KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) recorded investment income totalling RM18.31 billion for the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, a 13 per cent decline from RM20.99 billion in the corresponding period in 2024.

PETALING JAYA, April 22 — The National Film Development Corporation (Finas) will sponsor the opening of i-Saraan accounts under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for 1,000 Malaysian creative workers, in a move aimed at boosting social protection and retirement savings for those behind the scenes.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — Total contributions to the i-Saraan programme, a voluntary scheme under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), amounted to RM2.6 billion in 2024, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Dewan Rakyat has passed the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) (Amendment) Bill 2025, aimed at enhancing social protection for both Malaysian and non-citizen workers in the labour market.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Allowing excessive access for contributors to withdraw their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings before the designated maturity date is similar to “punishing” contributors during retirement, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The government will not make it mandatory for Muslim contributors to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to use the shariah account, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) decision to declare a 6.30 per cent dividend for both conventional and shariah savings for 2024 will bolster confidence in the capital market and investment sector, an economist said.

SHAH ALAM, Mar 1 — The 6.3 per cent dividend rate announced by the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for 2024 is the highest since 2017, said chief executive officer Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn.

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) investment assets stood at RM1.25 trillion as at December 31, 2024, of which 63 per cent was invested domestically.

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) board today announced a dividend rate of 6.3 per cent for conventional accounts, with a total payout of RM63.05 billion, and 6.3 per cent for shariah accounts, with a total payout of RM10.19 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan has said that based on the analysis of the Auditor-General's Report, 97 agencies showed a total increase in the current surplus after tax and zakat of RM73.9 billion in 2023 from RM55.8 billion in 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Nine Employees Provident Fund (EPF) subsidiaries have suffered losses for three consecutive years since 2021, with total losses in 2023 amounting to RM224.21 million.

The subsidiaries belong to Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH), the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), the Retirement Fund (Incorporated) (KWAP), and the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT).

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 23 — The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) encouraging performance for the third quarter of 2024 is expected to yield good returns for contributors.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) shares were sold at between RM6.80 to RM7.70 per unit, generating RM102 million for the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) 2023 dividend distribution, said Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Government efforts to attract young people’s interest in technical and vocational education and training (TVET), flood mitigation projects, and issues related to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) are among the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil held a meeting with 30 representatives of media organisations today to discuss the welfare of media personnel.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The government has proposed to implement a mandatory two per cent Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution rate on foreign workers, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — AmInvestment Bank Bhd projects that mandatory Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions for non-citizen employees could channel up to RM1.7 billion in additional annual inflows into Malaysia’s domestic equity market.

SEPANG, Dec 21 — A takeover bid for Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) by a consortium comprising Khazanah Nasional Bhd and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners was deemed viable for shareholders by the deal’s financial adviser yesterday.