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42% of Singapore respondents will only start planning for retirement within five years of their planned retirement date

Cherlyn Yeoh
Cherlyn Yeoh • 3 min read
42% of Singapore respondents will only start planning for retirement within five years of their planned retirement date
A survey by Sun Life Singapore also found that 16% of Singapore retirees have not planned their retirement expenses. Photo: Bloomberg
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Almost half of Singapore respondents (42%) will only start planning for retirement within five years of their planned retirement date, a survey by Sun Life Singapore revealed.

The survey collected responses from 3,500 respondents across China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, of which 505 were from Singapore.

The survey found that 16% of Singapore retirees have not planned their retirement expenses, with 18% being caught off-guard by the higher-than-expected costs.

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