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
  • October 14, 2026 | Leong Sze Hian’s speech “The Key to Singapore’s Economic Model: The ‘Sharing Economy’ in Islamic Finance” The 14th Asean Universities International Conference on Islamic Finance, Jakarta, 14 Oct 2026
  • October 5, 2026 | Global Peace Ambassador
  • September 27, 2026 | Other Countries With Declining Citizen Populations Do Not Grant So Many New Citizens Like S’pore
  • September 8, 2026 | ChatGPT Analysis: Ministerial Pay, HDB, Lower-Paid Manufacturing Worker
  • August 1, 2026 | Something Is Wrong? No, Everything is Wrong!

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…


July 13, 2018

Report GIC returns in S$ also so that we know CPF % rates are very good & fair

If GIC reports its returns in S$ also – Singaporeans may complain less about not getting CPF interest rates that are actually good and fair


July 12, 2018

ElderShield: $133m claims, $4b surpluses/reserves?

Is ElderShield possibly the most profitable national long-term care insurance scheme in the world?


July 12, 2018

Parliament: ‘Insensitive’ remarks on the 4 in 10 earning below $2.5k/unemployed?

With 4 in 10 earning less than $2,500 or unemployed – do we need such ‘insensitive’ remarks in Parliament?


July 11, 2018

CareShield Life: Investment returns for members – why not for CPF too?

If the investment returns for CareShield Life can be returned to members – why can’t CPF investment returns be the same too?


July 11, 2018

Teachers parking kept by schools: Why never tell us earlier?

Why did the Government forget to tell Singaporeans in March, such an important fact that the teachers’ parking revenue will be given to the individual schools?


July 10, 2018

Putting the numbers to ‘New Malaysia makes Singapore look outdated’?

What are the statistics that relate to Singapore ‘looking outdated’?


July 7, 2018

Norway fund “management costs” US$0.5b, Temasek “admin. expenses” S$8b

Why is it that Temasek does not disclose its “management costs” like Norway’s sovereign wealth fund?


July 7, 2018

Don’t give too much help to the poor?

Do these arguments against giving too much help to the poor – make sense to you?


July 7, 2018

Workfare: Self-employed $8 cash monthly?

Why is it that the cash component payout under Workfare is so low?


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Jobs

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June 15, 2026

89% (est.) of Jobs Growth 428,800 last 4.25 years to foreigners


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May 27, 2026

792,600 take-home pay below $2,400


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May 25, 2026

638,500 Take-home pay below $2,000


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March 22, 2026

1.6% p.a. real increase in household income last 5 years?


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March 22, 2026

300,000 Jobs: Unemployed increased to 115,000?


Healthcare

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April 1, 2026

Singapore’s Surplus State: Rethinking CPF, HDB and Healthcare Through a Cashflow Lens


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March 22, 2026

How many “really” unvaccinated employees?


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December 9, 2025

HEALTHCARE CAPACITY IN SINGAPORE: Why Hospital Beds Lag Behind Population Growth — A Structural Crisis


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December 5, 2025

Even Class C deductible increase to $1,500: Assume everyone can afford (Medisave/Cash)?


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November 9, 2025

Rising healthcare costs: Some suggestions


CPF

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April 1, 2026

Singapore’s Surplus State: Rethinking CPF, HDB and Healthcare Through a Cashflow Lens


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March 22, 2026

Forget about the Reserves: Just collect less money (inflows)?


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March 22, 2026


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December 10, 2025

S$26.65b (ChatGPT scenario est.) Difference between GIC annualised returns & current % to CPF Members (ChatGPT est.)


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December 5, 2025

60% can’t meet FRS (est.), 33% HDB flats Seniors, 86% say stay until die: So how?


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