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A collective investment scheme approved by the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) according to the MPF Ordinance for investment by registered schemes. Such registration or approval does not imply official recommendation.
To switch all or some of the units from one Constituent Fund or Constituent Funds and then re-allocate the redeemed amounts to another Constituent Fund or across any of the Constituent Funds. The investment allocation of your new contributions (including but not limited to accrued benefits transferred from another registered scheme) will remain unchanged.
Payments made to an employee relating to an earlier period arising from a salary adjustment or a time lag for ascertaining the payment amount.
Bid price is the transaction price for redeeming units in a Constituent Fund after fees and charges are deducted from the net asset value per unit of the Constituent Fund (if applicable).
Employees who are engaged in the construction or catering industries, and are employed on a day-to-day basis or for a short-term fixed period of less than 60 days, and at least 18 but under 65 years of age.
A mechanism to distinguish between employees with different benefits in respect of the employer's additional voluntary contributions.
The day by which an employer is required to pay mandatory contributions for their employees (or by which a self-employed person must make his/her mandatory contributions) to the trustee of the relevant MPF scheme.
If the contribution day falls on a Saturday, a public holiday, or a gale/black rainstorm warning day, then the next day (which is not a Saturday, a public holiday, or a gale/black rainstorm warning day) should be taken as the contribution day.
The period for which relevant income is paid to employees.
To change the investment allocation of your new contributions (including but not limited to accrued benefits transferred from another registered scheme). The investment allocation of your existing investments will remain unchanged.
Fund that constitutes the MPF scheme, or a fund that forms part of the MPF scheme.
A default investment arrangement launched on 1 April 2017 as stipulated in accordance with the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance. It is for those members who are not interested or do not wish to make an investment choice, and is also available as an investment choice itself, for members who find it suitable for their own circumstances. For those members who do not make an investment choice when they set up a new MPF account on or after 1 April 2017, their new contributions and accrued benefits transferred from another Registered Scheme will be invested in accordance with the DIS.
The DIS aims to balance the long term effects of risk and return through investing in two Constituent Funds, namely the Core Accumulation Fund and the Age 65 Plus Fund, according to the pre-set allocation percentages at different ages. The DIS will manage investment risk exposure by automatically reducing the exposure to higher risk assets and correspondingly increasing the exposure to lower risk assets as the member gets older. Such de-risking is to be achieved by way of reducing the holding in the Core Accumulation Fund and increasing the holding in the Age 65 Plus Fund over time. The asset allocation stays the same up until 50 years of age, then reduces steadily until age 64, after which it stays steady again.
For further details of the DIS, please view the MPF Scheme Brochure.
A member who is between the ages of 60 and 64, and has permanently ceased employment or self-employment.
Employees are those:
Exempt persons include:
The financial year of Hang Seng MPF scheme is from 1 July to 30 June.
The statutory level of contributions set by the MPF legislation.
The statutory maximum level of relevant income set by the MPF legislation for the purpose of calculating mandatory contributions.
The statutory minimum level of relevant income set by the MPF legislation for the purpose of calculating mandatory contributions.
The monthly pay-record is a pay slip which shows the employees' relevant income, mandatory and, if any, voluntary contributions, and the date contributions are paid to the trustee.
Under statutory requirements this fund must be offered by any MPF scheme. MPF providers are allowed to deduct fees from the fund only when the investment return is higher than the prescribed savings rate published by the MPFA, subject to the portion of investment returns in excess of the prescribed savings rate.
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, which regulates and monitors the operation of the MPF system.
Employees (other than casual employees) who are at least 18 but under 65 years of age and employed for 60 days or more under a continuous contract of employment.
The Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (ORSO) scheme is a voluntary retirement scheme established by employers as part of their employee benefit programme.
Offer price is the transaction price for acquiring units in a Constituent Fund inclusive of fees and charges marked up on the net asset value per unit of the Constituent Fund (if applicable).
A mechanism for grouping employees who share the same common characteristics, such as member type, payroll frequency, payment arrangement, working location or contact person.
A member departs from Hong Kong permanently if the member resides elsewhere with no intention of returning for employment or to resettle in Hong Kong as a permanent resident. A member is entitled to be paid accrued benefits on the grounds of permanent departure from Hong Kong only once in a lifetime, except as permitted by the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (General) Regulation.
For non-casual employees – 60 days
For casual employees under master trust schemes – 10 days
For self-employed persons – 60 days
An individual account held in a member's name to preserve his/her accrued benefits accumulated from any previous employment or self-employment.
To change the investment allocation of your existing investments and new contributions (including but not limited to accrued benefits transferred from another registered scheme). Necessary units will be redeemed to rebalance the portfolio of your existing investments.
