News about EPF

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): Ekovest Bhd intends to distribute RM245 million as special dividend to shareholders, which accounts for 21.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) said applicants of the “step-up” end-financing scheme for the 1Malaysia People’s Housing Programme (PR1MA) — which was announced in Budget 2017 — will not be able to make any other withdrawals from their EPF Account 2, at least not until their PR1MA loan is settled.

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Continues from: On bringing down property prices ‘No more goose that lays the golden egg’ Tan (pictured): Right now we have many properties unsold in certain sectors.

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Property sector Maintain neutral: In the Budget 2017 announced last Friday, the government announced a new special “step-up” end-financing scheme for PR1MA (1Malaysia People’s Housing Programme).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) reaffirmed today that a facility will be introduced for members who meet Perumahan Rakyat 1Malaysia's (PR1MA) eligibility criteria.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Prominent financial adviser Yap Ming Hui (pictured) said he opposes the proposal to allow first-time homebuyers to withdraw more funds from their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings to finance their purchases as this would encourage bad personal finance management habits.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): The construction work for the retail mall at Bukit Bintang City Centre in Kuala Lumpur will start in January 2017 and is expected to be completed by 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): The mass rapid transit (MRT) park and ride facilities for the Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) Kwasa Damansara township are expected to be completed before year end.