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QuickCheck: Does EPF have new rules for beneficiary nominees?: RECENTLY, a notice circulated on WhatsApp claimed that if one of your beneficiaries in the EPF ...
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QuickCheck: Does EPF have new rules for beneficiary nominees?
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The allure of higher returns abroad: More Malaysian fund managers are investing outside of the country in search of stronger returns ...
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The allure of higher returns abroad
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Property stocks rally on declining unsold units, new launches: Malaysia’s property bull market continues to rage as the Property Index of Bursa Malaysia crossed ...
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Property stocks rally on declining unsold units, new launches
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AmanahRaya clarifies on viral issue of EPF members' money: KUALA LUMPUR: The content of a message related to the naming of the beneficiary (nominee/nominees) by ...
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AmanahRaya clarifies on viral issue of EPF members' money
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EPF’s move to bolster investment climate: Fund managers believe the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) decision to invest in mid-to-growth stage Malaysian ...
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EPF’s move to bolster investment climate
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Over 200,000 EPF contributors have sufficient basic savings before age 55, says Ministry
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Over 200,000 EPF contributors have sufficient basic savings before age 55 ...
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EPF commits RM250mil to mid-to-growth stage firms: KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has committed RM250mil in investments in mid-to-growth stage ...
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EPF commits RM250mil to mid-to-growth stage firms
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Shariah savings independent of conventional scheme, says EPF: EPF declared a dividend of 5.5% for conventional savings and 5.4% for shariah accounts for 2023 ...
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Shariah savings independent of conventional scheme, says EPF
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'Informal sector workers need better policies': We need more improvement in self-employment fund contribution policies to be implemented to protect informal ...
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'Informal sector workers need better policies'
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[Announcement] The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the country's largest pension fund, has declared a dividend rate of 5.50% for conventional savings and 5 ... Show more
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[Announcement] The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the country's largest pension fund, has declared a dividend rate of 5.50% for conventional savings and 5 ... Show more
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Interest grows in nest egg: PETALING JAYA: More people are contributing voluntarily to their retirement savings in the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) ...
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Interest grows in nest egg
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Analysts: Payout within expectations: PETALING JAYA: The dividend payment by the Employees Provident Fund is within expectations with the fund reporting an ...
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Analysts: Payout within expectations
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People must meet basic savings goals, says EPF CEO: Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn says the best solution is to increase voluntary contributions, due to difficulties in ...
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People must meet basic savings goals, says EPF CEO
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EPF likely to declare 2023 dividends on March 3: PETALING JAYA: The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) is expected to announce the 2023 dividends on Sunday ...
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EPF likely to declare 2023 dividends on March 3
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EPF declares 5.50% dividend for Simpanan Konvensional, 5.40% for Simpanan Shariah
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EPF declares 5.50% dividend for Simpanan Konvensional, 5.40% for Simpanan ...
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The Social Protection Contributor Advisory Association Malaysia (SPCAAM) has reminded the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) that its dividends need to be ... Show more
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Higher EPF dividends expected: PETALING JAYA: With the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) recording a stronger performance in the first nine months of the 2023 ...
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Higher EPF dividends expected
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Commentary: Young and jobless in Malaysia: Youth unemployment could exacerbate Malaysia brain drain woes, with skilled locals migrating for better opportunities ...
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Commentary: Young and jobless in Malaysia
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With the Employees Provident Fund (#EPF ) recording a stronger performance in the first nine months of the 2023 financial year ... Show more
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No change in mandatory EPF contribution rates expected with new Account 3, says CEO
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No change in mandatory EPF contribution rates expected with new Account 3 ...
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EPF will continue to focus on cash-generating assets: CEO : Retirement fund not considering digital assets.
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EPF will continue to focus on cash-generating assets: CEO
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Employees Provident Fund (EPF) chief executive officer Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn on Sunday (March 3) said that Malaysia's demographic landscape is undergoing a ... Show more
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Fixed income the anchor of our investment, says EPF: The fund says the asset class contributed RM19.7 billion or 30% of its total investment income ...
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Fixed income the anchor of our investment, says EPF
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I am a technocrat, not a politician, says Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah: PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, who helmed the Employees Provident Fund ...