A rate prescribed by Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority on a monthly basis as the interest rate payable in respect of a Hong Kong dollar savings account or the average of the interest rates payable by different authorised financial institutions on Hong Kong dollar savings accounts. If the investment return of an MPF Conservative Fund does not exceed the prescribed savings rate in a month, no administrative expense is allowed to be deducted from the MPF Conservative Fund for that month.
This includes wages, salaries, leave pay, housing allowances, housing benefits, fees, commissions, bonuses, gratuities, perquisites, or allowances expressed in monetary terms, paid or payable by an employer (directly or indirectly) to you, and in consideration of your employment contract, but excluding long service payments or severance payments.
A statement detailing employees' relevant income, mandatory and, if any, voluntary contributions for each contribution period. It must be submitted to the trustee with each contribution payment.
Only available if employer's voluntary contributions are made and/or employer's Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (ORSO) balances were transferred to the MPF scheme and they are subject to a vesting scale. Any benefits not entitled to employees upon employment termination will be treated as unvested benefits and transferred to this account. The funds in this account belong to employers.
The risk class is introduced with the objectives to promote understanding of the relative risks between Constituent Funds and to facilitate comparison of Constituent Funds within and across Registered Schemes by scheme members. It is defined using a 7-point risk classification with risk class "1" representing the lowest price volatility and risk class "7" representing the highest price volatility in terms of each Constituent Fund’s risk indicator which shows the annualised standard deviation based on its monthly rates of return over the past three years.
| Risk class | Risk indicator | |
|---|---|---|
| Equal or above | Less than | |
1 |
0.00% | 0.50% |
| 2 | 0.50% | 2.00% |
| 3 | 2.00% | 5.00% |
| 4 | 5.00% | 10.00% |
| 5 | 10.00% | 15.00% |
| 6 | 15.00% | 25.00% |
| 7 | 25.00% | - |
The risk rating is defined using a 5-point risk scale with risk rating "1" representing the lowest risk and risk rating "5" representing the highest risk. The risk rating is derived based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative risk factors including price volatility, asset allocation and liquidity. The risk ratings for the Age 65 Plus Fund and the Core Accumulation Fund are derived based on the available historical data of the funds and the respective underlying indices of the industry recognised reference portfolio of the funds, while the same risking rating mechanism as all other Constituent Funds has been applied.
1 = Low Risk – Minimal chance of losing a significant portion of your capital over the term of the investment (although this is not guaranteed). Expected to demonstrate minimal price fluctuations over short periods of time.
2 = Low to Medium Risk – Low chance of losing a significant portion of your capital over the term of the investment (although this is not guaranteed). Expected to demonstrate moderately low level of price fluctuations over short periods of time.
3 = Medium Risk – Moderate chance of losing a significant portion of your capital over the term of the investment (although this is not guaranteed). Expected to demonstrate moderate level of price fluctuations over short periods of time.
4 = Medium to High Risk – Moderately high chance of losing a significant portion of your capital over the term of the investment. Expected to demonstrate moderately high level of price fluctuations over short periods of time.
5 = High Risk – High chance of losing a significant portion of your capital over the term of the investment. Expected to demonstrate high level of price fluctuations over short periods of time.
Self-employed person is a sole proprietor or a partner in a business, or someone who works for himself/herself and is not employed as an employee.
To make a claim for this reason the member's accrued benefits must not exceed HKD5,000, and he/she is required to make a statutory declaration that includes all below points:
In Hong Kong, the statutory declaration must be made before and signed by a Commissioner for Oath at either the Public Enquiry Service Centre of the Home Affairs Department, a Notary Public or a Justice of the Peace. A statutory declaration made in a place other than Hong Kong is also acceptable provided that it is made before and signed by a Notary Public or a person authorised under the law of that place to administer an oath or take a statutory declaration.
A late charge imposed on employers or self-employed persons who fail to pay mandatory contributions by the contribution day. This surcharge is calculated at 5% of the contribution amount in arrears, and monies received are credited to the MPF accounts of the employees/self-employed persons concerned.
An individual account set up for any person who fulfils the eligibility requirements to make Tax Deductible Voluntary Contributions (TVC). TVC contributed into the account will enjoy tax concession in accordance with the Inland Revenue Ordinance.
An illness that is likely to reduce the life expectancy of a member to 12 months or less.
A member who is permanently unfit to perform the kind of work that he/she was performing before becoming totally incapacitated.
Benefits employees are not entitled to upon termination of employment.
Contributions outside of mandatory contributions.
Members / Self-employed person:
(852) 2213 2213
HKSARG Employees:
(852) 2269 2269