KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) reported gross investment income rose 21.9% to RM4.33bil in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2012 from RM3.55bil a year ago.
"KWAP's performance for the period translates into a gross return on investment of 5.25%," it said on Friday. After incorporating the provision of allowances for diminution in value and operating expenditure, net income over the same period amounted to RM4.31bil. On the nine-month financial performance, KWAP chief executive officer Datuk Azian Mohd Noh said, new measures were introduced by major central banks to help calm sentiments.