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Singapore drops private pensions plan

By John Burton in Singapore

Published: March 28 2005 03:00 | Last updated: March 28 2005 03:00

Singapore has decided to shelve plans to introduce private pension plans (PPPs) because of fears that the schemes are too small to offset high management fees.

A government-led economic restructuring panel recommended in 2002 that Singaporeans be allowed to withdraw money from the Central Provident Fund, the national pension scheme, and invest their retirement savings through privately managed pension plans.

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