Hong Kong seen having onerous pension challenge

Asset Owners Fund Managers

Jolie Ho

Oct 30, 2018

With an ageing population and no state-funded pension provision, a lot is riding on Hong Kong's mandatory corporate pension schemes, which remain relatively short of assets.

Hong Kong's pension system rests squarely on privately funded provision, so meeting the retirement needs of its population, particularly its most vulnerable, remains an onerous challenge, participants...

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