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Finance and Financial Management

Edith Cowan University

2012

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Individual Retirement Savings Behaviour : Evidence From Malaysia, Nurasyikin Jamaludin Jan 2012

Individual Retirement Savings Behaviour : Evidence From Malaysia, Nurasyikin Jamaludin

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This thesis investigates factors that influence individuals‟ investment choice decisions within the context of retirement savings in Malaysia. The focus is on individuals‟ likelihood of investing part of their retirement savings in approved unit trusts (also known as mutual funds). In addition, individuals‟ choice of fund and mutual fund selection criteria are also explored. This thesis utilised questionnaire-based surveys to solicit responses from members of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), as well as from unit trust consultants. Data collected from 440 EPF members and 561 unit trust consultants were analysed using statistical procedures of SPSS version 18.0 (also known as …