore Today

Your Letters: If not the GIC, then who?

July 7, 2014
by The Editor
2 min read
1 Comment

I read with interest a casual blogger’s post titled “10 reasons why I do not trust GIC to manage my CPF savings”  To sum up, he alleges that GIC has lost money in one paragraph and several paragraphs later he alleges that...

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  • Observations
  • Singapore Today

CPF – is it really bad?

June 12, 2014
by Yvonne NG
5 min read
7 Comments

22 year old me is hearing things about CPF that got me curious. Some questioned our CPF interest rate being too low despite GIC and Temasek Holdings earning huge returns – surely our interest rates could be higher. Others...

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  • Your Letters

Your Letters: A reply to Catherine

June 9, 2014
by The Editor
3 min read
30 Comments

The letter below has been submitted by “John Woo” Catherine is a noted writer of many fictional articles. She writes beautiful pieces of drama and I must say I enjoy her latest “open letter” in just the...

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  • Observations

10 ideas to increase in-flow into CPF savings

May 28, 2014
by Tay Leong Tan
4 min read
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  “Having enough savings for retirement is an important priority for everyone. CPF savings is one key source of retirement savings. In Parliament today, I discussed various ways to increase CPF savings through the combined...

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  • Career

CPF: Comparison of retirement plans around the world, US, UK and Canada

May 27, 2014
by Tay Leong Tan
4 min read
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You asked – we did the leg work! We published a comparison of retirement plans around the world earlier today, and readers have asked us to compare programs with those in the UK, United States and Canada. Here we go...

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  • Observations

What are your CPF rights and could you be exploited?

February 20, 2014
by The Editor
4 min read
1 Comment

  The following article has been submitted by Andy Tay CPF, a form of “enforced savings” with the purpose of enabling Singaporeans to have a secure retirement, through lifelong income, healthcare financing and home...

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  • Advocacy

How to be free of financial worries

January 21, 2014
by Benjamin Chiang
6 min read
1 Comment

  I don’t mean “how to be financially free” – that topic is better reserved for life coaches, finance gurus and motivational speakers. I’d like to talk about how to have more confidence in your financial...

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Temasek Review
  • Your Letters

Your Letters: Kirsten Han – Foreigner in a foreign country where innocents get no second chance

March 22, 2013
by The Editor
3 min read
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The letter below was submitted by an anonymous individual. Dear Editor, I refer to the Journalism & film student Kirsten Han’s recent take on Joseph Stiglitz (the Nobel Laureate for Economics). Responding to...

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  • Observations

CPF and retirement – are you ready?

November 22, 2012
by The Editor
4 min read
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  The article below is contributed by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous:  Summary:  Are Singaporeans properly prepared for retirement? Is CPF alone enough for retirement? How would low-wage earners...

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