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KWAP’s net income jumps nearly 37 times in FY2023 KWAP chief executive officer Datuk Nik Amlizan Mohamed (left) and KWAP chief investment officer Hazman Hilmi Sallahuddin at the retirement fund's results announcement on July 31, 2024.  THE EDGE PICTURE BY SHAHRIN YAHYA The Retirement Fund Inc, better known as KWAP, reported today, Wednesday 31st July, 2024, that its net income jumped nearly 37 times for the financial year ended December 31, 2023 (FY2023), The Edge reported. Net income totalled RM9.7 billion — the second highest since its inception in 2007 — compared to RM263 million booked in FY2022, the fund said in a statement. Total fund investment return stood at 8.2% for the year.   “KWAP’s notable performance in 2023 builds on our strong track record in meeting both our financial and social objectives,” said chief executive officer Datuk Nik Amlizan Mohamed. “These results validate the effectiveness of our investment model to generate sustainable returns for our stakehol...

PELUKAN TERAKHIR Media antarabangsa dan Malaysia hari ini melaporkan dengan terkejut bahawa pemimpin Hamas Encik Ismail Haniyeh terbunuh di Iran, umum kumpulan bersenjata Palestin itu. Hamas berkata allahyarham terbunuh susulan serbuan Zionis terhadap kediamannya di Tehran, ibu negara Iran, Malaysiakini memetik laporan   Reuters . Dalam kenyataan, Hamas berkata gerakan Islam berkabung susulan pemergian itu. Media Iran melaporkan tentera Pengawal Revolusi Iran mengesahkan Ismail terbunuh bersama beberapa orang pengawalnya. Pengawal Revolusi juga berkata mereka sedang menyiasat lanjut serangan itu. Mei lalu, Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim bertemu Ismail di Qatar dan menyatakan komitmen Malaysia menggesa serangan dihentikan terhadap Palestin dihentikan. Israel belum mengaku bertanggungjawab atas pembunuhan itu. Bagaimanapun, seorang menterinya Encik Amichay Eliyahu meraikan kematian itu dengan berkata ia “akan menjadikan dunia ini lebih baik”. Siapa Ismail? Pada Mei 2017,...