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Employees Provident Fund (EPF)

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is a federal statutory body under the purview of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and is mandated to manage the retirement savings of the Malaysian workforce in accordance with the Employees Provident Fund Act 1991. Established in 1951, EPF is one of the world’s oldest provident funds and helps the Malaysian workforce to save for their retirement.

Country

Malaysia

AUM ($B, AS AT DATE OF ASSET ALLOCATION)

$235

Performance (%, 1YR)

6.2

Chief Executive

Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn

Chief Investment Officer

Rohaya Mohammad Yusof

Chair

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Zuki bin Ali

Asset allocation

47% Fixed Income Instruments

42% Equities

7% Real Estate and Infrastructure

4% Money market Instruments

Website

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Asset allocation as of December 31, 2022. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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