KWSP declares 6.15% dividend
The KWSP, known in English as Employees Provident Fund (EPF), has declared a 6.15% dividend for both its conventional and shariah accounts for 2025, slightly l theower than the 6.3% declared for both accounts for 2024, media reported today. The retirement fund will distribute a total of RM79.6 billion in dividends to its members – RM67.1 billion to its conventional account holders and RM12.5 billion to its shariah account holders. The dividends will be credited by tomorrow. In a statement, EPF said it recorded total distributable income of RM82.7 billion for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2025, up 9.5% from RM75.5 billion in 2024. Investment assets grew to RM1.409 trillion, an increase of 12.8% from RM1.250 trillion, driven by portfolio income and net contributions of RM66.5 billion. EPF chairman Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali said that despite ongoing trade and geopolitical tensions, the global economy remained resilient in 2025, allowing major central banks to ease policies amid moder...