: The Employees Provident Fund recorded a total gross investment income of RM39.31 billion for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2022 , a decrease of 18 per cent or RM8.71 billion from the RM48.02 billion recorded in 9M2021.
Chief executive officer Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan attributed Q3 2022’s better performance to the stabilised market conditions for both equity and fixed-income investments. In Q3 2022, equities accounted for 45 per cent of EPF’s total gross investment income at RM5.49 billion, while fixed-income instruments -- comprising Malaysian Government Securities and equivalents, as well as loans and bonds -- contributed 39 per cent or RM4.77 billion.