{"id":890,"date":"2011-06-17T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/?p=890"},"modified":"2013-02-27T23:05:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T15:05:26","slug":"epf-investment-income-20-q1-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/epf-investment-income-20-q1-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"EPF investment income up 20% in Q1 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/epf-investment-income-20-q1-2011\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1539\" title=\"nbc-kwsp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nbc-kwsp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nbc-kwsp.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nbc-kwsp-105x61.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nbc-kwsp-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nbc-kwsp-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nbc-kwsp-36x21.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nbc-kwsp-48x28.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) earns RM6.53 billion investment income in Q1 2011, a quarter-on-quarter growth of 19.76 per cent or RM1.08 billion compared to the corresponding quarter in 2010. The significant increase was primarily due to encouraging equity performance on the back of stronger corporate earnings and resilient economic fundamentals.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: left; line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"476\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 124pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6034;\" width=\"165\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 49pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2377;\" width=\"65\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 36pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1755;\" width=\"48\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 54pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2633;\" width=\"72\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl30\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"165\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl27\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\" width=\"65\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Q1 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl27\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\" width=\"65\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Q1 2010<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl27\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\" width=\"44\"><em>Q-o-Q<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl27\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\" width=\"72\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>2009<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"63\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl30\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl29\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Jan-Mar<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl29\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Jan-Mar<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl29\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\" width=\"44\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Growth<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl29\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\" width=\"72\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Jan-Dec<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl29\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\" width=\"63\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Q1 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl25\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" height=\"17\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>RM &#8216;million<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl28\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3 mths<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl28\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3 mths<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl28\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\" width=\"44\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Rate<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl28\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\" width=\"72\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">12 mths<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl28\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"center\" width=\"63\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">over 2009<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl24\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"165\" height=\"17\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">Malaysian Govt Securities<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">1,348 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">1,277 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"44\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"72\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">4,466 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"63\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">30%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" height=\"17\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">Loans &amp; Bonds<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">1,773 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">1,337 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"44\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">33%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"72\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">7,383 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"63\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">24%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" height=\"17\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">Equities<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">3,230 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">2,686 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"44\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">20%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"72\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">4,897 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"63\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">66%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" height=\"17\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">Money Market Instruments<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">153 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">134 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"44\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">15%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"72\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">432 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"63\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">35%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" height=\"17\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">Property<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">28 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">22 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"44\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">30%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"72\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">85 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"63\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">33%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"44\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"72\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"63\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl30\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" height=\"17\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>EPF&#8217;s total income<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl32\" style=\"border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">6,532 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl32\" style=\"border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">5,455 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"44\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">20%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl32\" style=\"border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-top: 1px;\" width=\"72\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">17,262 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl31\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; padding-top: 1px;\" align=\"right\" width=\"63\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;\">38%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nbc.com.my\/files\/epf-q1-2011-performance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">EPF Q1 2011 Quarterly Performance Indicators 2011 (Investment)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-middle\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0977930978369856\";\n\/* 336x280 Large Rectangle (Content) *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2929322283\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On q-o-q basis, total investment income increased by 20% to register RM6.53 billion in Q1 2011. Just Q1 2011 alone, EPF has achieved 38% of total investment income for the year 2009. It looks promising in surpassing 2009 full year results. Nevertheless, uncertainties in global economy recovery in 2011 may pose challenges to EPF in the remainder of 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cEquity prices were further boosted by strong performance across all key sectors, primarily benefitting from higher global commodity prices, while construction-related stocks strengthened with the announcement of several major projects under the Government\u2019s Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). The favourable trade volume had also facilitated EPF to capitalise on profit taking,\u201d said EPF Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Azlan Zainol when commenting on the unaudited Q1 2011 investment income results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWith the global economy expected to experience uneven economic recovery and more moderate growth for the remainder of the year, EPF will continue to consolidate its investment efforts to ensure that members\u2019 retirement savings are optimised. To this end, we will continue to be cautious and vigilant in our investments by maintaining a prudent and low-risk investment approach,\u201d stated Tan Sri Azlan.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) earns RM6.53 billion investment income in Q1 2011, a quarter-on-quarter growth of 19.76 per cent or RM1.08 billion compared to the corresponding quarter in 2010. 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