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Flexi Fund is a voluntary savings program offered by SSS. [24] Launched in 2001, it is a provident fund that is invested in fixed income securities and whose returns are determined by SSS' short-term placements or 91-day Treasury bills. [25] [26] It is open to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who are not older than 60 years old. [27]
The Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF&MP) Act, 1952, mandates employers to pay 12% of the salary (consisting of basic wages, Dearness allowance, retaining allowance and value of food contribution) as a contribution on behalf of employer and employee each towards employees provident fund and employees pension fund every month.
Voluntary pensions funds and endowment policy insurances with tax benefits Malawi: no: Mandatory individual accounts: N/A: N/A Malaysia: Social assistance: Provident Fund System or Individual pension account (KWAP/LTAT) Provident Fund System: Voluntary individual accounts: i-Saraan voluntary Provident Fund System Mexico: Social assistance
Pag-IBIG Fund was founded by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1530 [1] [2] which was signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on June 11, 1978, to answer the national need for savings program and affordable housing financing. [3] Its original purpose was solely as a provident fund to encourage savings among Filipinos.
The entire 12% contribution of the employee goes towards the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme (EPF), while from the employer's share of 12%, 3.67% goes to the Employees’ Provident Fund and 8.33% goes towards the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) along with 1% contribution of the government while 0.5% contribution of the employer goes to the ...
In March 2022, the EPFO lowered the interest rate of 8.10% for the fiscal year of 2021-22. On 30 August 2022, EPFO proposed to remove the restrictions on the wage ceiling and headcount to allow all formal workers and self-employed to enrol in its retirement saving schemes.
GSIS is also the administrator of the General Insurance Fund by virtue of RA 656 (Property Insurance Law). It provides insurance coverage to government assets and properties that have government insurable interests. It is not possible for non-government employees, self-employed or non-working persons to become members of the GSIS.
There are one other pension fund organizations in the country; the Public Services Social Security(PSSSF). Fund for all employees working directly under the government and for all employees working under governmental Parastatal organization [3] [4] The NSSF was founded in 1997 as the successor to the defunct National Provident Fund (NPF).