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I am a technocrat, not a politician, says Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah
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Employees Provident Fund (EPF) chief executive officer Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn on Sunday (March 3) said the ringgit is fundamentally undervalued but foreign ... Show more
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TNB named Malaysia's most trusted corporate entity: KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has been named as the most trusted entity in Malaysia ...
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TNB named Malaysia's most trusted corporate entity
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Make EPF contribution for informal workers mandatory, says World Bank: Its country manager Yasuhiko Matsuda says tracking earnings is more manageable in today's ...
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Make EPF contribution for informal workers mandatory, says World Bank
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Ekovest bags extension from EPF for DUKE highway exit plan rollout: The Employees Provident Fund is granting Ekovest Bhd an extension until Feb 12, 2026.
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Ekovest bags extension from EPF for DUKE highway exit plan rollout
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RM500 fine for toilet break? Restaurant in Malaysia under fire for allegedly imposing penalties on staff
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RM500 fine for toilet break? Restaurant in Malaysia under fire for ...
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Account 2 can be used to buy insurance for immediate family members, says EPF: PETALING JAYA: Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) contributors can now use funds ...
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Account 2 can be used to buy insurance for immediate family members ...
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Contributors hope to grow their retirement nest egg: PETALING JAYA: Contributors are hoping for a higher dividend payout by the Employees Provi­dent Fund (EPF) ...
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Contributors hope to grow their retirement nest egg
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In 2010, Malaysia spent RM11.5bil in civil service pensions. This year, the figure is set to hit RM32.45bil, a 182% increase that highlights how the country’s ... Show more
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EPF improves ability to gain insurance coverage: PETALING JAYA: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has launched i-Lindung Phase 2 under the Members Protection ...
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EPF improves ability to gain insurance coverage
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Informal employment sector on a downtrend, says World Bank report: PETALING JAYA: The World Bank Group expects Malaysia’s informal employment sector to decrease ...
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Informal employment sector on a downtrend, says World Bank report
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Govt urged to retain civil service pension scheme: SEREMBAN: The government should not abolish the pension scheme currently being enjoyed by eligible civil ...
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Govt urged to retain civil service pension scheme
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Maximise your EPF savings with voluntary contributions: WE live in a time when financial security is paramount, exemplified in the last few years during and ...
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Maximise your EPF savings with voluntary contributions
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Door part that blew off Boeing plane was made in Malaysia, says US federal agency chief
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Door part that blew off Boeing plane was made in Malaysia ...
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The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) today announced the disbursement of a RM708 million government additional contribution incentive to its 1 ... Show more
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Equities and bonds likely to see modest growth: PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian capital market may see modest growth especially in equities and bonds as the FBM ...
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Equities and bonds likely to see modest growth
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More aid, higher savings needed to boost retirement incomes: PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs to give more aid to the poorest among its elderly population ...
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More aid, higher savings needed to boost retirement incomes
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Caring for an ageing nation: Beyond policy-level economic measures, we need to look at day-to-day issues, says the writer.
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Caring for an ageing nation
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EPF’s new CEO to take over in February: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has appointed Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn as its new chief executive officer effective Feb 19 ...
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EPF’s new CEO to take over in February
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Young Malaysians struggle to build financial resilience: KUALA LUMPUR: More needs to be done to improve financial literacy among young Malaysians ...
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Young Malaysians struggle to build financial resilience
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Snap Insight: Malaysia PM Anwar’s new Cabinet choices display his strengthened political hand
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Snap Insight: Malaysia PM Anwar’s new Cabinet choices display his ...
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Rising demand for air travel to lift MAHB: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is set to benefit from rising demand for air travel from China and Malaysia ...
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Rising demand for air travel to lift MAHB
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Employees Provident Fund (EPF) CEO Amir Hamzah Azizan has been sworn in as a member of the Dewan Negara this morning. This comes as Amir was tipped for a ... Show more
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Economists have welcomed the appointment of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) CEO Amir Hamzah Azizan as second finance minister in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ... Show more
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Malaysia’s PM Anwar reshuffles Cabinet one year in: New ministers appointed in key portfolios including for finance, foreign affairs and health.
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Malaysia’s PM Anwar reshuffles Cabinet one year in
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Time to rebuild Malaysia: PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan may have worn many corporate hats but his latest role as a federal minister could be the most ...
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Time to rebuild Malaysia
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Thumbs up for cabinet reshuffle: Economists and analysts are largely bullish about the cabinet reshuffle carried out by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ...
