Carl Redondo
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Growing pains of Taiwan's second pillar
The Labor Pension Fund (LPF) celebrated its fourth birthday in July, Carl Redondo assesses new messages designed to address some of its shortcomings.
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Future policy on Singapore's CPF still unclear
While the Singapore Government has recognized the need to make changes to the Central Provident Fund system, which is as old as Singapore itself, the current situation is felt to be only a partial solution.
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Thailand’s pension systems in transition
How Thailand’s review of pension systems is progressing and other initiatives being discussed.
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Hong Kong aims to be the pensions centre of Asia
One of the embryonic ideas that lends itself to Hong Kong’s strengths is for the SAR to become a “pension hub” for Asia. The initial idea borrows substantially from the “Pan-European” pension plans being set up in the Old Continent and asks whether something similar could work in Asia.
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Flexible benefits - this time it's serious
Throughout Asia, growing numbers of employees are requesting non-standard benefit programs – most commonly in the areas of healthcare, annual leave and “lifestyle” benefits.
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The new Indian Provident Fund
Carl Redondo assesses the winners and losers from India’s new pension savings initiative
