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MPF UPDATE (Published Date :12/1/2012)

Two steps forward, two steps back
Category :Asia,Hong Kong
It’s not just the Mandatory Provident Fund members that are concerned about the system. In May, the Joint Industry Group (JIG), comprising the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, Hong Kong Investment Fund Association and Hong Kong Trustees Association released a comprehensive study on the MPF.
If it’s broken, fix it!
By David Macfarlane
Category :Asia,Hong Kong,Global
Hong Kong’s MPF scheme introduced the long-awaited Employee Choice Arrangement (ECA) at the beginning of November. It’s now up to MPF members and employers to respond to this newfound capacity to manoeuvre funds and switch providers.
Fee-based incentives may be flawed
By Jeremy Gadbury*
Category :Asia,Hong Kong,Global
MPF’s assets went through the US$50 billion mark in the third quarter of 2012. On November 1, the scheme achieved another landmark in its development with the introduction of the employee choice arrangement (ECA).
Ratings outfit brings independent and informed opinion to MPF market
By David Macfarlane
Category :Australia,Hong Kong
MPF Ratings Limited was launched in Hong Kong in 2010 in readiness for the introduction of the MPF employee choice arrangement (ECA).
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