<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
                                <rss
                                    xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
                                    xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
                                    xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
                                    xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
                                    xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
                                    xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
                                    xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
                                    version="2.0"
                                >
                                    <channel>
                                        <title>Retirement Funds | MalaysiaNow</title>
                                        <link>https://www.malaysianow.com</link>
                                        <description>News, views and insights into Malaysian current affairs.</description>
                                        <lastBuildDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:14:00 GMT</lastBuildDate>
                                        <language>en</language>
                                        <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
                                        <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
                                        <generator>MalaysiaNow RSS</generator>
                                        <image>
                                            <title>Retirement Funds | MalaysiaNow</title>
                                            <url>https://www.malaysianow.com/logo.svg</url>
                                            <link>https://www.malaysianow.com</link>
                                        </image>
                                        <copyright>Copyright © 2022 MNow Media Sdn Bhd. All rights reserved.</copyright>
                                        <atom:link href="https://www.malaysianow.com/tag/retirement-funds/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
                                        
                            <item>
                                <title><![CDATA[ Monthly payouts proposal to ensure enough income post-retirement, says EPF ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2023/07/07/monthly-payouts-proposal-to-ensure-enough-income-post-retirement-says-epf</link>
                                <guid>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2023/07/07/monthly-payouts-proposal-to-ensure-enough-income-post-retirement-says-epf</guid>
                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bernama ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The retirement fund says the proposed shifts will likely require a generational change. ]]></description>
                                false
                                <category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/news"><![CDATA[ News ]]></category><category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/highlight"><![CDATA[ Highlight ]]></category>
                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.malaysianow.com/uploads/images/media/2023/07/07/9c3ad9eb-9213-4f38-a9a2-1f218c502803.jpg" length="147690" type="image/jpeg" />
                                <media:content url="https://cdn.malaysianow.com/uploads/images/media/2023/07/07/9c3ad9eb-9213-4f38-a9a2-1f218c502803.jpg" width="1280" height="853" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" />
                            </item>
                        
                            <item>
                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt considering mandatory monthly withdrawals for EPF members after 55 ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2023/07/06/govt-considering-mandatory-monthly-withdrawals-for-epf-members-after-55</link>
                                <guid>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2023/07/06/govt-considering-mandatory-monthly-withdrawals-for-epf-members-after-55</guid>
                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Staff Writers ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says the proposal will have to take into account several issues, including the fact that the savings of some EPF members are too small. ]]></description>
                                false
                                <category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/news"><![CDATA[ News ]]></category><category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/highlight"><![CDATA[ Highlight ]]></category><category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/lead-story"><![CDATA[ Lead Story ]]></category>
                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.malaysianow.com/uploads/images/media/2023/07/06/7278f181-baea-4057-833d-692b05a81747.jpg" length="30297" type="image/jpeg" />
                                <media:content url="https://cdn.malaysianow.com/uploads/images/media/2023/07/06/7278f181-baea-4057-833d-692b05a81747.jpg" width="1024" height="682" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" />
                            </item>
                        
                            <item>
                                <title><![CDATA[ RM10,000 EPF withdrawals, for emergencies or Hari Raya? ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2022/04/14/rm10000-epf-withdrawals-for-emergencies-or-hari-raya</link>
                                <guid>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2022/04/14/rm10000-epf-withdrawals-for-emergencies-or-hari-raya</guid>
                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Azzman Abdul Jamal ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:39 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The concern is that some contributors might view their retirement savings as extra spending money despite not being in dire straits. ]]></description>
                                false
                                <category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/news"><![CDATA[ News ]]></category><category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/highlight"><![CDATA[ Highlight ]]></category><category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/lead-story"><![CDATA[ Lead Story ]]></category>
                                <enclosure url="https://media.malaysianow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/14000323/JalanTAR_MNow_090422_5.jpg" length="299759" type="image/jpeg" />
                                <media:content url="https://media.malaysianow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/14000323/JalanTAR_MNow_090422_5.jpg" width="1279" height="853" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" />
                            </item>
                        
                            <item>
                                <title><![CDATA[ What Djokovic and further EPF withdrawal advocates have in common ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2022/01/20/what-djokovic-and-further-epf-withdrawal-advocates-have-in-common</link>
                                <guid>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2022/01/20/what-djokovic-and-further-epf-withdrawal-advocates-have-in-common</guid>
                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosli Bakar ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Short-term measures like more EPF withdrawals are paving the road to ruin because they do not come with suggestions on overcoming structural issues. ]]></description>
                                false
                                <category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/opinion"><![CDATA[ Opinion ]]></category><category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/standpoints"><![CDATA[ Standpoints ]]></category>
                                <enclosure url="https://media.malaysianow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/19232137/NILAI18_Mnow_71220-1024x682-1.jpg" length="173848" type="image/jpeg" />
                                <media:content url="https://media.malaysianow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/19232137/NILAI18_Mnow_71220-1024x682-1.jpg" width="1024" height="682" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" />
                            </item>
                        
                            <item>
                                <title><![CDATA[ Pandemic will end but so will EPF savings ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2020/11/02/pandemic-will-end-but-so-will-epf-savings</link>
                                <guid>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2020/11/02/pandemic-will-end-but-so-will-epf-savings</guid>
                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeffery Mah ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 02:21:28 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Some 15 million EPF depositors may face the spectre of insufficient retirement funds if withdrawals from Account 1 are allowed. ]]></description>
                                false
                                <category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/opinion"><![CDATA[ Opinion ]]></category><category domain="https://www.malaysianow.com/section/standpoints"><![CDATA[ Standpoints ]]></category>
                                <enclosure url="https://media.malaysianow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/02101451/senior-citizen-warga-emas-bernama-021120.jpg" length="317823" type="image/jpeg" />
                                <media:content url="https://media.malaysianow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/02101451/senior-citizen-warga-emas-bernama-021120.jpg" width="1280" height="847" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" />
                            </item>
                        
                                    </channel>
                                </rss>
                                