NEWS ARCHIVE - SHORT ARTICLES / GUIDES (2008)

This section contains financial news previously posted on our "Latest News" page. Read and learn more on what you may have missed out on.

18 Mar 2008 - Consumer Alert - Received an offer for a windfall? Beware of scams!

Be careful if you receive unsolicited letters or emails offering deals that seem to be too good to be true, appear to come from well-known institutions, request for confidential information, and/or give instructions to transfer funds to a third party or account. Such mails are typically scams intended to defraud.  Click here to get some tips on how you can protect yourself from scams.

4 Mar 08  - "Borrowing Money" worksheet is now available in Mandarin, Malay and Tamil

Find out more about the key issues you should consider before borrowing money.  Click here for English (PDF, 459KB), Mandarin (PDF,4.23MB), Malay (PDF, 5.57MB) and Tamil (PDF,3.75MB) versions.

1 Mar 08 - Your Guide To Participating Par Policies (PDF, 103KB)

The Life Insurance Association of Singapore (LIA) has issued a guide on participating policies to help consumer understand the aims of participating policies, how it differs from investment-linked policies, how the bonus is determined etc. Click here to download the guide in English (PDF, 103KB) or Chinese (PDF, 1.69MB)

26 Feb 08 - Introduction To Stored-Value Facilities

There is a wide variety of stored value facilities available in the market today. The ez-link card, NETS CashCard and gift vouchers are examples of stored value facilities.  Click here to find out what stored value facilities are and what you should consider before purchasing them.Consumer Alert - Get fast cash, high returns with CPF savings?

Be careful! Do not invest based on promises of quick and attractive returns alone.

You are advised to ignore advertisements which tout conversion of CPF into cash. You should invest prudently and consider the suitability of the products according to your own risk appetite and investment objectives. Investments should not be made based on promotional gifts and rebates. Click here to get some tips before investing your CPF savings.

Click here to find out more about the MoneySENSE programme.