Big schools to absorb insurance costs

Straits Times Singapore, December 9, 2009, Wednesday MDIS, Informatics will pay premiums, so may Kaplan, PSB Academy   By Amelia Tan & Leow Si Wan .   Local students at smaller private schools may find their fees raised by as much as 10 per cent next year as the schools pass the increased cost to them. Schools may [...]

Fee protection for all private students

Straits Times Singapore, December 8, 2009, Tuesday   Scheme extended to cover Singapore students as well By Leow Si Wan & Amelia Tan The closure of schools such as Brookes Business School (seen here) left students high and dry and showed checks were needed. — ST FILE PHOTO   SINGAPORE students who enrol in private schools here will [...]

Working less now to work longer later

Sunday Times Singapore, Novemeber 15, 2009 Sunday With people expected to live longer, researchers propose cutting work week during prime years Shefali Rekhi Working five days a week and retiring in your 60s is the norm in many societies. But leading researchers of life expectancy at the Ageing Research Centre of the University of Southern Denmark are calling [...]

Keep your nest egg growing

Sunday Times Singapore, Novemeber 15, 2009 Sunday Stagger withdrawals from SRS upon retirement to enjoy full benefit of scheme By Lorna Tan, Senior Correspondent It’s a pain to pay taxes, and taxpayers who want to enjoy some savings next year can consider contributing to the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS). But they must do so by Dec 31.Set up [...]

Savings scheme that few know of

Sunday Times Singapore, Novemeber 15, 2009 Sunday small change   Many taxpayers fail to take advantage of the Supplementary Retirement Scheme By Goh Eng Yeow Getting a decent return is tough for risk-averse investors in the current low-interest rate environment. Keeping the money in the bank offers them almost zero return, since savings rates have sunk to an [...]

Make a bid for your dream home

Sunday Times Singapore, October 18, 2009 Sunday property   Property auctions are another avenue house-hunters can explore By Joyce Teo An auction is another marketplace home buyers can check out if they want to widen their property search. Auctioneer Mary Sai from Knight Frank said the auction method is fast, neat and transparent. While there may not [...]

New scheme: What you need to know (CPFLife)

Sunday Times Singapore, October 18, 2009 Sunday   CURRENT SITUATION: When you reach 55, a CPF Retirement Account is created for you with savings from your Ordinary and Special accounts. The Retirement Account earns 4 per cent interest until the end of next year. After that, it will earn a weighted average interest on a portfolio of [...]

Close to 12,000 opt for CPF Life

Sunday Times Singapore, October 18, 2009 Sunday   Annuity scheme draws wide interest; Life Plus plan with higher payout most popular By Jamie Ee Wen Wei Madam Yeo chose the Life Basic plan so she would not have to depend entirely on her son for her expenses after she retires. As she is not a big spender, [...]