Leong Sze Hian

Past president of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, an alumnus of Harvard University, authored 4 books, quoted over 1000 times in the media....

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Hot Topics
  • September 24, 2024 | Population increased to 6.04m – 39.7% non-S’poreans, 46% (est.) non-native S’poreans (if including new citizens)
  • August 24, 2024 | Let the numbers (Top 10 in last 10 days) do the talking!
  • August 23, 2024 | Suggestion to address cost of living & retirement issues
  • August 23, 2024 | Breaking news: Highest “scammed” in the world!
  • August 17, 2024 | Kamala Harris’s top 3 election issues vis-a-vis S’pore’s?
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July 21, 2018

“Health records” hacking: “Protection” vs “Surveillance”?

Are we spending too much on “surveillance, propaganda and influencing”, relative to protecting our systems?  I refer to the article “Here’s why we should all…


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July 21, 2018

Silver Housing Bonus up to 20k: $60k to CPF, $0 to cash?

Would you downgrade your HDB flat and use all your net sales proceeds to top-up your CPF and get no cash, to get up to…


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July 18, 2018

Ben Davis NS deferment: MINDEF talking rubbish?

MINDEF’s reasons and excuses for not granting NS deferment to Ben Davis don’t make sense leh?


Office workers walk through the central business district during lunch break.PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

July 18, 2018

AGO: PA lapses – 25% grassroots new citizens/PRs?

What is the proportion of new citizens and PRs in the grassroots?


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July 16, 2018

Only 16% met Full Retirement Sum?

Why is it that only an estimated 16% of Singaporeans were able to meet the Full Retirement Sum at age 55?


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July 16, 2018

GIC ‘global equities’ reference portfolio, but historical comparison narrative is ‘US equities’?

Suggest that GIC use its ‘Global equities and bonds’ reference portfolio, in its historical comparison narrative, instead of a ‘US equities and bonds’ portfolio’


Marina Bay, Singapore – Photo: Leonid Yaitsky via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

July 15, 2018

Keep food prices low: 1 social enterprise $380m profits, what about all social enterprises’ profits?

How much profits does NTUC Foodfare make – NTUC Fairprice had $380 million profits?


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July 14, 2018

SG bonds default rate going thru the roof?

Singapore’s corporate bonds’ default rate has hit more than 2.6%, relative to the historical default rates in the United States


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July 14, 2018

Degree holders face global competition in S’pore?

Is Singapore the only developed country in the world that allows foreigners to come as tourists to look for jobs, and stay when they find one?


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July 14, 2018

HDB: What % get $80k housing grants – 2-room for $4k?

What percentage of HDB BTO buyers get the maximum housing grants of up to $80,000? I refer to the HDB’s three-quarter page color advertisement on…


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Jobs

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August 17, 2024

Kamala Harris’s top 3 election issues vis-a-vis S’pore’s?


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August 1, 2024

Workforce: 45.1% Foreign + PR, 52.7% (est.) if include new citizens, 59.9% (est.) if include MDW


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July 30, 2024

More workers earned “lower-income”?


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May 9, 2024

What % of PMETs are non-native S’poreans?


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March 25, 2024

Share of newly-created positions reached a high of 47.3% out of all vacancies (79,800 in Dec) in 2023, 94.5% employment growth to foreigners in 2023


Healthcare

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January 6, 2024

590g Premature baby’s $170,000 KKH bill fundraiser – Healthcare inflows relative to outflows


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December 22, 2023

5 most significant “events in healthcare” in 2023 – What about this one?


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December 14, 2023

Penalise abusive patients/visitors, waiting times, stress


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October 2, 2023

Median hospital beds waiting time 7.2 hours


Source from The Straits Times

May 1, 2023

No or low-income patient in AV $13,001 house: Subsidy reduced from 80 to 30%?


CPF

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August 23, 2024

Suggestion to address cost of living & retirement issues


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March 14, 2024

CPF: The “short-term” vs “long-term” returns argument?


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March 4, 2024

Breaking news (Parliament): 99% (about 831,600) can transfer their entire SA into their RA


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February 28, 2024

CPF SA closure not aimed at saving %, “locking up money”


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February 20, 2024

CPF: Closure of SA for age over 55 – Implications for retirement planning


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