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SRS or CPF: Where should your spare dollar go?

The issue is part of MoneyMax’s RM500 million medium-term note programme. 

MoneyMax prices RM200 million 3-year fixed-rate notes at 5.7%

The concessionary interest rate for HDB housing loans will remain unchanged at 2.6% a year.

CPF interest rates to hold steady in Q3

Don't scoff at earning at least 2.5% per annum on CPF savings in an unpredictable world.
SENSE & CENTS

Think hard about embracing the new CPF life-cycle investment scheme 

Singtel said that in the past month, there were around 60,000 walk-in enquiries about its special discounted shares at the 36 SingPost branches across the country.

Parliament approves shift of Singtel discounted shares to direct shareholder ownership

From left: Christopher Tan of Providend; Genevieve Cua, wealth editor, The Business Times and Howie Lim, correspondent, The Business Times.

To risk or not to risk your risk-free 4% CPF return?

Under the new scheme, CPF members can invest their CPF savings into a range of instruments including equities through diversified life-cycle portfolios.
BROKERS’ TAKE

New CPF life-cycle investment scheme could channel up to S$9 billion a year into Singapore stocks: Citi

Singtel is injecting life back into a dormant float that makes up 4.4% of its total shares.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Singtel could also be a winner as mom-and-pop investors land surprise S$6,800 windfall

Unlike other Singtel ordinary shares, the special discounted shares are currently held in trust by the CPF Board on behalf of investors.
BT EXPLAINS

What does the transfer of Singtel discounted shares mean for investors; should they sell or hold?