Many CPF members yet to name beneficiaries

Make your nomination online or at CPF service centres - it pays to decide early who gets your funds

If there is no nomination, the CPF money will be distributed according to the intestacy law upon death. PHOTO: ST FILE
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When it concerns life and death matters, it seems many Singaporeans are procrastinators.

Many Central Provident Fund (CPF) members have still not nominated beneficiaries for their life savings in case of untimely death, despite having been urged to do so for decades.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on April 12, 2020, with the headline Many CPF members yet to name beneficiaries. Subscribe