Equities lead the way for EPF

EPF CEO Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said: “The resilient performance in H1’21 was driven by the progressive recovery of the equity markets and most asset classes amid the global rebound.

KUALA LUMPUR:: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) recorded RM34.05bil of total investment income for the first half of the year ended June 30, 2021 (H121), an increase of RM6.79bil, or 25%, compared with RM27.26bil in the corresponding period in 2020.

Total gross investment income for the second quarter (Q2’21) was RM14.77bil, RM0.35bil lower than RM15.12bil recorded in the same quarter last year.