12th January 2023 Welcome to 2023, a new year and the perfect time for a financial check-up. Take responsibility for your financial welfare by doing the following: Work out how much you’re really worth It’s the first step to assessing your financial health. Think of it as jumping on the bathroom scales. You may not […]
5th January 2023 The MPF “Employers’ Choice” award is highly sought-after by MPF schemes because, as the name suggests, it’s chosen by a select MPF stakeholder, Hong Kong’s employers. Employer votes not only matter but the feedback received through the Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong’s (EFHK) 6th annual MPF Expectations Survey also provides valuable employer
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5th January 2023 New initiatives set to shine a light on underperforming schemes in 2023 MPF Ratings’ December MPF Performance Survey has now been uploaded. Key points are as follows: Leading independent provider of MPF research, views and opinions, MPF Ratings Ltd, today announced its analysis of MPF’s full year 2022 investment results. An annual
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29th December 2022 War, inflation, interest rate and recession concerns, events outside the MPF system’s control, conspired to deliver MPF members a poor investment performance year, and while these concerns may linger in 2023, expect one quietly announced 2022 initiative to positively transform MPF performance in the new year, and this one is in the
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29th December 2022 And it wasn’t eMPF Key points are as follows: As 2022 draws to a close, Francis Chung (叢川普), Chairman of MPF Ratings Ltd, Hong Kong’s independent provider of MPF research views and opinions today highlighted what his organization believes was the MPFA’s single most significant 2022 initiative, and shared why the initiative
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22nd December 2022 But smaller than forecasted fall in MPF’s asset size highlights the significance of MPF contributions Key points are as follows: Leading independent provider of MPF research, views and opinions, MPF Ratings Ltd, is forecasting that, after factoring in contributions, MPF will end 2022 down 11.5% with regular MPF contributions somewhat compensating for
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8th December 2022 Why making no decision maybe your best decision Today I read an interesting story about jam which reminded me of MPF. You might wonder, what does jam have to do with MPF? Well let me explain. According to the story, on one particular day, shoppers saw a table with 24 jam varieties.
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5th December 2022 Despite the system’s rebound annual losses still total $190bn MPF Ratings’ November MPF Performance Survey has now been uploaded. Key points are as follows: Led by Hong Kong/China equity’s best monthly performance in MPF’s history, November saw MPF break several records as returns rebound strongly. While releasing its latest performance survey, MPF
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30th November 2022 Professional footballer considers Mercedes before buying an MPF One Hong Kong footballer explains why MPF is a better vehicle than a Mercedes Benz. Cristiano Ronaldo’s life is glamorous, but for the majority of footballers, life is different. The average professional footballer’s career is short so one needs to maximize time to secure
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24th November 2022 Latest estimated results reinforce key MPF member message Key points are as follows: MPF returns are rebounding strongly in November with an estimated aggregate investment gain at the time of writing of $69.9bn (or $15,300 per MPF’s 4.57m MPF members) reducing the system’s estimated year-to-date loss to -$213.7bn. After factoring in MPF
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