EPF invests RM4.86bil in small, mid cap stocks


Shahril: Most people are focused on corporate results. Political events or news tend to have short-term effects on markets."

PETALING JAYA: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has invested RM4.86bil in small and medium-capitalised stocks in Malaysia and is committed to finding more good companies to add to its current portfolio.

Chief executive officer Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan said in a statement that as at end-2017, the EPF had invested in 192 small and medium-cap companies.

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