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Singapore's CPF is tops in Asia, ahead of Hong Kong (15th), Malaysia (17th), South Korea (29th), China (30th) and Japan (31st).
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Tan Ooi Boon Invest Editor, Tan Ooi Boon
A group of overseas financial experts have again confirmed what many Singaporeans already know - that the Central Provident Fund (CPF) is one of the world's best retirement schemes.
The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index 2019, which studies retirement schemes of 37 countries, put Singapore's CPF at No. 7, behind the Netherlands in first place, followed by Denmark, Australia, Finland, Sweden and Norway.
