Monday, September 22, 2014

MALAYSIA:::Pencarum tetap terima dividen walau usia 75 tahun / EPF contributors above 75 still getting dividends

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KUALA LUMPUR - Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) menjelaskan bahawa semua pencarum, termasuk yang berumur 75 tahun dan ke atas, sentiasa menerima dividen tahunan mereka.
Ia menafikan laporan bahawa kira-kira 260,000 pencarum KWSP berumur 75 tahun dan ke atas tidak menerima dividen.
"Polisi yang diluluskan pada 2008, tidak dilaksanakan. Sebaliknya, KWSP menggalakkan pencarum menyedari risiko simpanan mereka dipindahkan kepada Pendaftar Wang Tidak Dituntut jika simpanan tersebut tidak digunakan.

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Mohd Khalid said there is no reason for not complying as time has been given to the employers to meet the requirements.

MALAYSIA:::260,000 EPF accounts earn zero dividends


KUALA LUMPUR: Several million ringgit in the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) accounts of some 260,000 contributors aged above 75, have been earning zero dividends.
Whether it is known to them or not, the EPF has since 2008 stopped paying dividends to account holders once they turn 75.