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Thumbs up for cabinet reshuffle
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Where are the women in Malaysia's Cabinet?: A new study tracks not only the ration of women to men in Malaysia's Cabinet but also examines the value of the ...
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Where are the women in Malaysia's Cabinet?
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Malaysia to pilot Singapore-styled progressive wage programme next June, says economic minister
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Malaysia to pilot Singapore-styled progressive wage programme next June ...
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MOF: 6.3m EPF contributors under 55 have less than RM10k savingswww.kinitv.com/en/kininews/131358
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Employees Provident Fund (EPF) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, who has been appointed as Finance Minister II ... Show more
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PARLIAMENT | National athletes will get to make contributions to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), and Social Security Organisation (Socso) starting from ... Show more
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Some 35 percent of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members who have turned 54 years old as of Jan 1, 2023, have less than RM10,000 in savings ... Show more
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'Can buy car with fresh graduate's salary': Man on why Singaporeans are 'secretly jealous' of Malaysians
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'Can buy car with fresh graduate's salary': Man on why ...
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Malaysia’s telcos set to agree ‘compromise’ deal with govt, ending face-off over a second 5G operator
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Malaysia’s telcos set to agree ‘compromise’ deal with govt ...
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Leading index contraction narrowed in Oct 2023, CI remains positive: KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s leading index (LI) contraction narrowed by 0.2 per cent ...
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Leading index contraction narrowed in Oct 2023, CI remains positive
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Targeting the Economy, Malaysia’s PM Announces Cabinet Reshuffle: The move comes after a turbulent year for Anwar Ibrahim and his unity government.
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Targeting the Economy, Malaysia’s PM Announces Cabinet Reshuffle
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Malaysia PM aims to rebuild trust with major cabinet reshuffle: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim made major changes to his cabinet on Tuesday ...
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Malaysia PM aims to rebuild trust with major cabinet reshuffle
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EPF investment income up 19.4% in 3Q: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF)’s total investment income rose 19.36% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM14 ...
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EPF investment income up 19.4% in 3Q
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Gig economy popularity rising: PETALING JAYA: The gig economy, a vibrant and evolving sector in Malaysia, has seen a significant surge and prospects are bright ...
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Gig economy popularity rising
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‘Worst policy ever’: Retirement time bomb after Malaysia’s pension drawdowns amid pandemic?
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‘Worst policy ever’: Retirement time bomb after Malaysia’s pension ...
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INTERACTIVE: Is Malaysia facing a population drop?: What the country could look like in the future amid a steadily declining fertility rate.
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INTERACTIVE: Is Malaysia facing a population drop?
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As of January, 94,827 or about 35% of the 274,715 Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members aged 54 have less than RM10,000 in their savings. Meanwhile, 4 ... Show more
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NSC looking to get Podium athletes EPF and Socso contributions: KUALA LUMPUR: National athletes under the Podium Programme breathed a sigh of relief on learning ...
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NSC looking to get Podium athletes EPF and Socso contributions
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EPF and Socso expand focus on informal sector: PETALING JAYA: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will be collaborating with the Social Security Organisation ...
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EPF and Socso expand focus on informal sector
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‘Raise the retirement age’: PETALING JAYA: Raising the retirement age from 60 to 65 is one way to address the low retirement savings crisis, say experts.
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‘Raise the retirement age’
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EPF investment funds stand at RM1.1 trillion as at August: KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) total investment funds stood at RM1 ...
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EPF investment funds stand at RM1.1 trillion
as at August
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Leading index better in September 2023 - DoSM: KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's leading index (LI) improved to negative 0.3 per cent by recording 109 ...
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Leading index better in September 2023 - DoSM
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It could be a lifeline for us, say EPF contributors: PETALING JAYA: Access to savings with a flexible Employees Provident Fund (EPF) account could be beneficial ...
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It could be a lifeline for us, say EPF contributors
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EPF allocates RM97bil for local market: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has allocated RM97bil, or 83% of its total fund, for domestic investments this year ...
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EPF allocates RM97bil for local market
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EPF Nilai to operate temporarily in Giant Mall, Nilai: KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has announced that its EPF Nilai branch will be operating ...
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EPF Nilai to operate temporarily in Giant Mall, Nilai