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Hong Kong pension funds plan to cut Treasuries if US loses last AAA rating

Managers of the city’s HK$1.3 trillion Mandatory Provident Fund system can only invest more than 10 per cent of their funds in Treasuries if the US has a top credit rating.

Australian pension fund with $157 billion looking to buy amid global market turmoil

Aware Super, one of Australia’s largest pension funds, is already preparing to buy cheaper stocks and capitalise on the market turmoil.

Hackers strike Australia’s largest pension funds in coordinated attacks

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had been briefed about the hacks and said there would be a “considered” response from government agencies in time.

Canadian pension giant to close Hong Kong office, shift some staff to Singapore

Some Hong Kong-based employees will be offered the opportunity to transfer to Singapore, while others will leave the firm.

Malaysia pension fund EPF scrutinised over up to $212m ‘losses’ in airport privatisation deal

A woman walks past a Kuala Lumpur branch of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), similar to Singapore's Central Provident Fund. Many Malaysians will not have enough basic savings in their EPF accounts of at least RM 240,000 to retire comfortably when they reach 55, according to a report. 

Australia treasurer to meet US Treasury's Bessent amid push for tariff exemption

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks at the White House, in Washington, U.S. February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

Canadian pension manager shuts Singapore and New York offices; 2 senior executives leave

It’s a major reversal for the C$169 billion (S$160 billion) money manager, which opened the Singapore office in 2023.

Nationwide strike in Belgium disrupts air and train traffic

Almost half of all flights at Brussels airport were cancelled as luggage handlers, security and other ground staff went on strike.

Secret to living to 110? Bad record-keeping, researcher says

A researcher found that supercentenarians tended to come from areas with poor health, high levels of poverty – and bad record-keeping.

CPF tops Asia again in global pension index, but experts say it must evolve to remain viable

CPF logo inside the newly renovated CPF Tampines Service Centre on Sept 10, 2022. Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State (SMS), Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) and Advisor to Tampines Grassroots Organisations is the guest-of-honour. CPF Tampines Service Centre was first opened in 1994 and it had undergone a major remodelling in 2021 to cater to the evolving needs of the residents in Tampines. The refreshed service centre is now modernised with a brand new digital and inclusive experience for all members. With its re-opening, the CPF Tampines Service Centre expects to serve more than 500 CPF members a day. New features within the service centre include a 24-hour self-help lobby, wheelchair friendly facilities and an E-Xperience Space. The E-Xperience Space is a brand new initiative where residents of the area can get together and upskill themselves through various workshops conducted by CPF volunteers and SG Digital Office (SDO). 

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