The value of EPF investment assets reached RM747.17bil, up 2.2% or RM16.06bil from Dec 31, 2016. Shahril pointed out in Q1, 2017, that equities -- which made up 41.76% of the EPF’s total investment assets – contributed RM7.10bil or 60.2% of total investment income. The EPF’s overseas investment accounted for 29% of its total investment asset and contributed 37% to the total investment income recorded in Q1, 2017. Fixed income investments recorded an income of RM4.07bil, or 34.6% of the quarterly investment income. As for loans and bonds, they generated an investment income of RM2.14bil, compared with RM1.87 billion in Q1 2016.

Source: The Star May 30, 2017 06:26 UTC