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Hong Kong Pensions See Record Plunge of 22% – SCMP

The territory’s Mandatory Provision Fund lost $32.98 billion, equating to $7,197.63 per person, the South China Morning Post reported


China's securities regulator has drawn up regulations for private pension investment via mutual funds in a bid to help manage its aging population.
Elderly women sit on a bench in a housing estate in Hong Kong, in this file photo from 17 April 2019. File image via AFP.

 

Hong Kong’s pension fund lost 21.5% on average in the first nine months of the year, its worst performance in 22 years, The South China Morning Post reported.

The country’s Mandatory Provision Fund (MPF) lost $32.98 billion, equating to $7,197.63 per person, said the report. Analysts attributed the loss to the plunge in stock markets in Hong Kong and on mainland China, which have fallen significantly this year, but they said these markets may rebound in the fourth quarter.

Read the full report: The South China Morning Post.

 

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Alfie Habershon

Alfie is a Reporter at Asia Financial. He previously lived in Mumbai reporting on India's economy and healthcare for data journalism initiative IndiaSpend, as well as having worked for London based Tortoise Media.