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While trading in equities can be down through NRE or NRO accounts, F&O trading can be done by NRIs only through NRO accounts that are non-Repatriable. Also, NRIs will have to get a Custodial Participant (CP) code before trading in F&O. NRIs can only trade on delivery basis in Indian equities.

While your compulsory CPF savings can help you save for retirement, you can take a more proactive approach to saving more for your retirement with the voluntary Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) which was introduced by the Singapore government in 2001.

On top of helping you save more for retirement, the SRS comes with a whole host of benefits that include tax reliefs. (Find out how much you can save with the SRS tax relief calculator). You can also use your SRS funds to invest and give your savings a boost through a wide range of instruments, ranging from the typical investment instruments to single premium insurance products.

You are eligible to sign up for an SRS account if you are a Singaporean, Permanent Resident (PR) or foreigner; at least 18 years old and not an undischarged bankrupt; have no existing or pending SRS account or account application with any bank; and can contribute varying amounts, subjected to a cap.

You can make an SRS contribution to top up your SRS account as many times a year as you like, up to a maximum of $15,300 for Singaporean citizens/PRs, and $35,700 for foreigners.

The SRS account can help you grow your retirement savings, so it is worth considering if you’ve reached the contribution limit on your CPF account. As mentioned earlier, it can also help you save on taxes - here’s how it works:

Need a play-by-play on the SRS tax relief? Here’s an example showing how SRS can help you reduce your chargeable income so that you can achieve significant tax savings:

Your SRS account is not just for retirement savings and tax savings, you can also use the money in your account to invest in a wide range of SRS-approved instruments like:

What’s more, whatever returns you make from your investments are credited directly to your SRS account where it can grow steadily, tax-free.

Unsure how to grow your SRS funds? Try the Invest your SRS Savings feature in DBS NAV Planner to get personalised recommendations for your needs.

Here’s an example of how investment returns can help you to grow your SRS money. John, Peter and Shaun contribute $15,300 annually to their SRS accounts, giving them $459,000 in their respective accounts after 30 years of annual contribution.

But if you work investments in, as illustrated below, Peter and Shaun – who both invested a portion of their SRS accounts in SRS-approved instruments – will each accumulate more for their retirement than John who left his funds un-invested.

Unlike CPF which has a strict minimum age for withdrawal of funds, you can withdraw your SRS monies anytime. Just note that if you withdraw before the current statutory retirement age of 63 years old, there will be a 5% penalty.

In addition, you can also withdraw the monies in two ways:

It’s not uncommon for SRS members to spread their withdrawals out over a longer period, and the government allows us 10 years to do so. This is known as the “10-year strategy”, and you can reap better tax benefits by maximising the 10-year grace period. The next section explains how.

If you have accumulated $400,000 in your SRS account – the optimal amount of money to keep at retirement – you’ll be able to withdraw $40,000 each year for 10 years.

Keep in mind that during this 10-year window, only 50% of your withdrawals are taxable, which means that only $20,000 is subject to tax. Since the remaining $20,000 is exempted from tax, you have effectively reduced your tax payable, while setting up a steady income stream from your SRS account for 10 years.

If you have some SRS funds tied up in investments and prefer not to withdraw your them in cash, you can also apply to your SRS operator to withdraw an SRS investment by transferring it out of your SRS account (e.g. into your personal Central Depository (CDP) account), without having to liquidate your SRS investments. Terms and conditions apply.It’s not uncommon to wonder if you’re really saving enough for your future, but with effective planning and a good strategy, Singapore's SRS can certainly help you increase your retirement funds.

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