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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's pension system needs to evolve as people live longer and patterns of work change, with reforms needed to strengthen coverage, adequacy, equity and the sustainability of retirement income over a longer lifespan.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- A university researcher suggested that Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors must have at least RM100,000 in savings by the age of 55 to enable them to afford living expenses of RM780 per month after retirement.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Government-linked investment companies (GLICs) and government-linked companies (GLCs) are stepping up their role in developing the domestic economy, backed by an additional RM120 billion under the GEAR-uP initiative over 2024-2028.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia aims to have six in 10 Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members on track to reach the ‘Basic Savings’ benchmark of RM390,000 by age 60 by 2030 under the Retirement Income Adequacy (RIA) Framework.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI) grew 1.1 per cent year-on-year in July 2026 to 115.3 points from 114.0 points in the same month last year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama)-- The Employees Provident Fund Board (EPF) has emerged as a substantial shareholder in Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd after acquiring 8.68 million ordinary shares on Aug 27, 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- Yinson Holdings Bhd’s major shareholder, Yinson Legacy Sdn Bhd (YLSB), has engaged in preliminary discussions with MISC Bhd, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), its affiliates and other stakeholders, regarding a potential proposal to privatise the company.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- Yinson Holdings Bhd’s share price fell 2.25 per cent at midday today, following a report that its founder, the Lim family, as well as the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and MISC Bhd are teaming up for a potential takeover of the oil and gas company.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) continued to demonstrate resilient performance for the first half of the financial year ended June 30, 2026 (1H 2026), reaffirming its ability to deliver reliable and secure electricity, strengthening national energy security and advancing Malaysia’s energy transition amid a dynamic global energy landscape.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (Bernama) -- Khazanah Nasional Bhd has deployed RM15 billion to date of its RM25 billion five-year domestic investment commitment under the Ministry of Finance’s GEAR-uP initiative.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI) rose 1.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 114.8 points in June 2026 from 113.3 points a year earlier, indicating that the country’s near-term economic prospects remain positive.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) total investment income rose by 48 per cent to RM57.50 billion in the first six months ended June 30, 2026 (1H 2026) from RM38.92 billion in the corresponding period a year ago.
