Should there be a broader pool of investment options under CPFIS?

EACH month, over a third of most working Singaporeans’ salary enters their Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts – forming a significant part of one’s net worth.

For decades – with low inflation and bank interest rates at near zero per cent – many would have done well by simply leaving their funds untouched and receiving risk-free guaranteed returns.

But sticky inflation and rising interest rates have made the base 2.5 per cent interest paid on funds in the Ordinary Account (OA) less attractive.