Private Retirement Scheme

PRS is an investment scheme that facilitates the accumulation of retirement savings through voluntary contributions. It is a voluntary scheme for all individuals who are 18 years old and above.The PRS is designed to complement the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and is regulated by Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).

New way to boost retirement savings

It is an additional way to boost total retirement savings, whether you are an Employees Provident Fund ('EPF') member or not.

Enjoy additional tax savings

Enjoy up to RM3000 per year personal tax relief on top of the RM6000 per year tax relief for the mandatory retirement savings contribution and life insurance premiums.

Start Saving for Tomorrow, Today with our approved PRS Providers.

AHAM Asset Management Berhad
AIA Pension and Asset Management Sdn Bhd
AmFunds Management Berhad
Kenanga Investors Berhad
Manulife Investment Management (M) Bhd
Principal Asset Management Berhad
RHB Asset Management Sdn Bhd
How Do I Get Started?

You will just need to open a PPA (Private Pension Administrator) account in order to purchase PRS funds with the fee of RM10.

Ready to Secure Your Retirement Years ?

Check your eligibility here :

Malaysians and 18 years of age and Above

Foreigners and 18 years of age and Above.

What are the Charges?

Fee of RM10 for first-time PPA account application

Subsequent annual fee of RM8

Regulated by the Security Commissions, the Private Pension Administrator ("PPA") aims to promote efficiency and convenience to the PRS members through its functions, which includes
  • To provide a one-stop administrative framework for the growth and operation of the PRS landscape.
  • To facilitate all the inquiries and transactions requested by the members.
  • To provide the PRS related information in order to create awareness and educate the public on the PRS.

Plan Ahead for Your Golden Years with Private Retirement Scheme

Sign Up today and get tax relief up to RM 3000 per annum.

All contributions made to PRS will be split and maintained in sub-accounts A and B as follows
  • 70% of all the contributions made to any fund within the scheme to be held in sub-account A and cannot be withdrawn until the retirement age
  • 30% of all the contributions made to any fund within the scheme to be held in sub-account B and can be withdrawn once a year upon payment of 8% tax penalty.
  • The value of sub-account A and B can increase or decrease according to the unit price.

FAQs

For first-time application, you are required to submit the following document :

    PPA Account Opening Form
    Provider’s Account Opening Form and Transaction Form
    A copy of Malaysian NRIC (front and back of the NRIC must be on a single page with vertical format) or passport for foreigners

For first-time PRS contributors, your PPA account opening must come together with PRS subscription.Please include in your payment of additional RM10 for the opening of PPA account. The purchase orders will only be processed after Phillip Mutual Berhad receives the complete documents and PPA account opening fees.

  • Use BLACK pen only.
  • Handwriting For PPA Use Only on the NRIC photocopy. Any other word on the NRIC will not be accepted.
  • PPA Account Opening Form / PRS Account Opening Form must be printed both front and back in 1 piece of clean A4 paper.
  • No punched hole and or white correction liquid/tape on all the PRS documents. Any correction on the form will be rejected.
  • Not allowed to use recycle paper.
  • Your PRS will only be processed after Phillip Mutual Berhad receives the complete documents.
    • Mail-in Cheque / Cheque Deposit
      Fund Transfer (AmIslamic Bank Berhad Account No : 066-202-201623-4)

    PRS is only applicable to Personal Account only.

    Your orders will be processed on the same business day if all the required documents and payments are received before 12pm. If the documents and payments are received after 12pm or on a non business day, orders will be processed on the next business day.

    The withdrawal of PRS funds is only applicable to Account B after 1 year of your subscription. For account A, you can only withdraw upon retirement age of 55.

    You will need to pay a tax penalty of 8% to Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia and a PPA pre-retirement withdrawal fee RM25 per transaction.

    Yes, you can transfer your PRS holding to another PRS providers. However, the transfer only can be done after one year from the first subscription date. You will need to pay for PPA transfer fee of RM25 per request and others related transfer fee (if any).

    Yes, you can switch between the funds of the same fund providers. There is no switching fee and also no restriction to the number of switching transactions.

    Yes, you can apply RSP once you have PRS fund in your holdings.

    Yes, you still can participate in the PRS scheme, however you may not able to enjoy the tax relief unless you have taxable incomes with which to use the PRS tax relief against.

    You need to submit a complete set of documents to us once you have settled keyed in your transaction. It will consider as a complete set of documents once we received the form as below:

    • PRS Fund provider account opening form
    • PRS Fund Provider Provacy & Data Protection Act(PDPA) Form
    • FIMM PRS Pre Investment Form
    • Investor Suitability Assessment(ISA Form. (For AIA PRS funds, investors are required to use AIA ISA Form)
    • Photocopy of Malaysian NRIC/Passport for foreigners. (The front and back of the Malaysian NRIC must be on a single page)
    • MEPS FPX Direct Debit Form (If you interested on monthly deduction)
    • Proof of Payment

    For more information about PRS fund, please do not hesitate to contact our Client Services personnel at 603 2783 0200 or visit our nearest branch.