Investment Views from Managers

Current Monthly Expenses

We apply a 70% replacement ratio for post-retirement spending as market consensus believes most people need approximately 70% of their current spending to maintain reasonable post-retirement living standards. Therefore, in this retirement calculator, “Monthly income required at retirement” equals to 70% of the “Current monthly expenses” regardless of inflation impact. “Current monthly expenses” is also used for calculating “Total required at retirement”, but not used for calculating “Total available at retirement”.

Annual Inflation Rate

3.12% per annum, based on the average composite consumer price index since 2017.

Source: BCT Financial Limited, Census and Statistics Department, data as of 31st Dec 2017

Expected annual MPF/ORSO return

The default return is based on the average of the 3-year annualized return of BCT’s constituent funds under respective risk category that matches the result of the questionnaire. If the result of the questionnaire is risk category 4, then the default return is the average of the 3-year annualized return of BCT’s constituent funds under risk category 4.

Life Expectancy

Life expectancy at birth for male in 2017: 81.5 years
Life expectancy at birth for female in 2017: 87.5 years

Source: Census and Statistics Department, data as of 30th September 2017

Special Voluntary Contribution (SVC)

A fixed amount contributed to MPF account in addition to mandatory and any voluntary contributions.
SVC are paid directly by the employee to trustee without going through the employer. Making contribution and withdrawing accrued benefits are neither tied to employment nor subject to preservation requirements.