Malaysia - EPF, PNB, BNM, Khazanah etc

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EPF records RM33.19b investment income for 1H2023

By Surin Murugiah

Due to active portfolio management by the EPF’s fund managers, write-downs for 2Q2023 were minimal at RM350 million, compared with the RM2.15 billion recorded for the same quarter a year earlier.

He said the EPF’s agility and adaptability in its investment strategy paved the way for the investment managers to take advantage and capitalise on the market rally, which contributed to the higher return on equity for the period.

Source: theedgemalaysia.com

https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/678694

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EPF outsourced RM160.24b to external fund managers in 2022, down 4% from 2021

By Kang Siew Li

The allocation was invested across both equity and fixed income instruments, representing 16.12% of the EPF’s total investment assets.

For the financial year ended Dec 31, 2022, the EPF delivered a dividend rate of 5.35% with a payout of RM45.44 billion for Simpanan Konvensional, and a rate of 4.75% with a payout of RM5.7 billion for Simpanan Shariah.

As at June 2023, the size of the EPF’s investment assets stood at RM1.08 trillion, positioning the fund as one of the top 10 largest sovereign pension funds in the world.

Source: theedgemalaysia.com

https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/679265

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EPF allocates RM97 bil for domestic investments in 2023 — Ministry of Finance

By Choy Nyen Yiau

EPF has maintained an average annual fund allocation of over 80% for investments in the domestic market from 2019 to 2023.

At present, the total value of EPF investment assets stands at RM1.082 trillion, with 61.4% allocated to domestic investments and the remaining 38.6% for overseas investments.

EPF's overall domestic investment as of June 2023 had grown to RM665 billion, marking a 9% increase compared to 2022.

Ahmad Maslan added that it is anticipated that total domestic investment will increase to RM700 billion by the end of 2023.

Source: theedgemalaysia.com

https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/689178