Bureau reports record high monthly labor funds gainStaff writer, with CNAThe Bureau of Labor Funds yesterday reported record high monthly gains for January from funds that it manages, citing booming global financial markets. The funds’ accumulated gains, which reflect overall increases in the value of assets and investments, totaled NT$394.7 billion (US$12.56 billion) in January, smashing the previous record of NT$300.6 billion in October last year, bureau data showed. Photo: ReutersBureau of Labor Funds Deputy Director Liu Li-ju (劉麗茹) said the gains were driven by a surge in global financial markets, but she expected a smaller return on the labor funds last month, as markets are unlikely to sustain all of their January gains. As of the end of January, the combined value of the funds managed by the bureau — the Labor Pension Fund, the Labor Retirement Fund, the Labor Insurance Fund, the Employment Insurance Fund and the Arrear Wage Payment Fund — was NT$7.98 trillion, the data showed. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Public Service Pension Fund yesterday said that its fund recorded NT$61.48 billion in gains in January, equal to a rate of return of 5.11 percent.

Source: Taipei Times March 02, 2026 21:45 UTC