How to improve Hong Kong’s MPF scheme

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Jolie Ho

Mar 24, 2019

The mandatory provident fund scheme needs a wider universe of asset classes to invest in, more fund rationalisation and lower expenses, say industry experts.

The city's MPF system is in dire need of reforms

Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund MPF, as it exists today, is a contradiction in terms it’s sprawling, yet limited.

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